Elon Musk Trolls Jeff Bezos As He Widens His Lead As The Richest Person On Earth

Elon Musk’s personal wealth is now $222 billion, widening his gap as the richest person in the world according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Musk’s personal wealth skyrocketed an extra $10.6 billion after a secondary share sale by investors, announced last week, valued SpaceX over $100 billion, CNBC reported. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, follows Musk with a net worth of $191.6 billion. Musk tweeted a second-place medal at Bezos early today. Thanks to both Musk’s Tesla shares and his majority stake in privately-held SpaceX, where he serves as CEO, Musk has accumulated vast wealth. Read more at CNN Business.