In a move that’s shaken both Wall Street and Silicon Valley, Elon Musk has officially become the first person in history to amass a net worth of over $500 billion, marking his arrival as the planet’s first half-trillionaire.
According to Forbes and The Guardian, Musk’s net worth skyrocketed past the $500 billion mark in early October 2025 — a milestone fueled by record-breaking valuations for Tesla, SpaceX, and his fast-rising AI company xAI. Tesla’s market cap alone has soared past $1.5 trillion, while SpaceX continues to dominate the commercial space industry with ambitious Mars-bound projects.
Musk’s wealth, though mostly “on paper,” represents a massive concentration of value in futuristic technologies — from electric cars and reusable rockets to artificial intelligence. It’s a testament to how the once-futuristic dreams of clean energy and interplanetary travel have turned into real, profitable businesses.
But not everyone is celebrating. Critics argue that Musk’s half-trillion milestone highlights the ever-growing wealth divide, with one man now worth more than the GDP of entire nations.
Supporters, however, hail him as the ultimate visionary capitalist, pushing the boundaries of innovation while rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship.
Still, for Musk, this might just be another checkpoint on the road to something even bigger. As he once said:
“When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.”
And with half a trillion dollars to his name, the odds are now very much in his favor.