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Background Information<\/h2>\n

Elon Musk is a notorious businessman and investor who has helped revolutionize many fields and industries. He is best known for being the founder and CEO of Tesla, a leading electric car company, as well as the CEO of SpaceX, another successful enterprise. Musk has often been considered to be a top innovator in the business world and was even featured on Time Magazine’s list of 100 World’s Most Influential People in 2013. Musk has been extraordinarily successful in the business world and has even had his net worth listed by Forbes as being over $22 billion as of January 2020.<\/p>\n

Since his business ventures started to gain traction, many people have speculated when Elon Musk would become the world’s richest man. While it’s difficult to pinpoint an exact time, many estimates place him at the top of Forbes Billionaire list in the latter half of 2018 and the first half of 2019.<\/p>\n

Relevant Data<\/h2>\n

In July 2018, Musk briefly surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in net worth, making him the wealthiest person in the world. His net worth at this time was estimated to be around $168 billion. That number would grow over the next few months, peaking at $191 billion during a market high in November 2018. This made him around $27 billion wealthier than Bezos.<\/p>\n

In the months following his peak in November, Musk’s net worth began to decline, primarily due to troubled stock prices for Tesla. By August 2019, Bezos had re-taken the lead and Kanye West was estimated to be worth around $1.3 billion more than Musk. By January 2020, Musk was still ranked 4th, but he had regained some of his losses, with an estimated net worth of $22 billion.<\/p>\n

Perspectives From Experts<\/h2>\n