Elon Musk now has an unfathomable amount of money. It looks a bit like this
Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire. It is hard to fathom a figure so staggering, but let's give it a shot.
Topic:Stock Market
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 11:11am
Matthew Liddy is editor of the ABC News Story Lab.
Matt started his career in journalism with ABC News Online in September 1997. He has covered multiple federal elections for ABC News and has helped lead online coverage of major national and international events over numerous years.
He now leads Story Lab, a small cross-disciplinary team of journalists, developers and designers experimenting with the best ways to tell powerful stories online.
In two stints away from the ABC, Matt has written and done sub-editing work for the Scotsman, the Edinburgh Evening News, Fodors travel guides and Australian Property Investor magazine.
Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire. It is hard to fathom a figure so staggering, but let's give it a shot.
Topic:Stock Market
Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 11:11am
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Topic:Inflation
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Topic:Work
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Topic:Interest Rates
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Topic:Technology
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Topic:Armed Conflict
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Topic:Opinion Polls
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Topic:Interest Rates
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Topic:Heatwaves
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Topic:Heatwaves
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Topic:Heatwaves
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Topic:Heatwaves
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Topic:Terrorism
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Topic:Indigenous Culture
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Topic:World Politics
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Topic:Elections
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