. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has become the first person in the world to have a net worth of $ 500 billion. According to a Forbes report, this achievement was made public on Wednesday.

Musk’s wealth is not limited to Tesla.TAG_OPEN_p_7 His space company SpaceX is currently valued at $400 billion. It owns 42 percent of the company, valued at about $168 billion. He also merged the artificial intelligence company he launched in 2023 with social network X (formerly Twitter). The combined company is valued at $113 billion, of which Musk’s 53% ownership is worth about $60 billion.

In March TAG_OPEN_p_6 2020, Musk’s net worth was $24.6 billion. But as Tesla and SpaceX’s shares soared, he reached the $100 billion club in August 2020. In January 2021, he became the richest person in the world. Then it reached $200 billion in September 2021, $300 billion in November 2021 and $400 billion in December 2024. Now he has crossed $ 500 billion and achieved another milestone.

Experts predict that if Musk continues at this pace, he could become the world’s first trillion-dollar person by 2033.TAG_OPEN_p_5 Musk said that this is not just about money, but an opportunity to maintain his influence in the technology and business of the future.