now has a fortune of about US$184bil (RM812.82bil) after his latest donation, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. — Reuters
Elon Musk is closing in on recapturing his title as the world’s richest person since falling behind Bernard Arnault in December, thanks to Tesla Inc’s 70% rise this year.
It may take a bit longer for Musk to overtake the French luxury-goods titan, though, after disclosing this week he gave 11.6 million Tesla shares to unnamed charitable causes between August and December. The stock was worth about US$1.9bil (RM8.39bil), based on closing prices on the days Musk donated the securities.
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