Trillionaire watch: Elon Musk may be the world’s first — and here’s who betting markets are saying is next

To put the sheer size of his wealth into perspective, Musk now has enough money to pay off the credit card debt of every American, erase all medical debt and student loans, end world hunger and mail every American a $1,000 check and still have $1.9 trillion left over.

He has more money than the entire annual state economy of Pennsylvania and Illinois, annual funding for Medicare, the valuation of Berkshire Hathaway and the annual economies of both the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.

He is now worth more than Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos combined.

So, is there anyone who can climb to his trillionaire status? Prediction markets seem to think so.

Want to make a bet?

Speculators on the prediction market app Kalshi are betting Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will become the world’s second trillionaire. According to Forbes, his net worth is just under $200 billion, meaning he’d have to quadruple his money to hit the status. But betters are giving him a 32% chance of achieving the trillionaire title.

The bets related to this question are set to expire in 2033. That means Zuckerberg has about 7 years to become a trillionaire. Event contracts related to this question are low, with just over $7,500 traded.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had the next best odds. He has a 21% chance of hitting the target with his net worth at just over $174 billion. Finally, Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Technologies, has the third-best chance at 6%. Interestingly, Dell has a higher net worth than both Zuckerberg and Huang, with $231 billion.

Are trillionaires the future?

For many, trillions of dollars may seem like an unfathomable amount. But research suggests Musk’s achievement may not be a one-off event.

A January 2025 report from Oxfam estimated the world will see five trillionaires within a decade. The forecast came just one year after the organization predicted there would be only one trillionaire within a decade, and before Musk reached the milestone.