The record book
Every milestone in Elon Musk’s fortune, with the date and who reported it: the round numbers, the biggest days and the peak so far.
- $100BPasses $100 billion for the first time. Business Insider, August 2020, reporting Bloomberg
- $302BThe first person ever worth more than $300 billion. Business Standard, 30 October 2021, citing the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
- −$200BThe first person in history to lose $200 billion from his fortune, in the year he bought Twitter. Bloomberg, 30 December 2022
- $400BPasses $400 billion. Wealth of Elon Musk, Wikipedia, citing Forbes
- $500BPasses $500 billion. Wealth of Elon Musk, Wikipedia, citing Forbes
- $600BThe first person ever worth $600 billion. Forbes, 15 December 2025
- $700BPasses $700 billion, four days after $600 billion. Wealth of Elon Musk, Wikipedia, citing Forbes
- $800BPasses $800 billion. Wealth of Elon Musk, Wikipedia, citing Forbes
- −$50BLoses $50 billion in a day as Tesla shares fall, the day before the SpaceX listing. Forbes, 11 June 2026
- $1TThe first trillionaire, on the day SpaceX began trading. Forbes, 12 June 2026
- $1.45TThe peak so far. SpaceX shares then fell 31% and took him back under $1 trillion later that month. Forbes, 2 October 2026
- +$61BGains $61 billion in a day as SpaceX and Tesla shares rise together. Forbes, 2 October 2026
From our own closes
Every close in our record so far has been a fall. The biggest was −$36.4 billion, on 13 October 2026, and the smallest −$20.1 billion, on 15 October 2026. That is across 4 closes.
Questions
When did Elon Musk become a trillionaire?
On 12 June 2026, the day SpaceX began trading, according to Forbes. He was the first person ever worth $1 trillion.
What is the most Elon Musk has ever been worth?
About $1.45 trillion, in June 2026, according to Forbes. SpaceX shares then fell 31% and took him back under $1 trillion later that month.
What is the most Elon Musk has lost?
In 2022 he became the first person in history to lose $200 billion from his fortune, according to Bloomberg, in the year he bought Twitter. His biggest reported single-day fall is $50 billion, on 11 June 2026.