Forbes places Elon Musk in fifth place on the list of the richest in the world

This Monday Wall Street was very generous with some of the richest figures on the planet, further fattening their accounts. Jeff Bezos alone hoarded something like $ 13 billion, not only marking the biggest rise ever in a billionaire's fortune, as he stated, in record form, his position as the richest man in the world. All this is because on Monday Amazon closed the day with an appreciation of 8%.

On the same day, Elon Musk's fortune also increased, being valued at more than 74 billion dollars, making him the fifth richest in the world, according to Forbes. This was due to Tesla's 9.5% appreciation, with its shares worth 1,643 dollars. After all, the company grew 60% in just three weeks and about 300% during 2020. Tesla is currently the most valuable car manufacturer, at about 304.5 billion dollars, and according to the publication, it is worth more than Ford, Ferrari, BMW and General Motors together.

The growth of Elon Musk's personal fortune is impressive, even in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic that is plaguing the world. In mid-March, his fortune was only $ 25 billion, which put the magnate at 31 in the richest club. Since then, his bank account has tripled, surpassing names like Warren Buffet and Michael Bloomberg to fifth place.

It should be recalled that Elon Musk was against the isolation measures in the United States, saying that the closing of factories and the production of cars would be a serious risk for the business. He even went so far as to face the health authorities, opening his Fremont factory in California. This attitude allowed it to deliver more than 90 thousand cars to its customers, far exceeding the forecasts for the distribution of 20 thousand vehicles.

Not escaping the usual polemics, Elon Musk went so far as to comment on Tesla's meteoric growth, posting on his Twitter account that the company was overvalued.

SpaceX is also well-rated, especially after the successful Crew Dragon test, which put astronauts on the ISS. The company is now worth about $ 36 billion.