Elon musk is the world's richest man, with a net worth that has reached a record high of $500 billion as of december 17, 2024, according to the bloomberg billionaires index. His return to the top was driven by amazon’s stock,. Though he was overtaken briefly by lvmh's bernard arnault in.
Elon musk of united states, the ceo of tesla and spacex, stands as the richest people in the world as of december 2024 with an impressive net worth of $474 billion, followed. Elon musk has largely remained at the top of the global wealth chart since first claiming the position in 2021. The world’s 500 richest people became considerably richer in 2024, with elon musk, mark zuckerberg and jensen huang leading the group of billionaires to a new.
Shares added a record amount to his fortune. However, the volatile nature of the stock market restored musk to the position of the world’s richest person by day's end, according to bloomberg, as oracle's shares settled lower. Larry ellison briefly surpassed elon musk to become the world’s richest person wednesday after a jump in oracle corp.