Elon Musk’s soaring wealth A surge in the value of Tesla Inc. shares has seen Elon Musk gain $37.3 billion in net worth in just five days – putting him almost level with Jeff Bezos as the world’s second-richest person CHANGING FORTUNES (top five billionaires, $bn) 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 Apr 26, 2023 Jan 1, 2024 Apr 30, 2024 Bernard Arnault $217bn Jeff Bezos $203bn Elon Musk $202bn Mark Zuckerberg $154bn Bill Gates $150bn $926bn Collective wealth of five richest billionaires Source: Bloomberg Pictures: Getty Images Data as of Apr 30, 2024 © GRAPHIC NEWS