Elon Musk could become the world’s first trillionaire in 2026. With the Tesla CEO’s current net worth of $850 billion, the tech giant is expected to cross the threshold soon.
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, US, November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo (REUTERS)As of February 2026, Musk is the first person to cross the $800 billion mark. His net worth is now $850 billion, more than the three richest men on the SpaceX CEO list: Google co-founders Larry Page ($251 billion) and Sergey Brin ($231 billion), and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($219 billion).
Musk’s momentum toward the trillionaire title is supported by a recent deal between SpaceX and xAI. According to a report by CNBC, Musk’s aerospace and defense company SpaceX acquired his artificial intelligence and social media firm xAI last week in a deal that values the combined entities at $1.25 trillion.
With Musk owning an estimated 43 percent of the merged company, his stake alone would be worth $530 billion, meaning SpaceX would be about two-thirds of Musk’s net worth.
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Musk’s merger of SpaceX and XAI also comes as the artificial intelligence firm faces scrutiny in Europe, Asia, Australia and California in the US.
These investigations were prompted by Grok’s undressing on social media platforms where image generators allow the creation of blatantly deepfake images of women and children.
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The road to the trillionsAccording to Kalshi, a web-based prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, Musk has a 75 percent chance of reaching trillionaire status this year.
Based on current trends available to us, 91 percent of traders believe the SpaceX CEO will reach this status before 2029. Meanwhile, 86 percent believe it will happen next year and 72 percent believe it will happen before 2027.
One key factor that might just cement Musk’s trillionaire title is a potential SpaceX IPO. If done right, going public could increase its net worth by $1.5 trillion.
Along with SpaceX, Tesla is also a major contributor to Elon Musk’s wealth despite recent declines. Musk currently owns a 12 percent stake in Tesla, worth $178 billion, with stock options worth about $124 billion.
In addition, Musk could also receive $1 trillion in additional stock after a record-breaking pay package approved by Tesla shareholders in November.