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I have to say, I'm continually stunned by Elon Musk's net worth gains.

I had an inkling he might make a run for the richest person in the world some time in 2021, but I thought it would take months. And during those months I envisioned dozens of fun articles chronicling back and forth wealth battle between billionaire titans. I really thought Jeff would give Elon a good run for his money (literally).

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Never underestimate the power of Elon Musk's personal fortunes. To drive that point home, here is a brief rundown of Elon Musk's net worth milestones over the last 12 months:

  • One year ago today: Elon's net worth was $28 billion. No. We did not forget a digit.
  • June 1, 2020: $70 billion.
  • July 13, 2020: $80 billion.
  • August 15: $90 billion.
  • November 17: $100 billion and Elon surpasses Mark Zuckerberg to become the third-richest person on the planet for the first time.
  • November 24: $128 billion and Elon surpasses Bill Gates to become the second-richest person on the planet for the first time.
  • December 31: $170 billion.
  • January 4 (2021): $175 billion.

So what I predicted would take months, might actually be over in the next few days.

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Keep checking back! We'll obviously be watching this battle to be the richest person in the world very closely.