Elon musk also owns a 54% stake in spacex. He owns 21 percent of the company and gets compensated only in stock options, so the company doesn't actually pay him in 2020 so far, tesla's stock has risen nearly 500 percent, and since one year ago, it has jumped around 1000 percent. Elon musk is the most influential techpreneur of this era.
Forbes has discounted his stake to take the loans into account.
Elon musk's net worth is now $115 billion, pushing him past facebook ceo mark zuckerberg on the list of the world's richest people, according to bloomberg. Musk overtook warren buffett on monday as shares of the electric carmaker jumped more than 11% in one day. Elon musk is now richer than warren buffett. Elon musk continues to solidify his place as the most innovative tech entrepreneur of his generation as he is also one of the most wealthy.