Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, played a historic role this election supporting President-elect Donald Trump in his successful quest to take back the White House. Musk, who is worth around $280 billion and owns the popular social media platform,

Trump also singled-out Mr Musk in his victory speech, spending several minutes praising his rocket firm, Space X. Mr Musk's association with the president-elect also boosted the share price of his electric car maker Tesla - and, with it, his net worth, which now stands at an estimated $290bn.

Elon Musk is toasting Donald Trump’s triumph over Kamala Harris in characteristic style - by tweeting memes and emojis. The owner of X (formerly Twitter) has arguably been Trump’s highest-profile and most influential backer in the final months of the campaign,