The Trillion-Dollar Illusion
Elon Musk has created — and lost — more paper wealth than anyone in history, with most of that loss occurring in just four weeks. His net worth dropped by an amount nearly equal to the combined fortunes of Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. His wealth comes entirely from his ownership of companies.
- ▪Elon Musk has created — and lost — more paper wealth than anyone in history, with most of that loss occurring in just four weeks.
- ▪His net worth dropped by an amount nearly equal to the combined fortunes of Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.
- ▪His wealth comes entirely from his ownership of companies.
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| Original publisher | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics |
| Canonical URL | https://spectator.org/the-trillion-dollar-illusion/ |
| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 02:22:53 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-26T02:27:40.425Z |
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Elon Musk has created — and lost — more paper wealth than anyone in history, with most of that loss occurring in just four weeks. His net worth dropped by an amount nearly equal to the combined fortunes of Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Though Musk remains the world’s richest person, these wild paper swings expose fundamental truths about risk, entrepreneurship, and how we measure value.The SpaceX IPO shattered records as the largest of all time, raising $75 billion in cash with an initial valuation of $1.77 trillion, eclipsing Saudi Aramco’s $29.4 billion and triple Hynix’s $26.5 billion.
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