Elon Musk has exceeded the $300 billion mark in net worth, making him the first person on the planet to do so. It also means that Elon Musk is worth tens of billions more than Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, the world's second-richest person.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk was worth $302 billion as of Thursday. Thanks to a surge in Tesla shares on Thursday, that's a gain of over $10 billion from the previous day.
