Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is on the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, near Berlin, on September 3, 2020.
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Elon Musk has just become the richest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $ 185 billion.
Thursday’s rise in Tesla’s share price caused Musk to overtake Jeff Bezos, who had been the richest person since 2017 and is currently worth about $ 184 billion. Musk’s rise in wealth over the past year marks the fastest rise to the top of the list of rich in history, and marks a dramatic economic change for the famous businessman who just 18 months ago was in the headlines. the rapid burning of Tesla cash and his personal leverage against Tesla Shares.
Musk started in 2020 worth about $ 27 billion and was barely among the 50 richest people.
Tesla’s share price ratio, which has risen more than nine in the last year, along with its generous package of payments, has added more than $ 150 billion to its net worth.
Meanwhile, Amazon’s share price has remained lower due to the potential to increase Washington regulation.
Elon Musk moved from Warren Buffett in July to become the seventh richest person. In November, Musk overtook Bill Gates to become the second richest person. Musk has gained more wealth in the last twelve months than Bill Gates ’net worth, which is $ 132 billion.
Shares of Tesla were recently trading at about $ 790, up more than 4% on Thursday. The company’s market value has grown to $ 737.6 billion.