Friday, 24 March, 2023

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person

<p>Elon Musk is now the wealthiest person on the planet. Tesla&#39;s 4.8% rise in share price on Thursday let Musk past Amazon&#39;s founder Jeff Bezos, who has held the top position since Oct 2017. The South Africa-born engineer&rsquo;s net worth was $188.5 bn at 10:15 a.m. in New York, $1.5 bn higher than Bezos. Musk&#39;s net worth, over the past 12 months, rose by more than $150 bn, the fastest bout of wealth creation in history, possibly.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>