The Bloomberg real-time billionaire tracker now has the two multi-billionaires within $ 3 billion of each other, with Bezos at $ 184 billion and Musk at $ 181 billion. According to Bloomberg, Bill Gates is now a third third at $ 132 billion.
Another profit in Tesla (TSLA) According to Forbes’ calculations, Musk’s net worth increased by $ 4.1 billion to $ 165.4 billion. But it looks like Forbes is not giving Musk credit for the value of options he was given in 2020 to buy another 33.6 million shares in Tesla.
Musk is also the primary shareholder of SpaceX, another company of which he is CEO, although SpaceX is privately owned, and its value does not vary as much as the value of Tesla.
Bezos’ stake in Amazon shares increased by $ 75 billion to $ 173.3 billion in 2020, given the large increase in sales driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.
But that was nothing compared to Musk’s possession in Tesla. The 170 million shares of Tesla it already owns increased by $ 106 billion in 2020, as shares soared 743% during the year.
The value of his stock options he had at the beginning of the year increased by $ 14.2 billion, while the new options he received during the year as part of his payment package at the end of the year had a value of $ 21.5 billion.
Musk won Gates at the end of November for the title of the second richest person in the world, but Tesla shares have since risen 45%, increasing Musk’s net worth by $ 53 billion over the past few months.
Tesla shares started well in 2021 and have risen another $ 50.31 per share, or 7%, since the beginning of this year. That increased Musk’s Tesla ownership and options by another $ 11 billion this year. Meanwhile, Amazon’s share has lost nearly 4% of its value.
According to the company’s documentation, Musk will qualify earlier this year for options to buy another 16.9 million shares in Tesla. These options would be worth $ 11.6 billion at the present value of the shares, taking into account the exercise price.
Bezos has no Amazon stock options, just the 53.2 million shares he has as founder of the company. He would have had more if he had not given 19.7 million shares to his ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, in his divorce. Bezos also sold shares as part of its charitable donations. Musk has never gotten rid of Tesla shares.
It’s not just Bezos that Musk is close to catching. ExxonMobil, the United States’ most valuable oil company, has a market capitalization of $ 188.6 billion. So, Musk, which is the biggest proponent of switching drivers around the world from gas and diesel to electric vehicles, is worth almost as much as one of America’s largest oil companies.
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