Well on the way to becoming the first trillionaire, South Africa-born Elon Musk is by far the richest person in the US, and the world.

The serial entrepreneur owns or runs a sprawling business empire spanning electric cars, space travel, artificial intelligence and social media. But he's also no stranger to controversy, from his polarising role in DOGE to his flirtation with the far right. Incidentally, Musk is a regular at G20 gatherings, though not always a welcome guest.

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