{"id":172,"date":"2020-11-24T23:48:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T23:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediasmix.com\/?p=172"},"modified":"2021-03-13T04:34:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T04:34:51","slug":"elon-musk-is-now-the-second-richest-man-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediasmix.com\/?p=172","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk is now the second richest man in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mediasmix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/01-9.jpg?resize=640%2C451&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mediasmix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/01-9.jpg?w=653&amp;ssl=1 653w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mediasmix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/01-9.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elon Musk is now the second richest man in the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tesla co-founder Elon Musk is now the world\u2019s second richest person after Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-founder of space exploration firm SpaceX, saw his net worth rise by $7.2 billion to $128 billion on Monday as Tesla shares surged days after the news that the electric car company will be admitted to the S&amp;P 500 index in December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk\u2019s net worth has risen by $100.3 billion in 2020, marking the largest increase among those on the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, Musk ranked 35th. Last week, Musk pushed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg down into fourth position when he claimed the third spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only person ahead of Musk now is Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, who took the top spot from Gates in 2017 and has stayed there since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">cnbc.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Elon Musk is now the second richest man in the world, surpassing Bill Gates\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgh4jquZpWs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Joe Rogan Experience #1169 - Elon Musk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ycPr5-27vSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">joe rogan experience #1169 elon musk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk is now the second richest man in the world. 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