Elon Musk Nears $500 Billion Net Worth as Tesla’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal Sparks Global Backlash
Published: November 14, 2025 Elon Musk is closing in on an almost unimaginable milestone: a personal fortune of roughly half a trillion dollars, and a new Tesla compensation plan that could, on paper, make him the world’s first trillionaire. Wikipedia+1 But today, November 14, 2025, the story is no longer just about how much money Musk has. It’s about whether he shouldhave this much, what he actually does with it, and what Tesla’s record-breaking $1 trillion pay deal says about modern capitalism. Where Elon Musk’s Net Worth Stands Today In early October, Forbes and other trackers reported that Elon Musk had briefly become