Chinanews.com, Oct. 26-as Tesla, Inc. 's share price reaches an all-time high, the net worth of Musk, the world's richest man and CEO of Tesla, Inc., has increased by more than $25 billion a day, totaling $255.2 billion, making him the richest man in history, leaving Bezos, founder of Amazon.Com Inc, who ranks second on the list of billionaires, far behind.
Reported that after Hertz announced plans to buy 100000 electric vehicles, Tesla, Inc. 's share price soared on the 25th, and Musk's wealth increased by $25.6 billion a day. According to Forbes, his net worth climbed to $255.2 billion by the close of the stock market on the 25th, making him the richest man in history.
According to Forbes, Musk is richer than any billionaire tracked by the media: he is worth more than Alphabet Inc-CL C co-founder Larry Page (No. 6) and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (No. 7) combined.
Musk overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest man in September 2021 and has been at the top of the rich list ever since. At the time, he joked to Forbes that he wanted to give a silver medal to Amazon.Com Inc's founder and space competitor Bezos, and he did give Bezos a silver medal on social media.
On the 25th, as Amazon.Com Inc's shares fell before the third-quarter earnings report, Bezos's wealth shrank by $1 billion; the gap between the two men widened to more than $62 billion; Bezos was worth an estimated $193 billion that day. When Amazon.Com Inc's share price peaked in July, the Seattle tech giant was valued at about $222 billion.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the income gap in the United States, and the wealthiest segments of society are richer than ever before, analysts said. From January 2020 to April 2021, the wealth of American billionaires increased by about $1.2 trillion. Musk was the biggest winner. Two years ago, Forbes valued his net worth at $19.9 billion-less than 1/10 of what he is worth today.