Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $800 billion after SpaceX acquired xAI
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Wednesday, 04 February, 2026, 18:30
![]() Elon Musk just became the first person ever worth $800 billion or more after his rocket maker SpaceX acquired his artificial intelligence and social media company xAI. Forbes estimates that the deal, which values the combined company at $1.25 trillion, boosted Musk’s fortune by $84 billion, to a record $852 billion. |

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