The richest man on Earth, American Elon Musk, has further increased his wealth after Donald Trump won the US presidential election.
As is known, the founder and owner of SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, owner of the social network X openly supported the Republican.
As soon as Trump's victory became known, Tesla shares soared by 15%, increasing the businessman's fortune by $26.5 billion.
TASS reports this with reference to the “Billionaires Index” published by Bloomberg.
According to the said source, Musk's total personal wealth now amounts to $290 billion.
This figure further strengthened Elon's leadership in the list of the richest citizens in the world.
In second place is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose fortune is estimated at $228 billion.
In third place is the head of the Meta* company, Mark Zuckerberg, with a value of 202 billion.
As for Tesla shares, they reportedly rose 14.75% on Wednesday, reaching $288.53 per share.
Later, their value decreased slightly (minus 0.63%) to $287.70.
*An organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia
