Tesla CEO Elon Musk may soon make history by becoming the first person in the world with a net worth of $300 billion. His net worth jumped sharply a few days ago after Tesla shares spiked.
Elon Musk has talked about stepping down from Tesla for a couple of years and his absence from the regularly scheduled conference call to discuss quarterly financial results this week has sparked fresh rumours about a 'sleep-deprived billionaire CEO taking a much-needed break.
At the annual Tesla shareholders’ meeting, Musk spoke about what he believes are important parts of a sustainable future. Musk said that according to him solar and wind power, electric vehicles of all kinds cars, boats, airplanes and batteries for energy storage are the three important parts of a sustainable future.
They are two of the richest men in the world. In the last 12 months or so there has been a game of musical chairs between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in the world’s richest person list. Now, the Tesla CEO has overtaken the Amazon founder once again and the Tesla CEO couldn’t resist a jibe.
The pay package of Musk, who is also a major shareholder and CEO of rocket maker SpaceX, requires Tesla’s market capitalisation and financial growth to hit a series of rising targets