Elon Musk becomes the first person to accumulate a fortune of one trillion dollars

Elon Musk became the first person whose fortune exceeds trillion dollars (one million million, for the Spanish-speaking world)a figure never before reached by an individual, after SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock market and skyrocketed its valuation to historic levels.

The distance with the rest of the great magnates has also widened. Musk is currently more than three times richer than its closest competitor according to wealth estimates, in a context in which future IPOs of artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI or Anthropic could create new billionaires, although far from the figures achieved by the founder of SpaceX.

The wealth record also comes amid questions. According to Wired, Memphis and other areas near xAI data centers, neighbors and environmental organizations have denounced the installation of gas turbines that, according to lawsuits filed against the company, They affect air quality and could have health impacts. As SpaceX’s IPO multiplies Musk’s fortune, these communities demand greater transparency and accountability about the growth of their artificial intelligence projects.

As long as SpaceX maintains its leadership in space transportation and continues to expand its operations, the businessman appears to remain in a category that, until now, no one else has managed to reach.