Elon Musk Becomes World’s Second Richest Man, Knocking Bill Gates Into Third

Tesla’s stock price has surged fivefold this year, catapulting Musk from 35th to second place on the Bloomberg Billionaire’s Index. Can he take Bezos next?

Tom Sykes 

European Editor at Large

Published Nov. 24 2020 8:08AM EST 

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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tom.sykes@thedailybeast.com

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