After showing a wealth value exceeding $300 billion in November 2024, today Elon Musk created history by becoming the first person in the world with a wealth value exceeding $400 billion.
Elon Musk's wealth value is seen increasing faster in line with Donald Trump's victory as President of the United States. Previously, Elon Musk himself campaigned for Donald Trump. Since his victory, Tesla's shares have risen, in addition to Elon Musk who already has other companies such as SpaceX, xAI, X, and others. Two companies with a high value under Elon Musk are also SpaceX with an estimated value of $350 billion, in addition to xAI with an estimated value of $50 billion.
Many are targeting several of Donald Trump's policies that will help Tesla, thus making more people buy Tesla shares, and expecting good predictions for the electric vehicle manufacturer.
According to current data from Bloomberg Billionaires, Elon Musk's current wealth value is $447 billion, while Jeff Bezos is in second place with a wealth value of $249 billion.