NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, speaks via video before the ringing of opening bell at the Nasdaq Marketsite at the launch of the company's initial public offering (IPO) on June 12, 2026 in New York City. SpaceX is set to begin trading under the ticker SPCX following what is expected to be the largest initial public offering in history. Elon Musk, who also serves as chief executive of Tesla, could become the world's first trillionaire. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it plans to raise $75 billion by selling 555.6 million shares at $135 each. (Credit: Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire, as SpaceX's record-breaking IPO pushed his net worth past $1 trillion this week. To put that in perspective: his fortune now rivals the combined wealth of Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, and Larry Ellison. It's a number so large it's hard to picture — so let's try.
A trillion dollars is a million, million dollars. Spend a million dollars every single day, and it would take you over 2,700 years to run out. It's also, fittingly, more than the entire SpaceX offering raised — already the biggest IPO in stock market history.
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