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Elon Musk's net worth tops $400 billion, a first for any person. Here's where he gets his wealth.

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Elon Musk is the first person to top a net worth of $400 billion , according to Bloomberg News .

His wealth jumped after an insider share sale of SpaceX , the space exploration company that he founded, boosted his net worth by $50 billion .

The world's second wealthiest person, Jeff Bezos , is worth $244 billion , Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows.

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