Here’s how the Musk and Bezos fortunes stacked up after Wednesday’s market close: Elon Musk’s net worth = $181 billion Jeff Bezos’ net worth = $184 billion Here’s how the stack up in real time right now: Elon Musk’s net worth = $184 billion Jeff Bezos’ net worth = $185 billion
How We Got Here
Elon started 2020 with a net worth of $28 billion. He ended 2020 with a net worth of $175 billion. If Jeff Bezos’ fortune continues to stay in the $184-186 range, we estimate that Elon needs Tesla to top $795 per share for him to take the crown. Tesla shares are currently trading at $790. Before that brief moment today, Jeff Bezos was the richest person in the world without interruption since October 2017. Jeff topped the list for the first time in July 2017, overtaking Bill Gates. Gates and Bezos traded back and forth for roughly four months, then Bezos took off without competition until today. Elon is the fifth person in the last 25 years to hold the top spot at least temporarily. The other four are Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Carlos Slim and Warren Buffett. Below is a year-by-year breakdown of the person who held the title of richest person in the world for the majority of each year going back to 1995.
