In a historic feat, Elon Musk is now the first person ever to have a net worth of $500 billion, according to Forbes. On Wednesday (US time), the world’s richest man on the planet leapt even closer to becoming the first trillionaire, standing $150 billion ahead of Oracle Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison in the race.
Tesla’s contribution to Elon Musk’s billionaire net worth
Musk cracked the mind-boggling milestone after Tesla shared soared by nearly 4% as of 3:30 pm ET on October. The swift surge help adding an estimated $9.3 billion to his net worth, and it’s all thanks to Elon’s re-aligning his priorities with the brand’s well-being after his departure from the Donald Trump admin team.
Ever since Musk let go of his post as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (D