Including Thursday's gains in Tesla shares, Musk, 49, had a net worth of more than $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos, the report said. Musk's personal wealth has been boosted by last year's more than eight-fold surge in the shares of Tesla, which became the world's most valuable carmaker. Tesla shares were up as much as 7.4% on Thursday at a record high of $811.61. The Forbes Billionaires List, however, said Musk still trails Amazon's Bezos by $7.8 billion. Forbes has a more conservative estimate based on the Tesla stake that he has pledged as a collateral for personal loans.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2021 16:41 UTC