Elon Musk's fortune just exceeded $500 billion: he is the first person in history with such capital - Forbes
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Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has become the first person in the world whose net worth has reached $500 billion. His fortune stands at $499.1 billion as of October 1, 2025, surpassing Larry Ellison by $150 billion.
American entrepreneur, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, has become the first person in the world whose net worth has reached $500 billion. This is evidenced by data in the Forbes online billionaire tracker as of October 1, 2025, reports UNN.
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As of 23:50 on October 1, 2025, Kyiv time, Elon Musk's fortune is $499.1 billion.
In December last year, he became the first person whose capital exceeded $400 billion. Currently, Musk is $150 billion ahead of Larry Ellison and, according to Forbes, is already halfway to a trillion.
Recall
Elon Musk announced the development of Grokipedia by xAI, which will be an alternative to Wikipedia. The billionaire criticizes Wikipedia for political bias, stating that the new project will help xAI "understand the Universe."