Elon Musk Is The Richest Man In The World Leaving Jeff Bezos Trailing $237 Billion Behind – Being Buddies With Trump Likely Driving Surge

Last year, Elon Musk teetered back and forth with Jeff Bezos for the title of the richest person in the world. One day it was Musk, the next it was Bezos and sometimes the gap between them seemed razor-thin. But today, there's no contest. Musk's fortune has skyrocketed to an eye-watering $486 billion, leaving Bezos far behind at $233.5 billion – a staggering $237 billion gap, according to Fortune. It's not just the largest gap in their rivalry – it's the largest gap ever recorded between the two wealth titans.