Elon Musk has overtaken Jeff Bezos as the wealthiest person in the world.
After Tesla‘s stock holdings went up by 6% on Thursday, Musk’s personal net worth rose to $191 billion, nudging ahead of Bezos at $187 billion. Bill Gates is third at $134 billion.
Musk’s net worth has skyrocketed by over $53 billion in the last two months as Tesla shares have nearly doubled.
In a series of tweets, Musk posted,
“How strange”
“Well, back to work …”