Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world (AFP)
Elon Musk, the sincere entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world – a feat he considers “strange”.
Elon Musk overtook Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the richest 500 people in the world, thanks to a 4.8% rally in the share price of the electric car manufacturer on Thursday. But even though its net worth was a staggering $ 188.5 billion, Mr. Musk himself wanted to return to work.
On Thursday, a Twitter account called “Silicon Valley Tesla Owners” shared the news with the 49-year-old business tycoon, becoming the richest person in the world and getting an irritating response from Mr. Musk.
“How strange,” Elon Musk replied, and followed, saying, “Well, back to work …”
How strange
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Well, back to work …
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Over the past year, Elon Musk’s net worth has risen by more than $ 150 billion, probably in the fastest wealth creation crisis in history, according to a Bloomberg report. A tweet posted on his Twitter profile explains what he wants to do with the money.
“About half of my money is used to help Earth’s problems and half to help set up a self-sufficient city on Mars to ensure the continuation of life (of all species) if the Earth is hit by a meteor like dinosaurs or the third world war is happening and we are destroying ourselves “, explains Elon Musk in a tweet from 2018.
After overtaking Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world, Mr. Musk – who has talked about sending people to Mars in the past – reiterated his commitment.
When a Twitter account called Mars asked him, “When is our first date? You teased coming, “he replied,” Playing the long game. “
Playing the long game
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Elon Musk says he has little interest in material things and has few assets outside of his stakes in Tesla and SpaceX. In an interview last month, he said he wants to use his fortune to build a city on Mars.
“I want to be able to contribute as much as possible to the city on Mars,” said Elon Musk. “That just means a lot of capital.”
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