Elon Musk is the richest man in the world ... with a fortune of 185 billion dollars
Elon Musk was on the throne of the list of the richest men around the world, by obtaining the title of the richest person in the world, with his net worth exceeding $ 185 billion (the equivalent of 136 billion pounds).
According to the British network BBC, the businessman who owns Tesla and SpaceX was pushed to first place after the increase in Tesla's share price, on Thursday, as Musk took first place instead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has held it since 2017.
The value of Musk's electric car company, Tesla, rose this year, and reached a market value of $ 700 billion (516 billion pounds) for the first time on Wednesday, and this makes the car company more valuable than Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, General Motors and Ford combined.
But is Tesla really worth $ 500 billion? Musk responded to this news by sharing a tweet with a comment (what a weird one).
He continued: "Nearly half of my money goes to help solve problems on Earth, and the other half is to help create a self-sufficient city on Mars to ensure the continuation of life for all species in the event that Earth is struck by meteorites or World War III occurs and we destroy ourselves."
Billionaires' fortunes increased in the United States, as Democrats took control of the US Senate for the next session, and analyst Daniel Ives wrote: "The Senate is extremely optimistic and will change the rules of the potential game for Tesla and the electric car sector in general, with a more green agenda certainly now in place." Cards for the next few years. "
He added that the expected tax exemptions on electric cars would benefit Tesla, "which still dominates the market today," and Bezos has also seen his fortunes rise over the past year, which means that the Coronavirus pandemic has benefited Amazon by increasing demand for both its online store. .
However, he did grant a 4% stake in the company to his ex-wife Mackenzie Scott after their split, which helped Musk overtake him and take first place, additionally.
