Elon Musk is officially not only the richest person in the world, but seemingly the richest in human history. Per Forbes , the Tesla CEO becomes the first ever person to have their net worth hit half a trillion, aka $500 billion . And according to their Billionaires Tracker list, it puts him a staggering $150 billion above his closest competitor, Oracle CTO Larry Ellison and his $350 billion. He is now halfway to becoming the world's first ever trillionaire, with his wealth hitting that high on Wednesday, October 1, when Tesla's stock climbed up by 4% .

His net worth has hit all-time highs over the past few months, ever since he stepped down as an advisor to the Trump administration following a very public falling out with the President (although they seemingly patched things

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