Tesla CEO Musk’s fortune soared by a record $25 billion in one day, March 9. He has almost caught up with the richest man in the world, Bezos.

Bezos has a capital of $180 billion, Musk lags behind him by $6 billion. Musk’s fortune jumped due to the rise in Tesla shares. They showed the maximum growth in a year – almost 20 percent.

As a result of trading on March 9, securities jumped by 19.64 percent (to 673.58 dollars per share). Capitalization of the auto giant rose by 106.2 billion dollars, amounting to 646.6 billion. Tesla showed such results against the background of news about an increase in sales in China.