And on Jan. 7, 2021, Musk reached $195 billion, overtakingJeff Bezosasthe world’s richest person.

Despite these numbers, Musk’s salary is $0.

Next came X.com, an online bank that was one of the first to be insured by the FDIC.

Elon Musk at event

Then, of course, came Tesla Motors in 2003, a company Musk joined early on as co-founder.

Elon Musk smiles