Elon Musk on brink of changing into world’s first trillionaire – even with out Tesla compo
Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire, thanks to his massive stakes in Tesla and SpaceX, with his wealth now outpacing competitors by approximately £300 billion
Elon Musk is edging ever closer to reaching his first Trillion Dollars, which is equivalent to a million million or thousand billion.
The milestone would make him the world’s first trillionaire. Musk rose to riches mainly due to the electric car company Tesla which he became a major funder of in 2004, and finally became CEO in 2008 which he remains as today.
However, it isn’t entirely due to Tesla that Musk owes his thanks; his recent ventures in SpaceX have contributed a sizable amount to his growing bank account.
With SpaceX estimated at around $800 billion of which Musk owns a 42% stake, on top of Tesla’s $1 trillion valuation which Musk owns a 15-16% stake of. Musk is raking it in, and as of January 2026 Elon Musk was named the world’s richest man.
He has a wealth accumulating excess by the day, putting him around $400 billion dollars better off than his nearest competitor, Larry Page, Co-founder of Google- the world’s second richest man.
Musk was expected to reach his first trillion thanks to an expected compensation deal with Tesla, which remains unpaid.
However his personal fortune has exploded rapidly in recent months and now analysts think he will reach the magic mark of his own accord later this year.
The Tesla payout itself is set at around $1 trillion- so long as he meets the targets that have been set for the coming 10 years. So he could be marching towards becoming the first double trillionaire as well soon.
The payment plan has been approved by the Tesla board with 75% of voters approving and a roaring applause by fans to go with the results when published at a Tesla conference.
The deal does come with prerequisites however, with targets along the lines of raising the company’s value to a staggering $8.5 trillion dollars, meaning a requested growth of around $7 trillion now rests on his shoulders.
With his new found trillion Musk would be able to buy and do practically anything he wanted. From buying Disney (worth around $200 billion), Coca Cola (worth around $300 billion) or McDonald’s (worth around $200 billion).
With these new acquisitions Musk could also buy around 175 billion Big Mac’s or 285 million boxes of Chicken McNuggets.
Musk would also have the ability to significantly impact global economies or humanitarian needs- the opportunities are endless.
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