Elon Musk Now Richest Man In The World, With A Net Worth of $185B.

SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk has now become the richest man in the world with a net worth of $185 billion.

Thursday’s increase in Tesla’s share price pushed Musk past Jeff Bezos, who had been the richest person since 2017 and is currently worth about $184 billion.

Musk started 2020 worth about $27 billion, and was barely in the top 50 richest people and about 18 months ago was in the headlines for Tesla’s rapid cash burn and his personal leverage against Tesla’s stock.

Musk’s wealth surge over the past year marks the fastest rise to the top of the rich list in history — and marks a dramatic financial turnaround for the famed entrepreneur.

Elon Musk passed Warren Buffett in July to become the seventh richest person.

In November, Musk raced past Bill Gates to become the second richest person. Musk has gained more wealth over the past 12 months than Bill Gates’ entire net worth of $132 billion.