Elon Musk is now the world's fifth richest man after his net worth hit $74 billion Monday afternoon thanks to Tesla's ongoing stock rally. Asked by Forbes about his wealth, outspoken Musk, who is also the CEO of SpaceX, said: 'I really couldn't care less. The world's richest man, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos', also saw his net worth increase by $13 billion in one day on Monday. Musk was worth just under $25 billion as recently as March and stood at 31 on Forbes' rich list. He now falls behind only Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, who is fourth richest, Microsoft's Bill Gates in third, Bernard Arnault in second and Bezos, who is the world's richest man.

Source: Daily Mail July 21, 2020 13:45 UTC