Elon Musk is so wealthy, the UN has claimed that just a fraction of his money could solve world hunger. So just how wealthy is he?
Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI, just to name some of his best-known business ventures.
In November 2021, a UN official said just two-per-cent of his money could help solve the world hunger problems. The tech billionaire has since responded and said he'll sell some of his Tesla shares if the UN could back their claim.
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Now, Jake Paul has pledged to donate $10 million to end world hunger if Elon Musk gives his $6 billion.
What is Elon Musk's net worth in 2021?
Elon Musk was recently declared richer than Bill Gates and Warren Buffet put together, with an estimated net worth of $151 billion as of November 2021.
SpaceX is now valued at $74 billion, according to Forbes.
Is Elon Musk the richest man in the world?
There's only one man richer than Elon Musk in 2021 and that's Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
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Bezos is the world's richest man for the fourth year in a row according to Forbes Billionaires List 2021, with a net worth of $192.8 billion.
How old is Elon Musk?
Born on 28th June 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, Musk turned 50-years-old on his birthday in 2021.
Musk grew up in South Africa and he was born to a Canadian mother and South African father.
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He moved to Canada to attend college in the US. He knew it would be easier to get into an American university with a Canadian passport, so he applied for one, taking advantage of his dual-nationality.
Musk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with economics and physics in 1997.
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