Elon Musk overtakes Amazon's Bezos to become world's richest person

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07 January, 2021, 09:45 pm
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Elon Musk overtakes Amazon's Bezos to become world's richest person

Including Thursday's gains in Tesla shares, Musk had a net worth of more than $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos

Reuters
07 January, 2021, 09:45 pm
Last modified: 07 January, 2021, 09:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks during the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, US, July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks during the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, US, July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

 Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk surpassed Amazon.com Inc's top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest man, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Including Thursday's gains in Tesla shares, Musk had a net worth of more than $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos, according to the report.

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