US magazine Forbes has named Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and close ally of US President Donald Trump, as the richest person on the planet.
Forbes released its annual list of the world's wealthiest people on Tuesday.
Musk regained the top spot for the first time in three years with an estimated net worth of 342 billion dollars.
Forbes said a surge in the stock market valuations of Musk's SpaceX and xAI businesses, pushed up his assets by 147 billion dollars over the past year.
Musk has drawn criticism over his aggressive drive to cut US government spending and slash personnel as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE.
There has been a series of incidents across the United States in which Tesla vehicles were vandalized, and a selloff of Tesla's shares.
Forbes pointed out that Tesla's shares are still trading higher than one year ago, despite the protests and a recent crash in stock prices.
Forbes released its annual list of the world's wealthiest people on Tuesday.
Musk regained the top spot for the first time in three years with an estimated net worth of 342 billion dollars.
Forbes said a surge in the stock market valuations of Musk's SpaceX and xAI businesses, pushed up his assets by 147 billion dollars over the past year.
Musk has drawn criticism over his aggressive drive to cut US government spending and slash personnel as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE.
There has been a series of incidents across the United States in which Tesla vehicles were vandalized, and a selloff of Tesla's shares.
Forbes pointed out that Tesla's shares are still trading higher than one year ago, despite the protests and a recent crash in stock prices.
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Forbes named Elon Musk as the world's richest person, surpassing Jeff Bezos for the first time in three years with an estimated net worth of $342 billion. This increase was primarily due to a surge in the stock market valuations of his companies SpaceX and xAI, adding $147 billion to his assets
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