Elon Musk is already $24 billion richer this year

Elon Musk's wealth has already increased $24 billion in 2026, per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The world's richest person added an unrivalled $187 billion to his personal fortune in 2025. Like other tech bosses, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO has seen his wealth soar during the AI boom. Warren Buffett's late business partner, Charlie Munger, once said the "hard part" of getting rich is pulling together the first $100,000, as that's often a "long struggle" for someone starting at zero. Elon Musk is a ...