Joy Ride: Elon Musk is the world's fifth-richest person thanks to Tesla's rally. AFP via Getty ImagesTesla shares spiked 11.2% on Monday, boosting Elon Musk’s net worth by $7 billion to $83.6 billion. “I really couldn’t care less,” Musk emailed Forbes about his net worth in July. Now Tesla shares are up nearly 32% in the past five days. With the stock on a tear, Musk’s fortune has more than tripled since mid-March, when he ranked 31st on Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list.

Source: Forbes August 17, 2020 21:22 UTC