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