Elon Musk — Net Worth and Career Earnings
Elon Musk is the world's wealthiest person with an estimated net worth exceeding $300 billion as of 2026, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His fortune spans several of the most valuable companies on earth.
Tesla's market capitalisation was approximately $700 billion in early 2026. Musk holds roughly 13% of Tesla shares. SpaceX was valued at $350 billion in a 2024 funding round — the most valuable private company in the United States. xAI, his artificial intelligence company, was valued at over $50 billion.
Musk's early career included co-founding Zip2, X.com (which became PayPal, sold for $165 million in 2002), and then founding SpaceX in 2002 and joining Tesla in 2004. He was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1971.