Yesterday afternoon, we reported that Elon Musk was about to surpass Jeff Bezos to become the richest billionaire in the world. With Elon Musk’s total net worth reaching $181.1 billion, he was only $3 billion short of Jeff Bezos.
And in just a few hours, Elon Musk added nearly $7 billion to his fortune, raising his net worth to $188 billion. Thus, Elon Musk officially became the richest person in the world.
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, currently stands in second place, with a net worth of $187 billion.
Right after Bloomberg reported this news, Elon Musk posted on his Twitter: “Weird. Back to work…”.
Interestingly, back in 2019, Elon Musk claimed that he was very short on cash and had poor financial liquidity. So much so that he wanted to sell most of his physical assets, including the mansion he was living in.
However, in 2020, Elon Musk’s net worth skyrocketed by $150 billion, which can be seen as the fastest wealth increase in history. Most of Elon Musk’s wealth consists of stocks from the companies he founded and runs.
Source: theverge