Elon Musk’s net worth in 2014

His entry on the March 2014 billionaires list, what moved it, and how it compares with the years either side and with today.

    The figure

    $8.4Bon the March 2014 list

    Up $5.7 billion, or 211%, on the $2.7 billion of March 2013.

    $10M$100M$1B$10B$100B$1T200020052010201520202025Zip2 sold, $22MPayPal soldabout $180MFirst on thebillionaires list, $2BTesla’s rally$151B$1.051T, 6 OctoberNo published figure.The PayPal money wentinto SpaceX and Tesla.$10M$100M$1B$10B$100B$1T200020102020$22M$180M$2B$151B$1.051TNo publishedfigure

    Money from a saleAnnual billionaires list, each MarchLatest readingNo published figure

    What moved it

    Tesla shares rose more than fourfold during 2013.

    Against today

    Our checkpoint at the close on 15 October 2026 was $924.3 billion, which is 110 times his March 2014 figure. Against the $22 million he took from selling Zip2 in 1999, the 2014 figure was 382 times as much.

    Where the figure comes from

    His entry on the Forbes World’s Billionaires list, published each March and measured a few weeks before: Forbes, 3 March 2014 . Every year is on History.

    Questions

    What was Elon Musk’s net worth in 2014?

    $8.4 billion on the March 2014 Forbes World’s Billionaires list.

    How much did Elon Musk’s net worth change in 2014?

    It went up $5.7 billion, or 211%, on the $2.7 billion of March 2013.

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