Elon Musk’s fortune doubles that of Bill Gates and exceeds his country’s GDP

In the midst of the controversy in which the billionaire is involved Elon Musk with the United Nations (UN) for the idea that 2% of its money could help “end world hunger”, a new Bloomberg report has just emerged that highlights the purchasing power of those who, by far, he is the richest man in the world.

According to the estimates of the finance company, the fortune of the creator of Tesla reached in the last hours $ 335 billion, after a staggering $ 24 billion in profit in a single day.

With such money, the equivalences are overwhelming.

Musk has more than 140 billion dollars over the fortune of Jeff Bezos, the second in the list of the most powerful men on the planet.

In addition, he has a fortune that doubles that of renowned moguls such as Bill Gates (136 billion) and Mark Zuckerberg (123 billion) and, surprisingly, it exceeds the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of its native country (South Africa) whose value in 2020 was 301 billion dollars, according to figures from the World Bank.

Last week, the tycoon, who has bet decisively in the space tourism business, achieved another ‘stratospheric record’ by adding 36 billion of dollars in a single day to your account; This value, as highlighted by the specialized media ‘Business Insider’, is the highest ever recorded by ‘Bloomberg’ in a period of 24 hours.

In times of global economic recession for most ‘mortals’, Musk It has lived up to its financial tradition and the share price of its iconic auto-origin company has increased by 65%.

While waiting to see the outcome of the singular ‘scuffle’ with David Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Program, for the contribution of his fortune to social causes, the ‘Bloomberg’ report seems to leave only one certainty: Musk’s pocket is from another world.

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