On Monday, September 27, 2021, Elon Musk reached a stature that only two other people have climbed to by officially becoming the third person in history to be worth $200 billion. The entrepreneur’s net worth currently sits at 199.6 billion USD as he intends to keep this position for as long as possible. Over the years, Elon Musk has been in a back and forth battle for this specific title against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who was previously known to be the world’s richest man at the commencement of this year. Bezos is already ahead of Musk when comparing their space companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin, as Bezos recently participated in a test launch where he was rocketed into space and got the opportunity to experience a solid 11 minutes in space orbit.
However, due to a 0.6% decrease in Amazon stock, Bezos, unfortunately, fell from his previous spot as the world’s wealthiest man, giving Musk the perfect opportunity to step in with his incredible four-month hot streak with Tesla. As a result of the company’s recent success, Elon was given a total of “73.5 million Tesla stock option grants” that are presently and individually worth approximately $53 billion. After the Tesla founder was aware of his newly instituted position he released a simple public statement to allow his audience to understand where his head is at: “How strange. Well, back to work…,” he calmly stated.
SpaceX also played a huge role in the billionaire’s journey as it was last valued as a $74 billion corporation earlier this year. From SpaceX alone, Musk was not only able to pay for his $50,000 house in Boca Chica, Texas, but also his $37.5 million mansions located in Hillsborough, California. Elon Musk is fresh off his separation with popular Canadian musician Grimes and looks to transfer that energy towards his children, business, and now wealthy status.