- Elon Musk has regained his title as the richest man in the world after a highly successful past year for his electric vehicle company, Tesla.
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The Bloomberg Billionaires Index was updated Wednesday and placed Musk ahead of fellow centi-billionaire Bernard Arnault for the No. 1 spot.Musk’s net worth is now estimated at $193 billion, while Arnault’s is approximately $187 billion, down over $5 billion from the last time the index was changed.
- Year to date, Musk has added over $55 billion to his net worth, amid Tesla’s past year of massive growth.
- As of June 1, the EV giant’s stock was up 12% over the last five days, over 27% in the last month, and has soared 92% year to date.
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Dublin, Wednesday 31th October 2013: Pictured at the The Web Summit 2013, RDS. Photo by Dan Taylor/Heisenberg Media