Elon Musk Becomes World's Richest Person, Overtaking Jeff Bezos

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world's 500 wealthiest people. With around 7.9 percent rise in Tesla's share price as on Thursday, Musk now has a net worth of around $195 billion.