Musk remains the wealthiest person on earth with an estimated net worth of $223.7 billion, though that remains about $100 billion below his peak fortune of $320 billion achieved in November 2021 ...

(Forbes used stock prices from March 5.) Musk’s net worth shot up by an astounding $126.4 billion since March 18, 2020 as Tesla shares soared over the past year.

Forbes Magazine has compiled the 2021 edition of the World’s Billionaire’s list, with 2,755 men and women ranked as the richest people on Earth — up from 660 more than a year ago.