Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to be world's second-richest person

Further rise in Tesla share price pushes entrepreneur past Microsoft co-founderElon Musk has toppled Bill Gates as the world’s second-richest person, only a week after the Tesla co-founder overtook Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the third-richest.Driven by a further surge in Tesla’s share price, the 49-year-old entrepreneur’s net worth rose by $7.2bn (£5.4bn) to $127.9bn. It has soared by more than $100bn this year – outranking everyone else on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which lists the world’s 500 richest people. In January, Musk was in 35th place. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/24/elon-musk-bill-gates-tesla-share-price-microsoft #elon_musk #tesla #bill_gates #technology #technology_sector #business #us_news #uk_news #world_news