Elon Musk has been the world’s richest person for a long time, but he has never seen wealth on this level.
As SpaceX’s (NASDAQ: SPCX) stock price has continued to soar, so too has Musk’s net worth. And it has reached the point that Musk could lose $1 trillion and still sit atop the list of the world’s richest individuals. Must Read SpaceX shares were up for the second consecutive day Tuesday, with SpaceX’s market cap topping both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and, for a period of time, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT).
That gave another boost to Musk’s fortune. As of 10:32 a.m. ET Tuesday, Musk was worth $1.4 trillion, according to Forbes (1).