Elon Musk's net worth soars, now more than double his closest rival’s as Tesla stock continues to surge

Elon Musk's net worth is now doubling the next closest billionaire in the rankings of the world's wealthiest people amid a surge in Tesla stock.

The Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List showed that as of Thursday afternoon, Musk's net worth is about $681 billion as the Tesla CEO and entrepreneur expanded his lead as the world's wealthiest person.

That's more than double the next closest billionaire on the list, Google co-founder Larry Page, whose wealth totaled $249 billion on Thursday.

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