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Elon Musk passes Jeff Bezos as richest person by a measly US$1 billion

today8 January 2021

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Elon Musk just became the world’s richest person, snagging the title away from Jeff Bezos by only 1 billion American dollars. Yawn.

Tesla stock passed US$800 per share Thursday after a year of dramatic stock gains, thanks in part to the company finally becoming profitable. Since Musk’s wealth is tied to Tesla stock, that means his own personal value increased, too. Though he began the year only worth US$27 billion (LMAO!), his net worth on Thursday hit US$185 billion.

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Written by: Rachel Kraus


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