Elon Musk has overtaken Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person (AFP)
Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world – an achievement he finds “strange” himself.
Elon Musk surpassed Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the 500 richest people in the world, thanks to a 4.8% rise in the electric carmaker’s stock price Thursday. But even when his net worth was a whopping $ 188.5 billion, Mr. Musk himself was eager to get back to work.
On Thursday, a Twitter account called ‘Tesla Owners of Silicon Valley’ shared news to the 49-year-old business tycoon who became the world’s richest person and received a wry response from Mr Musk himself.
“How strange,” replied Elon Musk, and continued by saying, “Well, back to work …”
How strange
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Well, back to work …
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
In the past year, Elon Musk’s net worth rose by more than $ 150 billion, possibly the fastest period of wealth-building in history, according to a Bloomberg report. A pinned tweet on his Twitter profile explains what he wants to do with the money.
About half of my money is to help problems on Earth and the other half to help establish a self-sustaining city on Mars to ensure the continuation of life (of all kinds) in case the Earth is hit happens by a meteor like the dinosaurs or WW3 & we destroy ourselves, ” Elon Musk explains in a 2018 tweet.
After overtaking Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person, Mr. Musk – who has spoken of sending humans to Mars in the past – reiterated his promise.
When a Twitter account called Mars asked him, “When’s our first date? You’re teasing to come over,” he responded by saying, “Play the long game.”
Play the long game
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 7, 2021
Elon Musk says he has little interest in tangible things and has few assets beyond his interests in Tesla and SpaceX. In an interview last month, he said he wants to use his wealth to build a city on Mars.
“I want 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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