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Time Magazine Names Elon Musk Person of the Year 2021


Musk's net worth is $265.4 billion, recorded Monday, according to Forbes
Musk's net worth is $265.4 billion, recorded Monday, according to Forbes

 

Elon Musk , CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the world's richest person, was named Time magazine's 2021 Person of the Year on Monday, capping a year of the billionaire's controversial achievements and positions.


Completed the company SpaceX this year 's first fully civilian mission to space was selected by NASA to build a complex new landing on the surface of the moon, while its market value of Tesla to more than a trillion dollars after a deal with Hertz company, making the holder the richest person ever .


Musk also presented Saturday Night Live, and his tweets on Twitter were characterized by many jokes and exciting situations.T


ime has named Olivia Rodrigo as its 2021 Artist of the Year, gymnast Simone Biles as Athlete of the Year, and the scientists behind COVID-19 vaccines as Champions of the Year.


While the magazine did not issue a short list of contenders for the title of Person of the Year, unlike in previous years.


Last year, the magazine chose both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as Person of the Year.



Elon Musk has often been a divisive figure. While his profile on Time magazine's websites makes clear that he is widely regarded as a visionary, the file also highlights that his companies have faced allegations of racism and sexual harassment, been accused of poor working conditions, and faced heavy fines by regulators. As CNN explained, "Time's Person of the Year is not necessarily considered honour, as selection can have a negative impact." Previous Person of the Year holders include Greta Thunberg, Pope Francis, Vladimir Putin and even Adolf Hitler.


Huge wealth

Musk's net worth is $265.4 billion, recorded Monday, according to Forbes.


On Twitter a few weeks ago , Musk launched a poll asking his followers whether or not he should sell 10% of his shares in the company. The majority of participants said they supported this. Since then, Musk has sold more than 11 million shares of Tesla stock.


savior of the planet

Time's profile of the year describes Elon Musk in many ways, including: "This is the man who aspires to save our planet and make us live on a new planet: clown, genius, controversial, visionary, industrialist, presenter, crazy mix." From Thomas Edison, PT Barnum, Andrew Carnegie, and Dr. Manhattan, the blue-skinned genius who invents electric cars and goes to Mars."



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