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[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Mr. Elon Musk in New York, USA on June 20, 2023 (2) (cropped).jpg|alt=Elon Musk standing in front of the American flag|thumb|Elon Musk in 2023]]

'''[[Elon Musk]]''' made $175.8&nbsp;million when PayPal was sold to eBay in October 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Klebnikov |first=Sergei |date=August 8, 2017 |title=8 Innovative Ways Elon Musk Made Money Before He Was a Billionaire |work=Money |url=https://money.com/8-innovative-ways-elon-musk-made-money-before-he-was-a-billionaire/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809053228/https://money.com/8-innovative-ways-elon-musk-made-money-before-he-was-a-billionaire/ |archive-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> He was first listed on the [[The World's Billionaires|''Forbes Billionaires List'']] in 2012, with a net worth of $2&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Melby |first=Caleb |date=March 12, 2012 |title=How Elon Musk Became A Billionaire Twice Over |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/calebmelby/2012/03/12/how-elon-musk-became-a-billionaire-twice-over/?sh=360739d01c88 |access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711120028/https://www.forbes.com/sites/calebmelby/2012/03/12/how-elon-musk-became-a-billionaire-twice-over/?sh=360739d01c88|archive-date=July 11, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of [[SpaceX]]; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of [[Tesla, Inc.]]; owner, executive chairman, and CTO of [[X Corp.]]; founder of [[the Boring Company]] and [[xAI (company)|xAI]]; co-founder of [[Neuralink]] and [[OpenAI]]; and president of the [[Musk Foundation]]. He is one of the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$191248&nbsp;billion {{As of|2024|49|df=US|lc=y}},<!-- Do not update his net worth everyday – stick to once a week at most. --> according to the ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'', and $182251.6&nbsp;billion according to ''[[Forbes]]'', primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX.<ref name="ForbesFeb24Top10">{{cite web |title=The Top 10 Richest People In The World (February 2024) |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/article/the-top-ten-richest-people-in-the-world/ |website=Forbes |access-date=6 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151700/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/article/the-top-ten-richest-people-in-the-world/\|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/ |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |access-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708045857/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Real Time Billionaires |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210112624/http://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>▼

[[File:Elon Musk net worth graph.png|thumb|upright=1.5|alt=A graph of Musk's net worth from 2013 to 2023, displaying a roughly exponential trend|Musk's net worth from 2013 to 2023 as estimated by ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine]]

▲'''[[Elon Musk]]''' made $175.8&nbsp;million when PayPal was sold to eBay in October 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Klebnikov |first=Sergei |date=August 8, 2017 |title=8 Innovative Ways Elon Musk Made Money Before He Was a Billionaire |work=Money |url=https://money.com/8-innovative-ways-elon-musk-made-money-before-he-was-a-billionaire/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809053228/https://money.com/8-innovative-ways-elon-musk-made-money-before-he-was-a-billionaire/ |archive-date=August 9, 2020}}</ref> He was first listed on the [[The World's Billionaires|''Forbes Billionaires List'']] in 2012, with a net worth of $2&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Melby |first=Caleb |date=March 12, 2012 |title=How Elon Musk Became A Billionaire Twice Over |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/calebmelby/2012/03/12/how-elon-musk-became-a-billionaire-twice-over/?sh=360739d01c88 |access-date=February 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711120028/https://www.forbes.com/sites/calebmelby/2012/03/12/how-elon-musk-became-a-billionaire-twice-over/?sh=360739d01c88|archive-date=July 11, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the founder, chairman, CEO, and CTO of [[SpaceX]]; angel investor, CEO, product architect, and former chairman of [[Tesla, Inc.]]; owner, executive chairman, and CTO of [[X Corp.]]; founder of [[the Boring Company]] and [[xAI (company)|xAI]]; co-founder of [[Neuralink]] and [[OpenAI]]; and president of the [[Musk Foundation]]. He is one of the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$191&nbsp;billion {{As of|2024|4|df=US|lc=y}},<!-- Do not update his net worth everyday – stick to once a week at most. --> according to the ''[[Bloomberg Billionaires Index]]'', and $182.6&nbsp;billion according to ''[[Forbes]]'', primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX.<ref name="ForbesFeb24Top10">{{cite web |title=The Top 10 Richest People In The World (February 2024) |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/article/the-top-ten-richest-people-in-the-world/ |website=Forbes |access-date=6 February 2024 |language=en |archive-date=February 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206151700/https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswealthteam/article/the-top-ten-richest-people-in-the-world/\|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Billionaires Index |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/ |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |access-date=July 25, 2022 |archive-date=July 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708045857/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/elon-r-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Real Time Billionaires |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210112624/http://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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