He is the first person ever to surpass the $800 billion mark and is on course to become the world's first trillionaire. But Tesla shares rebounded in the second half of 2025 after Musk exited his Trump administration role and have remained lofty. The Forbes list is based on valuations as of March 1, 2026. It might be a third of that, which would still be more than the next person," said Kirsch who characterized Musk's fortune as "staggering" and "kind of unreal." The cofounders of Google, Larry Page ($257 billion) and Sergey Brin ($237 billion) ranked second and third.

Source: Philippine Star March 11, 2026 01:00 UTC