Elon Musk Net Worth

Elon Musk’s net worth in 2016

His entry on the March 2016 billionaires list, what moved it, and how it compares with the years either side and with today.

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    The figure

    $10.7Bon the March 2016 list

    Down $1.3 billion, or 11%, on the $12 billion of March 2015.

    $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

    The only fall of the decade, as Tesla shares slid early in 2016.

    Against today

    Our checkpoint at the close on 15 October 2026 was $924.3 billion, which is 86 times his March 2016 figure. Against the $22 million he took from selling Zip2 in 1999, the 2016 figure was 486 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, 1 March 2016 . Every year is on History.

    Questions

    What was Elon Musk’s net worth in 2016?

    $10.7 billion on the March 2016 Forbes World’s Billionaires list.

    How much did Elon Musk’s net worth change in 2016?

    It went down $1.3 billion, or 11%, on the $12 billion of March 2015.

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