The Scorecard
SpaceX & Starlink
Electric Vehicles & Energy
Elon vs The World
xAI · Neuralink · X · Boring Co
Personal Milestones
| Year | Milestone | Amount / Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sold Zip2 to Compaq | $307M acquisition — $22M personal |
| 2002 | eBay acquired PayPal | $1.5B — $165M personal payout |
| 2008 | Nearly went bankrupt | Both SpaceX & Tesla on brink simultaneously |
| 2010 | Tesla IPO | $17/share — $226M raised |
| 2012 | Named CEO of the Year | Fortune Magazine |
| 2016 | Forbes Billionaires List | $11.6B net worth |
| 2021 | Richest person on Earth | Surpassed Jeff Bezos — $300B+ peak |
| 2022 | Acquired Twitter | $44B all-cash deal |
| 2024 | Time Person of the Year | Second time — also won in 2021 |
| 2025 | DOGE Appointment | Named co-head of Department of Government Efficiency |