Overview
- Forbes estimates make Musk the first individual to exceed $600 billion in wealth, placing his fortune around $677 billion.
- An internal SpaceX tender valued the company at roughly $800 billion, about double its August mark, and Forbes now pegs his stake near $336 billion.
- Tesla shares rose about 4% toward a record as video and company comments highlighted robotaxi tests without an onboard safety driver in Austin.
- Musk’s roughly 12% Tesla holding is valued near $197 billion, while his 2018 option awards remain in legal limbo after a Delaware annulment now on appeal.
- xAI Holdings is in financing talks around a $230 billion valuation that would value Musk’s stake near $60 billion, and investors have discussed a possible 2026 SpaceX IPO at about $1.5 trillion, which is unconfirmed.