Elon Musk and Bill Gates Tied for Title of World’s Second Richest Man

Elon Musk and Bill Gates Tied for
Title of World’s Second Richest Man.
On Monday, Elon Musk’s net worth
soared to $127.9 billion after shares of
Tesla reached a record high. .
Four a couple of hours, Musk’s net worth was slightly
higher than Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.
‘Bloomberg’ estimated that Gates
was worth $127.7 billion at the time of
Musk’s leap up the leaderboard. .
The latest readout from the ‘Bloomberg’
Billionaires Index puts Musk and Gates
at $128 billion each. .
This ties them for the title of
world’s second-richest man. .
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos currently
holds the title of world’s richest person
with an estimated $182 billion net worth.
Musk’s wealth is directly tied to Tesla. He owns
about 20 percent of the company’s stock. .
So far, Tesla has shot up almost
524 percent in 2020, adding an estimated
$100 billion to Musk’s wealth. .
If not for his philanthropy work, Gates would
likely be an even bigger billionaire.
Gates has given a total of roughly
$50 billion to charity and pledged to
donate more than half of his wealth to
charitable causes during his lifetime.