Article originally appeared on www.westernjournal.com.
In just a few years time, billionaire Elon Musk is set to become the world’s very first trillionaire.
If those predictions come true, Musk’s total net worth will have skyrocketed at an unprecedented pace.
According to an analysis from Informa Connect Academy, a group that tracks the wealth of prominent individuals, Musk is on pace to become the first trillionaire by 2027.
Though his current net worth today stands at a much lower $249.1 billion according to Forbes, it’s growing at a more than 100 percent rate year over year.
This is thanks in part to the rapid growth of Musk’s companies such as Tesla.
Based on that incredible pace, Musk will be setting net worth records in no time.
As it currently stands, many believe that the richest person who ever lived was 14th century Mali (a historic empire located in modern-day Western Africa) Emperor Mansa Musa.
According to the BBC, experts estimate Musa’s net worth (adjusted …
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