Mostly, Musk\u2019s gains can be attributed to Tesla\u2018s rampaging share price. Musk owns around 20%<\/a> of all Tesla shares, meaning that when Tesla stock pumps, so does his paper fortune.<\/p>\n Indeed, the enigmatic billionaire has added over $100 billion to his on-paper net worth in 2020, during which time Tesla stock absurdly returned more than 500%.<\/p>\n [Read: Why this security engineer loves working in infosec<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n This makes Musk the number one earning billionaire for this year. He\u2019s $33 billion ahead of Bezos, and $75 billion ahead of Facebook\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg in 2020.<\/p>\n The thing is, Musk is on path to get even richer<\/em>, thanks to his enormous executive compensation<\/a> package with Tesla, which is the biggest of its kind in history. Estimates put the eventual total value of those stock rewards at $55 billion.<\/p>\n (If the visualization below doesn\u2019t show, try reloading this page in your browser\u2019s \u201cDesktop Mode\u201d.)<\/em><\/p>\n In May, Musk unlocked the first of 12 tranches, worth $780 million at the time. He did so by maintaining Tesla\u2019s average market value above $100 billion for six months.<\/p>\n Musk then unlocked the second and third tranches a few months later, worth more than $2 billion each. By October, he\u2019d qualified his fourth tranche, representing more than $3 billion in potential profit.<\/p>\n Tesla\u2019s market value now sits at nearly $500 billion, with Musk on track to continue unlocking more billions.<\/p>\n![\"elon,](\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/11\/Screenshot-2020-11-24-at-12.53.52.png\")
After Gates, Musk only has Bezos to go<\/h2>\n