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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Elon_Musk
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with a net worth of $285 billion
Correction
Musk was not worth $285 billion when he first overtook Jeff Bezos in January 2021; major wealth trackers put him at roughly $188–190 billion.
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Contemporaneous reports from major wealth trackers contradict the "$285 billion" figure.
- TechCrunch, citing the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on January 7, 2021, reported that Musk was "worth more than $188 billion" when he became the world's richest person.
- Forbes reported on January 8, 2021 that Musk's net worth was $189.7 billion when he officially surpassed Jeff Bezos by Forbes' methodology.
Those figures are nearly $100 billion lower than the claim in the article, so the stated $285 billion figure is incorrect.
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- Elon Musk has a new title: world's richest person | TechCrunch
Musk is now worth more than $188 billion, per Bloomberg's Billionaire Index.
- Elon Musk Is Now The Richest Person In The World, Officially Surpassing Jeff Bezos
Shares of Tesla rose ... pushing Musk's net worth up by $12.5 billion, to $189.7 billion. That makes him the wealthiest person on the planet, according to Forbes' estimates.