Elon Musk becomes world’s third richest person

Tesla and SpaceX head Elon Musk has overtaken Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s third richest person with a wealth of nearly $110 billion. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Tesla stocks skyrocketed thereby adding $7.6 billion to Musk’s wealth few days ago.

Tesla was also named for inclusion into the S&P 500 Index. SpaceX has also been doing exceptionally well. It has successfully launched four astronauts into space for NASA and they reached the International Space Station on November 17. Musk has added $82.2 billion to his wealth this year alone.