How Much Is Elon Musk Worth? Net Worth Revealed!

The 51-year-old investor, CEO and Chairman of Tesla, who was born in Pretoria, South Africa, has been making plenty of headlines lately. 

In case you didn’t already know: he’s now the richest person in the world, just ahead of Jeff Bezos.

As of July 12, Elon Musk has a net worth of $225 billion dollars according to Forbes.

The massive figure includes his work both with Tesla, as well as his ambitious SpaceX aerospace company hich is seeking to revolutionize the transportation industry on a global level.

SpaceX alone is valued at $74 billion following the latest funding round in February of 2021.

He is on several wealth lists in Forbes as well, including No. 2 on the Billionaires 2021 list and No. 7 on the Forbes 400 in 2020. He led the pack at No. 1 on the Innovative Leaders list in 2019.