Musk Becomes First Person Worth $700 Billion After Court Restores Tesla Pay Package

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the public memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on Sept. 21, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesElon Musk vaulted into uncharted financial territory on Dec. 19, becoming the first person in history to amass a net worth exceeding $700 billion after a Delaware court reinstated a massive Tesla compensation package that had been voided last year.According to the Forbes billionaires index, Musk’s fortune surged to about $749 billion after the Delaware Supreme Court restored Tesla stock options now valued at roughly $139 billion. The ruling reversed a lower court decision that had struck down Musk’s 2018 pay package as unfair to shareholders.

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