Musk the richest in the world
The multi-billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musktoday freshly appointed head of the new United States department decided by the President-elect Donald Trumphas achieved an extraordinary milestone in the history of personal wealth: he is the first individual to surpass $400 billion in net worth.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Indexhis fortune now stands at an impressive value of 447 billion dollarsan achievement fueled primarily by the stock boom Tesla and the sale of a significant internal stake in his space exploration company, SpaceXwhich added approx 50 billion dollars to his heritage.
Tesla and SpaceX the pillars of Musk's wealth
The value of the shares Tesla reached an all-time high of $424.77 per sharebringing the company's market capitalization to unprecedented levels.
Since the last US presidential election, the stock has seen an incredible increase of 65%driven by investor optimism about Musk's collaborations with the Trump administration.
In parallel, SpaceX continues to consolidate its dominant position in the private space exploration market. The recent stock sale not only increased Musk's wealth but also underlined the company's crucial role in the future of space travel.
xAI: the artificial intelligence in Musk's portfolio
Among Musk's numerous initiatives, xAI stands out, his startup dedicated to artificial intelligence. Evaluated now 50 billion dollarsxAI has doubled in value since May thanks to breakthrough technological advancements and a major funding round.
Musk's role in government and vision of the future
Musk's success is not limited to the private sector. His growing political influence is evident: together with Vivek Ramaswamywill supervise the Department of government efficiency (Doge)a position that could provide deregulation and growth opportunities for its companies.
Controversies and rivalries
There is no shortage of controversy: Musk has recently provoked Bill Gates with a comment on X (formerly Twitter), humorously suggesting that Microsoft's co-founder could face “bankruptcy” if Tesla becomes the world's most valuable company.
Additionally, Musk suffered a rare legal setback: a Delaware court struck down his historic pay package more than tens of billions of dollars with Tesla. Despite this blow, Musk's record as the richest man in the world remains unchallenged.
The competition between the giants of wealth
In the global panorama of billionaires, Musk is clearly positioned at the top, surpassing Jeff Bezos (Amazon) with assets of 249 billion dollars and Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) with 224 billion dollars. They follow Larry Ellison ($198 billion) e Bernard Arnault ($181 billion).
Elon Musk continues to write history, at times in a provocative, ambiguous and completely unusual way, not only as a visionary entrepreneur, but also as the living symbol of a new era of great innovations and transformations, many of which are already underway.
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