Elon Musk recently took back the title of the world’s richest man. And if that was not enough, he just became richer, record-breakingly so.
Musk’s net worth jumped to $288.6 billion Monday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The $36.2 billion (₹2.71 lakh crore) gain followed a surge in Tesla Inc.’s stock price after Hertz Global Holdings Inc. ordered 100,000 cars.
It’s the biggest one-day gain in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, surpassing Chinese tycoon Zhong Shanshan’s $32 billion surge last year when his bottled-water company, Nongfu Spring Co., went public.
This is only one of the many milestones Musk has celebrated of late. Tesla Inc. joined an elite group of companies with market values of at least $1 trillion on Monday, which was another key milestone for the Musk-led carmaker whose shares have been on a tear amid a global shift to electric vehicles.
However, when one thinks of Musk, the first things that come to mind are the eccentric personality and the resultant Tweets. Here are some of Musk’s most no-filter moments on the internet;
We all remember the time Musk showed Jeff Bezos his place;
He has not held himself back from going after Bezos. A character like Musk requires a nemesis;
When you are a billionaire like Musk, rumours abound. He has to take to his Twitter to refute them.
Sometimes, however, the rumours are true;
He is always speaking his mind, even if many can’t stomach the intellect;
He is handing away his own secrets;
And some secrets of the world;
Despite setting himself apart as one of the smartest men in the world, he does not shy away from asking what is on his mind;
He is just like the rest of us;
But one thing he has made apparent;
