Tesla boss Elon Musk made it to number one in the ranking of the 500 richest people in the world.
The multibillionaire sold all of his possessions despite, or perhaps because of, his fortune.
Los Angeles - While 2020 was a year plagued by financial crises and losses for many companies, Tesla boss Elon Musk emerged as the clear winner (* FR reported).
According to the “Bloomberg Billionaires Index” billionaire ranking, he is now officially the
richest
man on earth.
Musk
overtook the Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.
The
Tesla CEO's
net
worth is estimated at $ 188.5 billion.
Elon Musk
thus climbed to
the top of the ranking of the world's 500
richest
people.
In general,
many
rich people
still seemed to be doing well financially
last year despite the
corona
crisis.
The latest findings from the “Billionaires Report” from UBS and PwC show that the wealth of
billionaires
around
the world
has increased by 28 percent.
Corona: Tesla defies the crisis with profits
The corona pandemic * caused all car manufacturers and suppliers to increase short-time work * or even to close plants.
The consulting firm
EY
came to the conclusion in an analysis that the operating losses of the 17 largest
car companies
in the second quarter of 2020 rose to almost eleven billion euros.
Many auto companies were in the red last year, with only six manufacturers making profits.
Tesla
was the only
car company to
generate
more profits in the period April to June 2020 than in 2019, according to a report by the
Handelsblatt
.
In 2020, the
e
-
car group delivered
almost half a million vehicles, which was more than before.
Moreover, it was
Tesla
added to the stock index S & P 500th
Elon Musk
recently
thanked
his team
on his Twitter profile
.
He is "so proud of this major milestone."
So proud of the Tesla team for achieving this major milestone!
At the start of Tesla, I thought we had (optimistically) a 10% chance of surviving at all. Https://t.co/xCqTL5TGlE
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 2, 2021
In an interview with American comedian Joe Rogan in spring 2020 in his podcast
The Joe Rogan Experience
, he said that he wanted to sell all of his belongings.
He doesn't want to offer people a target because he's
rich
.
He didn't want to own a house anymore, he told Rogan.
Elon Musk: "I'd rather dedicate myself to Mars and Earth"
He then offered at least seven houses for sale: one near San Francisco, and six more in Los Angeles.
“I don't need the money.
I dedicate myself to Mars and the earth, "wrote
Musk
on Twitter
when
a user asked why he was
selling
his material
possessions
.
Don't need the cash.
Devoting myself to Mars and Earth.
Possession just weigh you down.
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2020
When asked how he would like to live in the future, Elon Musk replied that he preferred to rent a house.
In December,
Musk
confirmed
that he had moved to Texas.
According to a report by the
Tagesschau
, the
Tesla boss got
into a dispute with the California authorities in May 2020 about the corona requirements.
The regulations had led to the closure of a
Tesla plant
.
Musk
had
told the
world
that he had moved to Austin for business reasons.
(Zülal Acar) * FR
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