> TechAfter being momentarily toppled by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, as the world’s wealthiest, Elon Musk is back at the leaderboards with one distinction. The Tesla boss briefly became the world's first half-trillionaire as his net worth surpassed $500 billion, gradually settling at $499.1 billion on the Forbes Realtime Billionaire's Index. On the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the 54-year-old has a net worth of $470 billion and is still ahead of Larry Ellision, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and others. Musk’s wealth is tied to his Tesla shares which are at 12% that witnessed a 3.3% surge until last day and a 20% rise in 2025. After announcing last month that he bought $1 billion worth Tesla shares, investors are optimistic.