Elon Musk has become the first person to reach a net worth of $500bn, bringing the Tesla chief executive halfway to trillionaire status.
Musk’s wealth temporarily crossed the half-trillion mark on Wednesday before retreating to $499bn, according to the Forbes billionaires list.
Musk owns 12% of Tesla, which is worth more than $1.5tn, and his wealth has been boosted this year by surge in the electric carmaker’s share price.
The general public has forgotten about him already, he’s retreated from the news because the bad press was hurting sales
I see brand new Tesla’s everywhere, the company will not be going away anytime soon
they dropped 14% in sales, and in many countries, almost 100%. Net income dropped 16%.
New car sales in Norway in September 2025: 98% electric. 1/3 of them were Teslas. Sales are also up in Denmark.
I saw a Tesla truck this am with a license plate something like “S3XY B3AST” and it did not belong to Ben Kingsley.