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Elon Musk is the world's first trillionaire. Here's what that looks like

ABC Australia · Jun 12, 2026, 6:56 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • No-one has ever been worth $1 trillion — until now.
  • Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire after Space X debuted on the Nasdaq exchange, making history as the world's biggest stock market float and propelling the tech titan's wealth to unfathomable heights.
  • Just look at all these zeroes: $1,000,000,000,000.

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No-one has ever been worth $1 trillion — until now.

Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire after Space X debuted on the Nasdaq exchange, making history as the world's biggest stock market float and propelling the tech titan's wealth to unfathomable heights.

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