Reference
By the numbers
The figures people search for, each with its date.
The fortune
$868.5B
Forbes, Oct 31, 2026
$921B
Bloomberg, Oct 20, 2026 (last published)
$1.32T / $1.45T
Peak, June 16, 2026 (Bloomberg close / Forbes intraday)
$507B
Lead over #2, Jeff Bezos
+$164B
Record one-day gain, June 15, 2026
−$750B
Record loss, June 16–July 27, 2026
~98%
Of the fortune in SpaceX + Tesla
~0.1%
In cash
Holdings
4,766,475,230
SpaceX shares, unrestricted
350,000,000
SpaceX options
1,302,072,285
SpaceX restricted award shares
48.4% / 82.4%
SpaceX economic stake / votes
699,580,882
Tesla shares owned (19.9%)
395,620,252
Tesla shares Forbes counts
423,743,904
Unearned 2025 Tesla award shares
$23.966B
Forbes' private-holdings line
The man
June 28, 1971
Born, Pretoria
55
Age
14
Known children
3
Citizenships
$0
Tesla salary
$22M
First fortune, 1999
$100M
Put into SpaceX, 2002
June 12, 2026
First trillionaire