Elon Musk net worth, Dec. 16 -- Elon Musk on Monday created history and became the first person in the world to hit $600 billion net worth, according to a report by Forbes.

As per the report quoting two people familiar with the development, Musk's net worth shot up by $168 billion in a day on the heels of news that his rocket startup SpaceX was likely to go public at a valuation of $800 billion.

The tender valuing SpaceX at $800 billion was issued earlier this month, the two investors quoted by the news outlet said.

Elon Musk, who was the first person ever to surpass $500 billion in net worth in October, owns an estimated 42% stake in SpaceX, according to a report by Reuters last week.

Musk's huge stake at the rocket company would thu...