shopping. elon musk is still the richest man on the planet. tesla c.e.o. widening that gap as the world s richest person. his net worth $222 billion. amazon founder jeff bezos sits at $196 billion. this is a bloomberg index. musk bragged about the news like this. a second place medal to bezos. it s not the first time musk has trolled bezos. the two have been in a space race for years. musk often teasing bezos, also about the shape of the blue o ore origin rocket. locker room humor. the mission heads to space tomorrow. actor william shatner on board there. i can t believe he s 90 years old. musk 52 billion $52 billion is how much richer he is just this year, 52 in yone year. the numbers don t kneel real.