Elon Musk is now worth $230 billion—as much as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined

[superadmin]

Elon Musk has entered rarified air in the world billionaire rankings. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO is not only currently the richest person in the world, but is now worth as much as fellow billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett combined.

The 50-year-old’s net worth is $230 billion as of Friday morning, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Gates sits in fourth place with $130 billion and Buffett is No. 10 with $102 billion.

Both Gates and Buffett previously held the mantle of world’s richest person. Musk first passed Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man in January with a net worth of $185 billion. Bezos had held the title since 2017.

Musk has added more than $60 billion to his fortune this year thanks to the strong performance of Tesla stock as well as a recent share sale at SpaceX which valued the company at $100 billion. The SpaceX deal added $11 billion to Musk’s net worth, according to Bloomberg.


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[heavylearner]

It’s incredible to see Elon Musk reaching a net worth of $230 billion, rivaling the combined fortunes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Discussions like this always make me curious about other notable figures’ wealth, recently, I looked into maxx morando net worth, and it’s fascinating how diverse financial success can be across industries and personalities. It really shows that innovation and unique ventures can create immense value in very different ways.