Musk Adds $8 Billion to Become World’s Fourth-Richest Person

  • Fortune of Tesla co-founder surpasses Bernard Arnault’s
  • Musk has gained $57.2 billion this year, most after Jeff Bezos
Elon Musk Is Now the World’s Fourth-Richest Person

Elon Musk’s financial upswing shows no signs of slowing.

The outspoken entrepreneur is now the world’s fourth-richest person after Tesla Inc. shares surged 11% on Monday, closing at a record high and boosting Musk’s net worth by $7.8 billion.