Tesla’s Elon Musk surpasses Bill Gates to become 2nd richest person in the world
Tesla’s stock also observed a hike after the news of Elon Musk becoming the 2nd richest person in the world becomes public.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk becomes the second richest person in the world, replacing Bill Gates. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
The Ganga Times, New Delhi: This year, Tesla's co-founder Elon Musk has added $100.3 billion to his net worth which propelled him from 35th to the position of the second-richest person in the world, overtaking Bill Gates, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Now, only Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is worth more him.
A Majority of Musk's wealth is attached with the Tesla stocks. The 49-year-old techie billionaire has thanked the electric vehicle and clean energy company for recording the surge in his wealth. He ...