It took Elon Musk 54 years to make his first trillion dollars. Two trading days later, he’s already nearly a third of the way to his next trillion.
Musk’s fortune rose to $1.32 trillion Tuesday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s almost 90% greater than the $696 billion he was worth last Wednesday, the day before SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share.
Musk’s $620 billion haul over the last four trading days has been the largest ever recorded by Bloomberg’s wealth index and is worth more than the combined fortunes of every ranking billionaire in Latin ...