The potential upcoming IPOs of generative AI labs OpenAI and Anthropic will cement at least several additional billionaires
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As long as SpaceX continues to successfully ferry people, goods, and data between Earth and space while facing little competition, Musk will remain in a league of his own.
Key facts
In 2024, his net worth surpassed $400 billion, per Bloomberg—which means it has nearly tripled in less than two years. (An important caveat: Musk doesn’t have $1 trillion in his bank accounts
SpaceX’s initial public offering on Thursday valued the company at nearly $1.8 trillion, up from its most recent private valuation of around $1.25 trillion
Elon Musk became the first person to amass a personal fortune of over $1,000,000,000,000—that’s 12 zeros—after shares of his rocket company SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday
In addition to Musk, Forbes estimates the wealth for 3,350 people it considers to be mere billionaires, from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos near the top to music mogul Dr. Dre at the bottom
Summary
Elon Musk became the first person to amass a personal fortune of over $1,000,000,000,000—that’s 12 zeros—after shares of his rocket company SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday. SpaceX’s initial public offering on Thursday valued the company at nearly $1.8 trillion, up from its most recent private valuation of around $1.25 trillion. Between Musk’s significant ownership stakes in SpaceX, his car company Tesla, and several other ventures, his personal coffers expanded enough to propel him into trillionaire territory, and Forbes, which conduct extensive research to identify the world’s richest individuals. He remains a reviled figure in many circles, including for his efforts last year to dismantle parts of the US government and his years of popularizing and allowing hateful rhetoric through his social media presence. In addition to Musk, Forbes estimates the wealth for 3,350 people it considers to be mere billionaires, from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos near the top to music mogul Dr. Dre at the bottom.