Elon Musk has officially become the first person in history whose net worth has exceeded the $800 billion mark. According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data as of February 2026, his fortune is estimated at $852.5 billion. This historic record was set following the strategic merger of the space company SpaceX and the artificial intelligence developer xAI.

The combined technology giant has been valued at $1.25 trillion. Musk’s personal stake in this structure amounts to approximately 43%, equivalent to $542 billion. The remainder of his wealth comes from his 12% stake in Tesla and a package of stock options, with a total value exceeding $300 billion.

The pace of the billionaire’s wealth growth is striking: back in October 2025, he became the first person to surpass the $500 billion threshold. By December, amid legal victories related to Tesla shares, his fortune had grown to $700 billion. At present, Musk is ahead of his closest competitor, Google founder Larry Page, by a staggering $575 billion.

Experts believe that as early as June 2026, Elon Musk could officially become the world’s first trillionaire. This is expected to be driven by the initial public offering (IPO) of the merged SpaceX entity. With an anticipated valuation of $1.5 trillion, the IPO is projected to be the largest in history, cementing Musk’s status as the most influential entrepreneur of the modern era.

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