Tesla's stock price rose 5.34% on Friday to close at $389.22. It has risen approximately 57% so far this year, with its market value reaching $1.22 trillion. As Tesla's stock price soars, the company's CEO Elon Musk's net worth has reached a new milestone.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows that as of Friday's close, Musk's net worth was about $362 billion, a surge of $133 billion so far this year, about $122 billion higher than Jeff Bezos, the second-ranked person on the rich list.
Musk is the richest person with the largest increase in wealth this year, followed by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose net worth has surged by US$87.3 billion this year to US$215 billion, ranking third on the rich list.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang's wealth has increased by US$82.6 billion this year, reaching US$127 billion. He is currently ranked 11th on the rich list, with the growth rate second only to Musk and Zuckerberg.
There are currently 17 billionaires on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with wealth exceeding US$100 billion, 10 of whom are American technology tycoons.