SpaceX makes Musk first trillionaire - 22nd June 2026

Elon Musk's made history, becoming the world's first verified trillionaire. After SpaceX shares traded for the first time, his net worth's now approximately $1.23 trillion.

Although SpaceX's initial public offering (IPO) set a share value of $135, this jumped 11 percent to $161 after one day's trading. Holding a 40 percent stake in SpaceX, Musk's personal fortune's reached heights far beyond the next-richest billionaires.

Google founder Larry Page and Amazon's Jeff Bezos both have around a quarter of Musk's wealth. There are only around 20 countries with a GDP greater than his personal fortune.

Musk's presence in the tech industry began in the 1990s. His first company, Zip2, co-founded with his brother Kimbal, provided online city guides. Its sale in 1999 earned Musk $22 million, $12 million of which he invested setting up X.com. Founded as an online bank, X.com quickly merged with a competing online payments business. The new firm, named PayPal, was acquired by eBay in 2002.

Later that year, Musk founded SpaceX with $100 million of his $176 million profit from PayPal's sale. As CEO and chief engineer, Musk controlled SpaceX's strategic and technical direction. He led efforts to engineer reusable rockets, produce the Starlink satellite network, and advance commercial spaceflight.

Despite his achievements, Musk's a controversial and polarising entrepreneur. After acquiring Twitter, which he rebranded as 'X', changes made to reduce censorship saw a rise in hate speech and misinformation on the platform.

In 2024, Musk's donations to Trump's presidential campaign were the election's largest individual political contribution. This and his subsequent role as Trump's senior advisor resulted in pushback from the public. Sales of shares in Tesla, which Musk leads as CEO, plummeted.

Although the world's first trillionaire, nearly all of Musk's fortune is from the value of his companies. He holds just 0.1 percent of his assets, equal to around $1 billion, in cash and cash equivalents.

Activities

tried

Welches Wort hörst du?

Vervollständige die Sätze. Höre zu und schreibe das fehlende Wort. Es gibt bis zu zehn Fragen.

Listening
Activity starten
tried

Satz-Wirrwarr

Lies die vier Sätze. Bringe sie in die gleiche Reihenfolge wie in der Meldung.

Reading
Activity starten
tried

Präpositionen

Lies die Sätze. Wähle die richtige Präposition. Es gibt bis zu vier Sätze.

Vocabulary and Grammar
Activity starten
tried

Sätze konstruieren

Bilde Sätze. Wähle jedes Wort in der richtigen Reihenfolge aus. Es gibt bis zu drei Fragen.

Writing
Activity starten
tried

Welchen Satz hörst du?

Vervollständige die Sätze. Höre zu und schreibe die fehlenden Wörter auf. Es gibt bis zu fünf Fragen.

Listening
Activity starten
tried

Verben

Lies die fünf Sätze. Wähle das richtige Verb.

Vocabulary and Grammar
Activity starten
tried

Keine Leerzeichen im Text

Lies die Sätze. Finde die Leerzeichen zwischen den Wörtern. Es gibt bis zu fünf Fragen.

Reading
Activity starten
tried

Keine Großbuchstaben

Lies die fünf Sätze. Finde die fehlenden Großbuchstaben.

Vocabulary and Grammar
Activity starten
tried

Setze den Satz wieder zusammen

Bringe die Satzteile in die richtige Reihenfolge. Jeder Satz besteht aus vier Teilen. Es gibt bis zu fünf Fragen.

Reading
Activity starten
tried

Buchstabensalat

Bei einem Wort sind die Buchstaben in der falschen Reihenfolge. Lies den Satz. Buchstabiere das Wort richtig. Es gibt bis zu zehn Fragen.

Vocabulary and Grammar
Activity starten
tried

Fehlende Vokale

Vervollständige die Sätze. Wähle für jede Lücke den richtigen Vokal aus. Es gibt bis zu fünf Sätze.

Vocabulary and Grammar
Activity starten
tried

Fehlende Wörter

Vervollständige die Sätze. Wähle das richtige Wort aus. Es gibt bis zu fünf Fragen.

Writing
Activity starten

Tools