With an estimated net worth of around US$304 billion as of January 2022, Musk is the wealthiest person in the world. Musk was born to a Canadian mother and South African father, and raised in Pretoria, South Africa.

It is consolidated! Elon Musk’s fortune rises by $ 30.5 billion on record Tesla sales

The South African financier’s fortune jumped to $ 300.8 billion on Monday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Elon Musk solidified his leadership as the world’s richest person after Tesla reported that he had broken his own record for vehicle deliveries.

The South African financier’s fortune jumped from $ 30.5 billion to $ 300.8 billion on Monday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Shares of the electric carmaker rose 12.2 percent to $ 1,186.31 in New York after fourth-quarter results comfortably beat analysts’ estimates for car deliveries.

In 2021, Tesla shares rose nearly 50 percent, pushing its market bravery past the $ 1 trillion mark.

Musk, who owns about 18 percent of Tesla, has sold more than 10 billion shares since November as part of an arrangement to reduce his stake in the company by 10 percent and generate cash to pay tax obligations.

Last year, his net worth peaked at $ 340 billion, briefly surpassing John D. Rockefeller’s inflation-adjusted maximum net worth and making him the richest person in history. modern.