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Forbes Puts Elon Musk Back at $1 Trillion

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Elon Musk regained trillionaire status after SpaceX and Tesla shares surged.
Forbes valued Musk’s net worth at $1 trillion on Monday, $30.6 billion higher than Friday.
Musk announced SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI, calling the new label “SI” better, and posted “No more AI” on X.
Musk called the documentary “Musk” false and threatened a defamation lawsuit against director Alex Gibney.

History

Historical Context

Bill Gates first broke the $100 billion barrier in 1999, becoming the world’s inaugural centibillionaire after Microsoft’s IPO gave him a 44.9% stake. His peak illustrated how tech stock booms could create unprecedented fortunes, a pattern that continued as Forbes recorded 3,028 billionaires with a combined $16.1 trillion wealth in 2024, underscoring the expanding influence of technology magnates.

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Story summary

Elon Musk regained trillionaire status after SpaceX and Tesla shares surged.
Forbes valued Musk’s net worth at $1 trillion on Monday, $30.6 billion higher than Friday.
Musk announced SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI, calling the new label “SI” better, and posted “No more AI” on X.
Musk called the documentary “Musk” false and threatened a defamation lawsuit against director Alex Gibney.

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