You must have heard the name of Elon Musk. He is the owner of X (formerly Twitter) and has now become the richest person in history. He has made a world record of becoming the richest person in the world. His wealth has exceeded the GDP of both Pakistan and Sri Lanka. According to Forbes, Musk is now the richest person in history. This increase in Musk’s wealth is due to the merger of his rocket company SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI. The total net worth of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has exceeded $850 billion, or approximately Rs 77 trillion. In just one day, his net worth increased by $84 billion, or approximately Rs 7 trillion.
Musk’s total wealth is more than the entire GDP of countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. According to the Forbes Billionaires Index, Musk’s current net worth is estimated at $852 billion. This is more than the total wealth of the top 40 richest people of India.
Musk made big records
In October 2025, he became the first person in the world to have a net worth of $500 billion. This happened after he resigned from a department of the Trump administration (DOGE) to focus solely on Tesla. Then, on December 15, as SpaceX’s value increased, it crossed the $600 billion mark. On December 19, he became the only member of the $700 billion club after a court reinstated his Tesla stock options. After this, in January 2026, he made the record of becoming the richest person in history.
Musk is far ahead of other rich people
Now there is a huge gap between Musk and the second richest person in the world. Google co-founder Larry Page is in second place with a net worth of $281 billion. Musk is $578 billion richer than him. Looking at the speed with which his wealth is increasing, he may soon become the world’s first trillionaire, i.e. a person with a net worth of $1,000 billion.
