The world’s stingiest trillionaire

世界上最吝啬的千亿富翁

Today, Explained

2026-06-25

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Ten ways Elon Musk could use his money to make the world a better place... and why he probably won’t. This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. A poster critical of Elon Musk's wealth from the "Everyone Hates Elon" activist group in England. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • By now, you've surely heard that the second most divisive man on Earth,

  • Elon Musk, recently became the world's first trillionaire.

  • We should note that it's not like he's swimming in a trillion Sacajaweas.

  • The trillion dollars is tied to the worth of his companies and his stock inset companies,

  • which of course fluctuates every day.

  • But the point is that this man has more money than God now.

  • When SpaceX IPO'd his net worth shot up to 1.4 trillion That made him about 13 times more wealthy than Bill Gates.

  • If you're middle class that made him about 7 million times more wealthy than you are, he's worth more than Switzerland.

  • I got some of those fun facts from a Vox piece titled 10 Things Elon Musk Can,

  • but probably won't do with $1 trillion by our colleague Sarah Hershander.

  • I am Sarah Hershander and I am a fellow for Vox's Future Perfect section.

  • And we'll be adapting that piece into audio for you on Today Explained from Vox.

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