
Elon Musk has added an average of $875 million to his fortune every day since the start of 2025, according to a report cited by NDTV. The Tesla and SpaceX chief, who…
Elon Musk has added an average of $875 million to his fortune every day since the start of 2025, according to a report cited by NDTV. The Tesla and SpaceX chief, who first appeared on the Forbes billionaires list in 2021, has been setting new personal wealth records. The report does not specify whether the gains are from stock appreciation, private company valuations, or other assets. Musk, originally from South Africa, is now the world's richest person by a wide margin.
The figure is staggering, but it fuels two lazy narratives. One paints Musk as a greedy billionaire hoarding wealth; the other as a visionary whose genius alone explains his fortune. The truth is more mundane: most of this gain is paper wealth tied to Tesla and SpaceX stock, not cash. The real test will come if the market corrects or if his companies fail to meet delivery targets. Will his net worth fall as fast as it rose? That is the number to watch.
Source: ndtv.com
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