Elon Musk is richer than Larry Page, Larry Ellison & Jeff Bezos combined as worth surges past $740 billion — Here's how

Key Highlights

• Separately, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI) showed the world's richest man is worth $642 billion, at time of writing.
• The surge in net worth for Elon Musk came after the Delaware Supreme Court on 19 December (US time) reinstated his Tesla stock options worth $139 billion that were voided last year, Forbes reported.
• The $56 billion pay package given in 2018 was restored last week after two years of contention.
• In an earlier ruling in 2024, the same court had held that the massive pay package was “improper and inequitable”.
• This comes on the back of Elon Musk hitting the $600 billion milestone earlier this month following reports that his rocket company SpaceX is likely to list.