Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos again as richest person in the U.S

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos again as richest person in the U.S

Tesla founder, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in America again, after surpassing Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who had briefly held the top spot in recent weeks.  

Musk’s fortune increased by approximately $5.5 billion on Monday, propelling him ahead of Bezos, whose wealth grew by about $450 million, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaire Index. 

At the time of this report,  Musk’s net stands at around $194.2 billion, slightly higher than Bezos’ estimated $ 192.8 billion.

However, the wealthiest individual globally remains LVMH’s Bernard Arnault, with an estimated fortune of $234.8 billion as of Tuesday morning. Musk is currently the top gainer of Monday’s stock trade on Forbes. 

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Musk’s resurgence as the second-wealthiest person comes as Tesla’s stock price experienced a significant increase on Monday.

The surge followed news of a price hike for Tesla’s Model Y electric vehicle in certain regions, reversing previous announcements of price cuts. 

Tesla’s stock rose by 5.59% as of 12:30 p.m. EST on Monday, marking its largest single-day percentage gain since November 14, 2023, when it increased by 6.12%. In contrast, Amazon’s stock saw a modest uptick of just 0.24% on the same day.  

Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos again as richest person in the U.S