Elon Musk Net Worth

Elon Musk’s net worth in 2021

His entry on the March 2021 billionaires list, what moved it, and how it compares with the years either side and with today.

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    The figure

    $151Bon the March 2021 list, ranked second in the world

    Up $126.4 billion, or 514%, on the $24.6 billion of March 2020.

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    What moved it

    Six times richer in a year: Tesla shares rose about eightfold during 2020.

    That year’s milestones

    Against today

    Our checkpoint at the close on 15 October 2026 was $924.3 billion, which is 6.1 times his March 2021 figure. Against the $22 million he took from selling Zip2 in 1999, the 2021 figure was 6,864 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, 6 April 2021 . Every year is on History.

    Questions

    What was Elon Musk’s net worth in 2021?

    $151 billion on the March 2021 Forbes World’s Billionaires list, where he ranked second in the world.

    How much did Elon Musk’s net worth change in 2021?

    It went up $126.4 billion, or 514%, on the $24.6 billion of March 2020.

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