Elon Musk becomes the first human being with fortune of USD $ 500,000 million

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Elon Musk becomes the first person to reach a fortune of USD $ 500,000 million. The South African magnate and leader of Tesla, Spacex and XAI reaches a historical record in their personal heritage, consolidating itself as the richest person in the world.

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Musk expands its advantage over Larry Ellison with USD $ 150,000 million
Tesla and Spacex drive the jump from their fortune halfway to the trillion
XAI Holdings also adds billions to the technological emporium of Musk

Elon Musk reached a new record this Wednesday by becoming the first person in history with a fortune of USD $ 500,000 million, according to the real -time tracker of Forbes. With this figure, the South African businessman not only consolidates his position as the richest man on the planet, but also plays halfway to being the first trillionaire in the world.

The news comes after Tesla’s shares rose almost 4% during the day, adding approximately USD $ 9.3 billion to its assets. The valorization reflects the confidence of investors in a Musk more focused on the company, after announcing that it would devote less time to their responsibilities in the Department of Government Efficiency of the Trump Administration. Since that announcement in April, the price of Tesla shares has practically doubled.

Tesla as a backbone of his fortune

Tesla’s rebound has been key in this milestone. The company is again less than 10% of its historical maximum achieved in December, which has promoted the value of the 12% Musk participation in the company to USD $ 191,000 million. This figure does not include a package of options based on performance of 2018, whose value would be estimated at USD $ 133,000 million of not having been canceled by a judge judge in January 2024. Musk appealed the decision and the ruling is under review in the Supreme Court of Delaware, so Forbes has chosen to discount 50% of its value in the calculations.

At the same time, in September of this year, the Tesla Board of Directors proposed a new unprecedented compensation package that could give Musk additional actions valued at USD $ 1 billion. The plan is conditioned to comply with extraordinary goals, as multiplying by eight the company’s market capitalization during the next decade.

Spacex and Xai Holdings as additional pillars

Musk’s fortune does not depend exclusively on Tesla. Spacex, the aerospace company that founded in 2002, reached an assessment of USD $ 400,000 million in a private offer made in August, increasing from the USD $ 350,000 million reported in December 2024. With a 42%participation, the tycoon has an estimated participation in USD $ 168,000 million in the company.

Also, XAI Holdings, which combines its XAI artificial intelligence company with the social network X (formerly Twitter), was valued at USD $ 113,000 million after its merger in March. Musk maintains 53% of the shares, which translates into an estimated participation of USD $ 60,000 million.

An unstoppable ascending trajectory

The ascent of Musk’s heritage has been meteoric in the last five years. In March 2020 it had just USD $ 24.6 billion. By August of that year, he had already exceeded USD $ 100,000 million, and in January 2021 he became the richest man in the world for the first time, with USD $ 190,000 million. Subsequently, the USD barrier $ 200,000 million crossed in September 2021, USD $ 300,000 million in November of that same year and USD $ 400,000 million in December 2024.

To maintain that rhythm, Forbes estimates that Musk could become the first trillionaire in the world before March 2033, coinciding with the first date of adjudication of his new compensation plan in Tesla.

Musk’s vision about his power in Tesla

Despite astronomical figures, Musk has insisted that the true objective of its compensation packages is not money, but influence. In September, he published in X that the interest is in maintaining enough power within Tesla to guarantee security in case the company built millions of robots. “If you can expel me in the future share firms that do not even have Tesla actions, I do not feel comfortable with that scenario,” he wrote.

The statement reflects its concern about leadership stability in the future where Tesla would become a key actor in global robotics.

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