“The photo was taken in 1990, when he was about 19 years old.”, — write: www.unian.ua
The photo was taken in 1990, when he was about 19 years old.
The fortune of 53-year-old Musk is 447 billion dollars / photo ua.depositphotos.comBusinessman Elon Musk’s mother has told the story of the suit he “wore every day” after eventually becoming the first person to achieve a whopping $400 billion net worth.While Musk’s legion of followers celebrate his meteoric rise in wealth, his mother, Mae Musk, reminded the world of his humble beginnings that helped shape his early career.
She shared a photo of a young Musk on the social network X (formerly Twitter), which will surely delight his fans. He’s wearing a $99 black suit, shirt, tie and socks that he got for free.
“This photo was taken in our rental apartment in Toronto, with a picture of my mom on the wall. The suit was $99 including a free shirt, tie and socks. Great deal! He wore the suit every day to his banking job in Toronto.” – she wrote, adding:
“I couldn’t afford a second suit. We were happy.”
The photo was reportedly taken in 1990, when he was about 19 years old.
Photo by x.com/mayemuskAdmirers of the entrepreneur wasted no time celebrating his rise to power as a symbol of motivation.
“I love that you share stuff like this @mayemusk. People need to know what the road to success sometimes looks like: cheap suits and a lot of hard work,” one person wrote.
Another fan noted:
“This is the perfect example of the American dream. In a few decades, a talented, determined person can go from a suit off the shelf and a rented apartment to the richest person in the world. I can’t imagine where else it could happen.”
Elon Musk’s fortuneSince Musk owns SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter, the fortune of the entrepreneur is growing rapidly. According to the Billionaires Index, the 53-year-old’s fortune is $447 billion as of Dec. 11, $198 billion more than the world’s second-richest person, Jeff Bezos, with $249 billion.
Musk also owns the artificial intelligence company xAI, the American infrastructure business The Boring Company and the technology company Neuralink.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg records show Musk is about $136 billion richer after the 2024 US presidential election.
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