Tesla and SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is again the richest person in the world, once again surpassing Amazon founder and CEO of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos.
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Elon Musk's net worth is now valued at $236 billion, considerably beyond Bezos' estimated wealth of $196 billion.
O 'jump'In Musk's wealth is mostly due to the increase in the value of Tesla's shares, a value Elon Musk said on Twitter that he hoped would be “enough to extend life to Mars".
Hopefully enough to extend life to Mars
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2021