Elon Musk overtakes Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man

SPACE-obsessed Tesla boss Elon Musk has overtaken rocket rival Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man. Musk, who first made his fortune with PayPal, is worth $219billion — £167billion — according to the latest billionaires’ list from Forbes. APElon Musk has overtaken rocket rival Jeff Bezos to become the world’s richest man[/caption] AFPJeff Bezos has been the richest person in the world for the past four years[/caption] It is the first time the South Africa-born entrepreneur, 50, who dreams of colonising other planets through his SpaceX rocket programme, has topped the list of the world’s super-rich Amazon founder Bezos, 58, the richest person in the world for the past four years, is now in second place. He is still worth $171billion (£131billion) and went into space last year in his Blue Origin rocket. The turnaround comes in the same week as Musk bought a nine per cent stake in Twitter costing more than £2billion. Read More on Elon Musk MUSK BE AWKWARD 7 times Elon Musk has roasted Twitter - including comparing CEO to Stalin COMMAND Z Elon Musk teases HUGE Twitter change after buying 10% of the app Yesterday, he joined the board of the social media platform. Pop star and cosmetics mogul Rihanna, 34, has also joined the ranks of the megawealthy, becoming Barbados’s first billionaire. She is one of just 327 women who made Forbes’ annual rankings, featuring a total of 2,668 dollar billionaires, down 87 on 2021. Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, 60, is another newcomer to the list. Most read in News WARPED Maniac Putin plots ANNIHILATION after convincing himself Ukrainians are 'traitors' DEATH PILED HIGH Bodies of slaughtered Russian paras piled up as Putin 'loses 20k soldiers’ UP IN FLAMES Moment plumes of smoke billow into the sky as 70 firefighters rush to blaze ROT IN HELL Musician, 24, facing life in jail for murdering teen, 18, after bus stop snatch SLAUGHTER Bodies found in kids' camp & dogs eating corpses as Bucha is 'tip of the iceberg' 'GENOCIDE' President Zelensky fights back tears as he surveys city after Russian invasion But war, the pandemic and sluggish markets have hit many of the wealthiest. Kerry Dolan, of Forbes, said: “The tumultuous stock market contributed to sharp declines in the fortunes of many of the world’s richest.” Read More on The Sun UP IN FLAMES Moment plumes of smoke billow into the sky as 70 firefighters rush to blaze DEATH PROBE Child dies after being found near Dover cliffs as cops launch investigation But Forbes added more than 1,000 billionaires are richer than they were a year ago. The top 20 alone are worth $2trillion (£1.5billion) combined. Forbes Rich List 2022