First quadrillionaire: 10–40 years away
Based on extrapolations of top net worths over time, the world's first quadrillionaire is likely to emerge between 10 and 40 years from now.
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SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
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Jun 18, 2026
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Elon's Exponential Mindset and Path to Quadrillionaires
At 19:40 · chapter starts 16:50
Salim Ismail describes Elon's price-performance curve interception strategy. Alex extrapolates that the first quadrillionaire arrives in 10–40 years, likely from owning a planet.
The First Trillionaire — and Why That's the Wrong Story
Everyone's fixating on Elon becoming the world's first trillionaire. That's the wrong story. The real story is that SpaceX created more millionaires in a single day than any event in history. Elon isn't motivated by money — he's motivated by solving civilization-scale problems. Don't bet against him.
Elon: $1.3T+ net worth
Following the SpaceX IPO, Elon Musk's net worth exceeded $1.3 trillion, making him the world's first trillionaire by a large margin.
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