Elon Musk Net Worth

Elon Musk’s net worth in 2017

His entry on the March 2017 billionaires list, what moved it, and how it compares with the years either side and with today.

By , editorUpdated How we check

    The figure

    $13.9Bon the March 2017 list

    Up $3.2 billion, or 30%, on the $10.7 billion of March 2016.

    $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 list gives the figure without a single reason. Between lists his fortune moved with his Tesla shares and the value put on his SpaceX stake.

    Against today

    Our checkpoint at the close on 15 October 2026 was $924.3 billion, which is 66 times his March 2017 figure. Against the $22 million he took from selling Zip2 in 1999, the 2017 figure was 632 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, 23 August 2017 . Every year is on History.

    Questions

    What was Elon Musk’s net worth in 2017?

    $13.9 billion on the March 2017 Forbes World’s Billionaires list.

    How much did Elon Musk’s net worth change in 2017?

    It went up $3.2 billion, or 30%, on the $10.7 billion of March 2016.

    Back to the number