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January 07, 2021According to Bloomberg Billionaire's Index, Tesla's latest 4.7% increase in stock value pushed Elon Musk's net worth to $ 188.5 billion, 1.5 more than Jeff Bezos, who has so far ranked number one. .
In 2020, Bezos' stake in Amazon stock increased by $ 75 billion, to a total value of $ 173.3 billion, driven by the huge increase in sales in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nothing, however, compared to Musk's holdings in Tesla.
The 170 million shares of the company he already owns increased to a value of $ 106 billion during 2020, while the shares themselves rose 743% over the year.
The value of his stock options held at the beginning of the year increased by $ 14.2 billion, while the new options received during the year as part of his compensation package reached a value of $ 21.5 billion at the end of the year.
Bezos, on the other hand, has no stock options on Amazon, he exclusively holds the 53.2 million shares as founder of the company.
He would have had more had he not been forced to sell 19.7 million shares to his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, following the divorce.
Bezos also sold or donated stock for charity, while Musk never sold Tesla stock.
But, as CNN notes, Musk is preparing to overtake another giant of the industry.
ExxonMobil, the largest oil company in the United States, has a market value of $ 188.6 billion.
So Musk, a major proponent of the transition to renewable energy, is nearly as good as one of America's largest oil companies.