Elon Musk’s net worth in 2023

His entry on the March 2023 billionaires list, what moved it, and how it compares with the years either side and with today.

    The figure

    $180Bon the March 2023 list, ranked second in the world

    Down $39 billion, or 18%, on the $219 billion of March 2022.

    $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

    Down after Tesla shares fell through 2022, the year he bought Twitter.

    Against today

    Our checkpoint at the close on 15 October 2026 was $924.3 billion, which is 5.1 times his March 2023 figure. Against the $22 million he took from selling Zip2 in 1999, the 2023 figure was 8,182 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 2023?

    $180 billion on the March 2023 Forbes World’s Billionaires list, where he ranked second in the world.

    How much did Elon Musk’s net worth change in 2023?

    It went down $39 billion, or 18%, on the $219 billion of March 2022.

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