Elon Musk Is Again the World’s Richest Person After SpaceX Round

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By Anders Melin

February 18, 2021 at 9:37 PM UTC

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Elon Musk is back on top.

The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer’s wealth rose to $199.9 billion after the rocket company he founded completed another funding round, vaulting him atop the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the second time this year.