The world's richest man got $32 billion richer Elon Musk's net worth rose to $304 billion, while Tesla's stock soared after the automaker launched nearly a million vehicles in 2021.
On Sunday, the electric car maker announced that it had delivered more than 936,000 cars by 2021, beating analyst estimates
According to Forbes, the controversial social media-savvy billionaire and founder of commercial space company SpaceX remains at the top of the list of the world's richest people in the New Year.
In second place with $103.6 billion behind Musk is Bernard Arnault, CEO of French fashion empire LVMH. Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos ranked third, Forbes reported.