Elon Musk has widened his lead at the top of the global billionaire rankings, placing a historic distance between his fortune and the world’s second and third richest individuals.

Elon Musk has become the first person in history to surpass the $1 trillion net worth mark, at least on paper, after SpaceX

Musk's new title arrives amid a wider acceleration for the richest of the rich whose level of wealth was once unfathomable

The newly minted trillionaires net worth rose by $164.8 billion in a single day. For most people, that single-day gain isnt even how much they have made in a lifetime. For…