Tesla boss
Assets of over 200 billion euros: Elon Musk is the richest person in the world
Tesla boss Elon Musk
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The man behind Tesla and Space X has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the “Forbes” list of the richest people in the world. Still, he seems to be concerned about his fortune.
One can say: things are going well for Elon Musk at the moment. The Tesla boss made it to first place in the ranking of the richest people in the world. The 50-year-old owes this, among other things, to a large order from the car rental company Hertz, which contributed to the value of the car brand rising to one trillion US dollars. The financial magazine “Forbes” now estimates Musk’s fortune at an astonishing $ 271.3 billion (234 billion euros). An increase of around $ 41 billion over just three days.
With this fortune, Elon Musk clearly sets himself apart from the “competition”. Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, for example, is estimated at “only” $ 201 billion – he was previously considered the richest person in the world. Bill Gates has around 100 billion. Sums that are barely comprehensible for normal mortals and that have risen to dizzying heights in recent years: When “Forbes” magazine began listing the richest people in 1982, shipping company entrepreneur Daniel Ludwig took first place almost a modest two billion dollars.
Elon Musk owes most of his fortune to Tesla
He owes Elon Musk’s rise to number one in the billionaire rankings to the fact that he still owns 21 percent of Tesla shares. He also holds a stake in the space company Space X, which he founded. Space X is valued at around $ 74 billion. Investing in real estate, on the other hand, does not seem to be the 50-year-old’s passion: in 2020, he announced that he would be parting with all superfluous possessions – and among other things, he sold six villas in California in order to live for rent from then on.
His huge fortune doesn’t stop the Tesla boss from complaining about planned tax increases by the US government: “At some point they’ll run out of other people’s money, and then they’ll want to get yours,” he tweeted angrily.
Source: “Forbes”