'World's Richest Man' Musk Mocks Bezos Again with Silver Medal Taunt

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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, once again mocked Amazon founder Jeff Bezos by tweeting a silver medal to him.

On the 11th (local time), according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and others, Musk retweeted a tweet posted by Bezos and added a silver medal emoji with the number 2 on it.

The tweet Bezos posted the day before referenced a front-page headline from the 1999 economic media Barron's that expressed skepticism about Amazon's business model.

WSJ explained, "The silver medal appears to indicate that Bezos is ranked second after Musk in the global billionaire rankings."

Earlier, when Forbes announced the billionaire rankings on the 29th of last month, placing Musk first and Bezos second, Musk commented, "I award a giant statue engraved with the number '2' and a silver medal to 'Jeffrey B' (Bezos)."

Bezos held the title of the world's richest person for a while, but thanks to Tesla's soaring stock price starting last year, Musk surpassed Bezos early this year, and since then, the two have been competing back and forth for the top spot in the global richest person rankings.

According to Bloomberg's billionaire index, as of the 8th, Musk's net worth is $222 billion (approximately 266.178 trillion KRW), and Bezos's is $191 billion (approximately 229.009 trillion KRW).

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