The fortune of Elon Musk, who owns stakes in SpaceX and Tesla, has grown by $6 billion over the past day due to an increase in the value of Tesla shares, according to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires rating, Report informs.
Musk’s fortune is now worth $169.8 billion. He ranks second after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, with a net worth of $188.6 billion.
Most of Musk’s fortune comes from his Tesla stake. He owns 21 percent of the company’s shares.
Tesla shares on April 5 rose 4.4 percent to $691.05, while in preliminary trading, growth reached 8 percent.