Tesla's Elon Musk Overtakes Amazon's Jeff Bezos as World's Wealthiest Person.

 

 Tesla's Elon Musk Overtakes Amazon's Jeff Bezos as World's Wealthiest Person .

 

 

Tesla's Elon Musk Overtakes Amazon's Jeff Bezos as World's Wealthiest Person.

 

Businessman Elon Musk has become the richest man in the world, after his fortune reached 185 billion dollars, and the owner of "Tesla" and "SpaceX" reached the top of the list of the world's richest people after the rise in the value of shares of "Tesla" on Thursday.

Elon took first place from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has been on the throne of the richest man in the world since 2017. The value of the company is higher than the combined value of Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM and Ford.

Musk became one of the most famous businessmen in the world after his name was associated with the great success of "Tesla" electric cars, which are the most widespread and most successful in the world of electric cars in the world, as well as the best-selling. Musk's name is also associated with the "SpaceX" company specialized in space science and technology, which plans to organize tourist trips to outside the globe.

Bloomberg agency said in a report seen by Al Arabiya.net that the billionaire business tycoon Musk's fortune has reached more than $ 188.5 billion, thus surpassing Bezos by more than $ 1.5 billion.

Musk's personal fortune was boosted by the skyrocketing price of Tesla's shares, which rose more than eightfold over the past year after it became the world's most valuable automaker.

According to a Bloomberg report, Musk has a 20% stake in the automaker and about $ 42 billion in earnings in acquired stock options.

Tesla shares rose 7.4% on Thursday, January 8, 2021, at a record high of $ 811.61.

Shares in the electric car company rose on the hope that the Democratic-controlled Senate would lead to a new green agenda.

Musk co-founded and sold PayPal, an online payments company, and currently leads some of the most futuristic companies in the world. He also established a company to build low-cost tunnels under crowded city streets with the aim of running an electrically powered public transportation system aimed at avoiding traffic congestion in American cities.