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Key PointsPalihapitiya on Musk: The world's richest person should be somebody who's fighting climate change just became the richest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $185 billion, according to CNBC calculations.Thursday's increase in share price pushed Musk past , who had been the richest person since 2017 and is currently worth about $184 billion. Musk's wealth surge over the past year marks the fastest rise to the top of the rich list in history — and is a dramatic financial turnaround for the outspoken entrepreneur who just 18 months ago was in the headlines for Tesla's rapid cash burn and his personal leverage against the company's stock.Musk started 2020 worth about $27 billion, and was barely in the top 50 richest people.Tesla's rocketing share price — which has increased more than ninefold over the past year — and his generous pay package have added more than $150 billion to his net worth. share price has remained more subdued due to the potential for increased regulation from Washington.Musk passed in July to become the seventh-richest person. In November, Musk raced past to become the second-richest person. Musk has gained more wealth over the past 12 months than Gates' entire net worth of $132 billion.Tesla's shares closed Thursday at $816.04, up nearly 8%. The company's market value has grown to more than $760 billion.Musk was also No. 1 on . The list had him within $3 billion of Bezos' net worth on Wednesday. The List had Musk about $7 billion behind Bezos after the market close Thursday. Forbes pegged Bezos' net worth at $184.6 billion and Musk at $177.2 billion. Forbes, however, may not be including the value of Musk's options, which he received as part of his pay package, to buy more than 33 million shares of Tesla.Elon Musk says he tried to sell Tesla to Apple in 2018

Key PointsPalihapitiya on Musk: The world's richest person should be somebody who's fighting climate change just became the richest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $185 billion, according to CNBC calculations.Thursday's increase in share price pushed Musk past , who had been the richest person since 2017 and is currently worth about $184 billion. Musk's wealth surge over the past year marks the fastest rise to the top of the rich list in history — and is a dramatic financial turnaround for the outspoken entrepreneur who just 18 months ago was in the headlines for Tesla's...

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