Elon Musk’s net worth in 2022

His entry on the March 2022 billionaires list, what moved it, and how it compares with the years either side and with today.

    The figure

    $219Bon the March 2022 list

    Up $68 billion, or 45%, on the $151 billion of March 2021.

    $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

    First place on the annual list for the first time.

    That year’s milestones

    Against today

    Our checkpoint at the close on 15 October 2026 was $924.3 billion, which is 4.2 times his March 2022 figure. Against the $22 million he took from selling Zip2 in 1999, the 2022 figure was 9,955 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: The World's Billionaires, Wikipedia, citing Forbes . Every year is on History.

    Questions

    What was Elon Musk’s net worth in 2022?

    $219 billion on the March 2022 Forbes World’s Billionaires list.

    How much did Elon Musk’s net worth change in 2022?

    It went up $68 billion, or 45%, on the $151 billion of March 2021.

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