The capitalization of Tesla for the first time exceeded 1 trillion dollars. Its CEO Elon Musk became the richest man in the history of the world.
On Monday, Elon Musk's capital was valued at $271.3 billion.
A 13% rise in Tesla stock since last Friday has boosted the entrepreneur's fortune by $41.7 billion.
According to Forbes on Sept. 3, Musk's net worth was estimated at $190.5 billion. At the time, the richest man in the world was Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, ahead of the SpaceX founder by $10.5 billion.
