Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have surpassed Amazon proprietor Jeff Bezos to turn out to be the world’s richest man. He has surpassed Amazon proprietor Jeff Bezos within the listing of billionaires issued by Bloomberg after shares of electrical automobile maker Tesla rose 4.8 p.c on Thursday. The names of 500 individuals have been included within the listing of billionaires. South African-born engineer Elon Musk’s belongings as of New York time at 10:15 am elevated to $ 188.5 billion, $ 1.5 billion greater than Jeff Bezos’ wealth. Bezos held the primary place within the wealthy listing since October 2017. Not solely when it comes to belongings, SpaceX CEO Space Technology can be a rival to Bezos. Bejas can be the proprietor of Blue Origin LLC. The yr 2020 could have been the identical for the entire world as a result of Kovid-19, however the final 12 months have been wonderful for Elon Musk. In the previous yr, Elon Musk’s wealth has elevated by greater than $ 150 billion. This is the quickest tempo of enhance on the planet’s historical past of property. Tesla has an enormous contribution on this, whose shares have seen a leap of 743% within the final one yr.