It’s not like he’s printing it in his basement with a “Make Money Fast” machine. Most of his wealth is tied up in Tesla stock, SpaceX shares, and a few other shiny toys like Neuralink and The Boring Company. He’s basically the king of paper millionaires—except his paper is worth more than most countries’ GDP.
Fun fact: When Elon sold a bunch of Tesla stock in 2026 to buy Twitter (now X), he paid more in taxes than most people will earn in a thousand lifetimes. That’s like buying a yacht and then paying the tax in gold bars.
The Twitter Purchase: A Billion-Dollar Oopsie?
You might remember when he dropped $44 billion on Twitter. That’s not pocket change—that’s “buy a small country” money. And then he immediately rebranded the whole thing to X. It’s like buying a mansion and then painting it neon green just because you felt like it.
Since then, the platform has lost a chunk of its value. But here’s the kicker: Elon still has so much money that even a $20 billion loss feels like losing a coin in the couch cushions. He’s playing Monopoly with real money, and he’s already bought Boardwalk.
