💨 Abstract

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and a South Africa-born billionaire, briefly reached a net worth of $500.1 billion, making him nearly halfway to becoming the world's first trillionaire. His wealth fluctuated due to Tesla's stock performance and other gains. Musk's entrepreneurial journey includes founding SpaceX and leading Tesla, after earlier successes with PayPal. Forbes ranks him ahead of Larry Ellison and Mark Zuckerberg.

Courtesy: Garrin Lambley