Person profile
Chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX
"Valued as of" is the effective date of the market closes, exchange rates, and filings inside the estimate. "Sources checked" is when the pipeline last verified those sources successfully. A weekend check can confirm a Friday valuation without inventing weekend movement.
As of September 4, 2026, Elon Musk's estimated net worth is about $1,001.8B(1,001.8 billion US dollars). That places Elon Musk at #1 among the people Net Worth Leader currently tracks.
This is an estimate of assets minus documented liabilities. It is not a cash balance, and many holdings may be restricted, pledged, illiquid, or difficult to value.
Elon Musk is the chief executive of Tesla and of Space Exploration Technologies, which absorbed xAI in February 2026 and listed on Nasdaq as SPCX in June 2026. With both companies now public, nearly all of the modeled estimate is priced daily from disclosed share counts, which makes this one of the most transparent profiles in the ranking despite its size.
Musk co-founded the company that became PayPal, then used the proceeds to found SpaceX in 2002 and to lead Tesla's early financing in 2004 before becoming its chief executive in 2008. His Tesla stake grew through the 2018 performance award, which he exercised in June 2026, and his SpaceX stake was concentrated through two decades of private financings, the xAI combination, and the June 2026 initial public offering.
The estimate moves with the SpaceX and Tesla share prices. SpaceX is the larger component because his Class A and Class B shares, plus a vested option, represent roughly four tenths of the company. Tesla contributes the trust-held shares and the restricted shares received from the 2018 award exercise.
Elon Musk's estimate declined mainly because Tesla, Inc. shares decreased from the prior comparable close.
A one-day estimate change is not the same as income, profit, or a realized gain or loss.
| Component | Class | Ownership | Valuation basis | Central value | Supported range | Evidence date | Price date | Sources | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla common stock held by the Elon Musk Revocable TrustTesla, Inc. (TSLA, Common stock) | listed equity | indirect (413,152,109 units) | Listed close | 146.3 billion US dollars | Priced value | [1] Elon Musk, Form 4 (Tesla, Inc.), exercise of the 2018 CEO Performance Award, [2] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| Tesla restricted shares from the exercised 2018 CEO Performance Award (vest January 2028)Tesla, Inc. (TSLA, Common stock) | listed equity | direct (286,428,773 units) | Listed close | 101.4 billion US dollars | 60.9 billion US dollars to 101.4 billion US dollars | [1] Elon Musk, Form 4 (Tesla, Inc.), exercise of the 2018 CEO Performance Award, [2] Tesla, Inc., Form 10-K/A (Part III) for fiscal 2025, [3] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| SpaceX Class A common stock held through trustsSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX, Class A common stock) | listed equity | indirect (849,494,440 units) | Listed close | 125.7 billion US dollars | Priced value | [1] Elon Musk, Form 4 (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.), post-IPO conversions, [2] Space Exploration Technologies Corp., final prospectus (Form 424B4), [3] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| SpaceX Class B common stock held through trusts (converts one-for-one into Class A)Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX, Class A common stock) | listed equity | indirect (3,916,980,790 units) | Listed close | 579.5 billion US dollars | Priced value | [1] Elon Musk, Form 4 (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.), post-IPO conversions, [2] Space Exploration Technologies Corp., final prospectus (Form 424B4), [3] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current | ||
| Vested SpaceX options on 350,000,000 Class B shares at $8.40, valued at intrinsic valueSpace Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX, Class A common stock) | listed equity | direct (350,000,000 option shares) | Option intrinsic value | 48.8 billion US dollars | 29.3 billion US dollars to 48.8 billion US dollars | [1] Elon Musk, Form 4 (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.), post-IPO conversions, [2] Daily unadjusted closing prices, chart endpoint | current |
Liabilities without a documented value are never shown as zero; they are simply not included, and that limitation is part of source coverage below.
100.0% of this profile's modeled gross value is supported by Tier 1 or Tier 2 evidence (primary filings, official documents, licensed market data, or audited accounts). The profile carries a strong coverage label.
The supported range shown in the header reflects documented uncertainty in privately valued components. Priced listed holdings carry no modeled range of their own. Unknown liabilities are not evidence that no liabilities exist. No personal liability is documented for this profile, so none is deducted.
The timeline runs from June 12, 2026 to September 4, 2026; the latest estimate is lower than the first point. Points before August 20, 2026 are labeled modeled reconstructions: today's reviewed ownership records applied to the closing prices of each earlier market date. Published history begins August 20, 2026 and grows one point per completed market date.
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| 1,001.8 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 1,026.5 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 966.8 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 973.9 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 989.7 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 924.1 billion US dollars | Published snapshot | |
| 957.2 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 966.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 982.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 952.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 957.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 908.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 867.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 808.4 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 787.2 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 794.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 825.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 897.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 941.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 965.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 970.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 985.1 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,025.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,060.0 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,031.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,043.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,111.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,101.2 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,100.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,165.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,125.2 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,046.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,042.3 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,050.5 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,062.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 1,223.8 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
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| 1,361.7 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,269.6 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction | |
| 1,104.9 billion US dollars | Modeled reconstruction |
On paper, Elon Musk's estimated net worth is equivalent to about 14,300,000 base-model Corvette Stingrays.
Reference value $70,000, effective 2025-12-15. Chevrolet
Uses the manufacturer's 2026 starting MSRP for the 1LT coupe before destination charges, taxes, fees, and options. Prices change by model year.
Spending $100,000 every day, this estimate would last about 27,400 years.
Fixed spend rate of $100,000 per day. Net Worth Leader formula
A fixed spend rate with no investment return, taxes, inflation, or liquidity considered. The estimate is mostly not cash.
Split evenly across every person on Earth, the estimate works out to about $122 per person.
Cited population 8,200,000,000, effective 2024-07-01. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Divides the estimate evenly across the United Nations 2024 world population estimate of 8.2 billion. Arithmetic only.
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Share counts come from his June 2026 Forms 4 for Tesla and SpaceX. Excluded: 423,743,904 unearned Tesla shares under the 2025 CEO Performance Award, and 1,302,072,285 unvested SpaceX performance shares, because the filings describe their earning conditions as uncertain. The restricted shares from the 2018 award exercise carry a low case 40 percent below market to reflect tax on the exercise spread and the January 2028 vesting date. The 96 million-share interim award was forfeited in April 2026. No private assets, real estate, or liabilities are modeled; the 10-K/A notes that up to 207,498,721 Tesla shares may be pledged as loan collateral, and any such loan is not documented at face value.
Identity facts stored separately for this profile: citizenship United States, Canada, South Africa; residence United States; ranking attribution United States. Attribution reason: Resident in the United States, where Tesla and SpaceX are headquartered and listed; holds United States, Canadian, and South African citizenship.
Reviewed by Net Worth Leader editorial desk on August 20, 2026. General rules live in the methodology.
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