Tesla CEO Elon Musk now world's wealthiest person

Tesla CEO Elon Musk now world's wealthiest person
Updated 07 January 2021
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk now world's wealthiest person

Tesla CEO Elon Musk now world's wealthiest person
  • Musk overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's wealthiest person
  • CNBC estimates Musk's wealth at $185 billion.

NEW YORK: Elon Musk, the outspoken and envelope-pushing chief executive of Tesla, overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's wealthiest person, US media reported Thursday.
Musk is a major shareholder of the electric car company and has benefited from Tesla's surging share price over the last year. CNBC estimated Musk's wealth at $185 billion.