A trillionaire is a person whose net worth is at least one trillion units of a given currency, typically the US dollar due to its status as a world currency. A trillionaire is the highest tier of ultr
In June 2026, businessman and entrepreneur Elon Musk became the only person to accumulate a net worth of US$1 trillion, but his net worth has been below $1 trillion since July 2026.
US distribution of household wealth for the first quarter of 2024. Federal Reserve data.
Net worth and 1-year growth of each of the top 16 US billionaires, and all US billionaires as a whole, as of June 16, 2026
100 trillion Zimbabwean dollars, an example of hyperinflation
Elon Reeve Musk is a businessman and former public official who is the CEO and largest shareholder of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025, and briefly became
Trillionaire
…typically the US dollar due to its status as a world currency. A trillionaire is the highest tier of ultra-high-net-worth individuals. In June 2026, Elon Musk became the only US dollar trillionaire in history upon the initial public offering of his company, SpaceX, but Musk's net worth has been under $1…
Musk graduated from Pretoria Boys High School in South Africa.
Musk explaining Starship capabilities to leaders of North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Space Command in 2019
50 Starlink satellites shortly before deployment to low Earth orbit, 2019