Elon Musk continues to grow his status as the world’s richest man as his net worth continues to skyrocket over the rest of the top earners in 2022. In the latest Forbes list, Musk, 50, increased his net worth to $282billion, which is over $100billion richer than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, whose net worth is $183.6billion. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was one of the biggest …
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Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasted into space on Tuesday, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard.
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Read More »Billionaire Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder donates $2.7bn to charities
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