Net worth is market-sensitive and may change materially. A source-of-wealth company is not necessarily wholly owned by the subject.
Ownership map
Companies and wealth sources
These records identify the businesses associated with the fortune. Unknown ownership percentages and private-company values remain explicitly unallocated.
Claim-level research
Documented claims
Elon Musk cofounded seven companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI. [2]
Historical foundation
Recorded wealth snapshots
Additional dated estimates will appear here as independently sourced snapshots are added. The schema is ready for rank and net-worth history charts.
Career record
Selected milestones
Established the privately held aerospace company SpaceX.
Assumed the chief executive role at Tesla. [4]
Philanthropy
Disclosed giving
Evidence record
Methodology and confidence
Public ranking estimate cross-referenced with available company disclosures. Private assets, liabilities and ownership percentages remain unallocated unless separately documented.
- Schema version
- 1.0
- Historical snapshots
- 3
- Researched claims
- 1
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-08
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