Tesla’s stock spiked Monday after the rollout of robotaxi vehicles in Texas as part of a test for autonomous vehicles.
With $385 billion, Musk remains the world’s richest man — worth more than twice the wealth of his rival, Bill Gates. The Microsoft co-founder is currently the fifth-richest person in the world and worth $176 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
While Gates has added $17.4 billion to his wealth in 2025, Musk’s wealth remains down $47.5 billion with Tesla stock still down around 10% year-to-date.
The billionaires list shows that Musk is worth more than two Bill Gates and Nike co-founder Phil Knight ($30.5 billion) combined.
The fact that Musk is worth more than twice the wealth of Gates is significant for several reasons. Gates formerly topped the list of the world’s richest, showing just how far ahead the Tesla CEO is of everyone else. It could also show that Gates’ wealth has declined over time due to a divorce and philanthropic efforts.
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