New Delhi: The net worth of the world’s richest person Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has witnessed a sharp surge in the past few weeks.
As per Forbes, his net worth has reached $283.8 billion. It is $84 billion more than the net worth of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
It is expected that Musk’s net worth may soon hit $300 billion as the shares of his company are witnessing a sharp surge.
India’s richest person Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani who is the richest person in India has lost a spot in the list of top ten billionaires in the world.
The net worth of Ambani who has entered in $100-billion club has also fallen down to $97.3 billion. Currently, he is the 11th richest person in the world.
Following is the list of the top 10 richest persons in the world
| Name | Net worth | Country |
| Elon Musk | $283.8 billion | United States |
| Jeff Bezos | $199.7 billion | United States |
| Bernard Arnault | $187.9 billion | France |
| Bill Gates | $136.3 billion | United States |
| Larry Ellison | $129.7 billion | United States |
| Larry Page | $124.5 billion | United States |
| Sergey Brin | $119.9 billion | United States |
| Mark Zuckerberg | $113.5 billion | United States |
| Warren Buffett | $105.2 billion | United States |
| Steve Ballmer | $102.7 billion | United States |
Meanwhile, the second richest person in India Gautam Adani of Adani Group is back on the list of the top 15 billionaires in the world.