2025-10-02
8 分钟Half a trillion dollars,
that's Elon Musk's net worth and he's the first person in history to reach it.
It's World Business Express from the BBC World Service.
I'm Liana Byrne.
We've also got news from Japan, France and China talking beer, shipping and EVs.
Elon Musk, he has become the first person ever to reach a net worth of more than $500 billion.
That seems like not a day goes by without the billionaire making headlines.
To begin this morning, a man who truly needs no introduction, Elon Musk.
While Tesla shares are on the rise this Monday after a move that will make the world's richest man A lot richer.
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has bought the social media company Twitter.
So, how did he get here?
Born in South Africa, he taught himself computer programming as a kid,
even building his own video game.
He moved to the US, and with his brother launched Zip2, an online city guide for newspapers.
He sold it for $307 million.
Then came X.com, which became PayPal, sold for $1.5 billion.
With that money, he looked to the stars.
He founded SpaceX, securing contracts with NASA, and then came Tesla.
Musk joined first as an investor and ended up a CEO.
With the Model X, we've created the safest SUV ever.