According to Forbes, Elon Musk and Larry Ellison were the big winners of the month, since between them they concentrated almost three quarters of the group's total increase in wealth. In contrast, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg recorded decreases in their assets, although they remain within the world's top five.

Explaining the “single most important aspect” of his personality, Ellison shared that it has helped him determine his success. He described this tendency as “questioning of conventional wisdom.” “Don’t simply conform to conventional ways of thinking,” he advised.

Elon Musk achieves historic $500 billion net worth as Tesla stock rises after his wealth grew from $24.6 billion in March 2020 to the unprecedented milestone.

Larry Ellison briefly eclipsed Elon Musk in wealth on Wednesday, and the Oracle cofounder remains hot on the Tesla chief's heels.

His son, David, runs Skydance Media which merged with Paramount for $8bn. Paramount Skydance is now reportedly aiming to buy WarnerBros Discovery. Larry Ellison reportedly provided the financial backing for Skydance, with Forbes claiming he owns nearly 50 per cent of the merged company.

Elon Musk may need a few extra dollars in his pockets as he's hinted at stepping down from the company if his $1trillion plan falls through.

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Elon Musk increased his net worth and regained his title as the richest man in the world, after being surpassed last month by Larry Ellison

Elon Musk's wealth briefly touched the half-a-trillion-dollar mark on Wednesday thanks in part to Tesla's rising stock price.