Elon Musk Moves Closer to a Trillion-Dollar Net Worth After Historic Court Ruling
Elon Musk has just taken another massive step toward becoming the world’s first-ever trillionaire, and it all comes down to a major court decision that has reshaped his already staggering fortune. Over the weekend, it was confirmed that the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Musk’s 2018 Tesla stock options, a package now valued at around $139 billion. With that ruling in place, Musk’s net worth surged past the $700 billion mark, landing at an estimated $749 billion according to Forbes. No individual in history has ever reached that level of personal wealth before.
This milestone didn’t come quietly. Musk was already the richest person on the planet, but this ruling widened the gap even further. He is now said to be roughly $500 billion richer than the second-wealthiest person, Google co-founder Larry Page. That difference alone is larger than the total net worth of most billionaires combined, which really puts the scale of Musk’s wealth into perspective.
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The stock options at the center of this story date back to 2018, when Musk was awarded a performance-based compensation package tied to Tesla’s growth. At the time, the deal was worth about $56 billion, but it was later struck down by a lower court in 2024. That court described the compensation as “unfathomable,” arguing that Tesla’s board had conflicts of interest and that shareholders were not fully informed when they approved it.
However, the state’s highest court has now reversed that decision. It was ruled that removing the package left Musk essentially uncompensated for six years of work at Tesla, and that the earlier judgment was unfair. With that ruling, the options were restored, instantly pushing Musk’s wealth to new heights. In typical fashion, Musk didn’t issue a long statement. Instead, he simply posted that he felt “vindicated.”
If Musk decides to exercise all of those reinstated options, his ownership stake in Tesla would rise significantly, from about 12.4% to roughly 18.1%. And this may only be the beginning. Just last month, Tesla approved an even more ambitious pay plan for Musk, potentially worth up to $1 trillion on its own. That package is tied to extreme long-term goals, including massive vehicle production, widespread self-driving technology, robotaxis, and pushing Tesla’s market value to an eye-watering $8.5 trillion.
For now, Tesla is valued at about $1.51 trillion, and Musk doesn’t take a traditional salary. Everything depends on performance. But if those targets are met, history may soon be rewritten, with Elon Musk standing as the first trillionaire the world has ever seen.
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