- Musk overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's wealthiest person
- CNBC estimates Musk's wealth at $185 billion.
NEW YORK: Elon Musk, the outspoken and envelope-pushing chief executive of Tesla, overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's wealthiest person, US media reported Thursday.
Musk is a major shareholder of the electric car company and has benefited from Tesla's surging share price over the last year. CNBC estimated Musk's wealth at $185 billion.