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Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows
Reuters ^ | 01/10/2025 | Reuters

Posted on 10/01/2025 4:50:07 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday became the first person ever to achieve a net worth of nearly $500 billion, propelled by a rebound in the EV company's shares and surging valuations of the tech entrepreneur's other startups this year. His net worth stood at $500.1 billion as of 4:15 p.m. E.T., according to Forbes' billionaires index.

Musk's fortunes are tied closely to Tesla, where he held a more than 12.4% stake as of September 15. The stock has risen more than 14% so far this year and closed 3.3% higher on Wednesday, adding more than $6 billion to Musk's net worth.

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1 posted on 10/01/2025 4:50:07 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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lon Musk Just Became The First Person Ever Worth $500 Billion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa0CqAEgHeo

2 posted on 10/01/2025 4:51:58 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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HOORAY Elon!


3 posted on 10/01/2025 4:58:16 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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Nice.


4 posted on 10/01/2025 5:07:58 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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And Larry Ellison passed $400 billion earlier this week. Oracle is zooming up on its AI plays.

Does anybody begrudge their success and fortunes?

We are doing well. More power to then and their incredible jobs engines! They create REAL jobs that make REAL things unlike the parasites in DC and NOVA.


5 posted on 10/01/2025 5:08:42 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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Too much cheddar for this mouse. I’d go a bit crazy.


6 posted on 10/01/2025 5:09:18 PM PDT by catbertz
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The race to be the first trillionaire is on!


7 posted on 10/01/2025 5:11:03 PM PDT by xp38
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Musk wins that race easy.


8 posted on 10/01/2025 5:12:54 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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How much of his wealth came from subsidies from American taxpayers?


9 posted on 10/01/2025 5:13:23 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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I got close once bringing bag lunches. But peanut butter got old.


10 posted on 10/01/2025 5:14:45 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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Larry Ellison and His Family, Explained

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCXd5mHSEmU

11 posted on 10/01/2025 5:15:21 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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Tesla has been very good to me recently. I just wish I could have bought more when I did buy.


12 posted on 10/01/2025 5:16:28 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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Good for Elon - nice having our own Thomas Edison/
Nikola Tesla in our time...


13 posted on 10/01/2025 5:19:23 PM PDT by GOPJ (Charlie Kirk worried democrats would murder his children-no face pictures <P><I><B><big><center></B>)
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Larry Ellison is 81 years old.

Elon Musk is 54 years old.


14 posted on 10/01/2025 5:19:41 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: PGalt

Way to go, Elon!


15 posted on 10/01/2025 5:20:48 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Hyman Roth

Very!


16 posted on 10/01/2025 5:20:57 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: SmokingJoe

Several years ago our son talked us into adding TESLA to our stock portfolio. Up and down but now life is good and the stock is close to $500/share.


17 posted on 10/01/2025 5:21:04 PM PDT by Mercat
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Several years ago our son talked us into adding TESLA to our stock portfolio. Up and down but now life is good and the stock is close to $500/share.


18 posted on 10/01/2025 5:21:05 PM PDT by Mercat
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I know what you mean.

I can;t even imagine how much a trillion $$$$ is. Could spend an entire lifetime counting that high.


19 posted on 10/01/2025 5:27:56 PM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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I’m still working on getting to $500. 😎


20 posted on 10/01/2025 5:28:38 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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