Elon Musk Becomes World's Richest Man

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has become the world's richest man, surpassing Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

Because of the rise in Tesla shares, Musk has surpassed Bezos ' fortune by nearly $ 1.5 billion to become the world's richest person. Musk has a fortune of more than $ 185 billion.

The rise in Tesla shares has prompted 49-year-old Elon Musk to overtake Bezos, who has been the world's richest person since 2017 and has a fortune worth $ 184 billion, Reuters reported.

According to Forbes ' list, Musk outpaced Bezos by a margin of $ 1.5 billion, not $ 7.8 billion.

Tesla's share value, which has increased nearly 8-fold in recent years, has contributed more than $ 150 billion to Musk's wealth. Due to today's increase, Tesla's market value has risen to $ 737.6 billion.

Last July November, Musk became the world's second-richest person, surpassing Waren buffet, the seventh richest person in the world, and Bill Gates in November.