How much does Elon Musk fill his pockets every day?

BlockchainReporter

April 21

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When talking about the ultra-rich of our planet, the name Elon Musk always makes me grind my teeth. Whether it's his crazy tweets, his scandals, or his innovations that are sold to us as revolutionary, this guy never leaves the spotlight. His indecent fortune also remains in the limelight. It's no wonder everyone wonders: how much does this guy pocket per day? The answer will make you want to throw up.

But before talking numbers, let's understand who this guy really is. I've always wanted to know how he built this mountain of money that allows him to play the little technological dictator.

The megalomaniac behind the billions

Musk is not just a simple billionaire. He is the CEO of Tesla who thinks of himself as a genius, the founder of SpaceX who dreams of getting us off the Earth that he is helping to destroy, and the twisted mind behind Neuralink, The Boring Company, and recently xAI. Not to mention that he bought Twitter (now X) for 44 billion in 2022, just because he could.

His wealth is spread across several industries that he claims to revolutionize. Electric cars, space travel, social networks, brain implants... This is what makes his fortune so volatile and so monstrous.

How did Musk get rich?

His money story starts in the 90s. He co-founded Zip2, an online city guide sold to Compaq for 307 million. He made 22 million from it. Then X.com, which became PayPal, was bought by eBay in 2002 for 1.5 billion. Musk walked away with 180 million in his pockets.

But instead of enjoying life like anyone else, he reinvested almost everything into his new whims: Tesla, SpaceX, and SolarCity. This bet propelled him among the richest people in modern history. Lucky or calculating? I lean towards the second option.

Its obscene net worth in 2025

In April 2025, his fortune is estimated at around 220 billion dollars. A figure that fluctuates daily with the stock market, especially with Tesla shares which make up a large part of his wealth. To give you an idea, his value went from 27 billion in 2020 to over 300 billion at its peak in 2021. Too much is too much, right?

His absurd daily "salary"

Let's get to the point: how much does this guy "earn" each day? With his current 220 billion, it's not as simple as a normal salary. Musk doesn't take a fixed paycheck in most of his companies. His wealth goes up or down depending on the value of his stocks.

But if we do a basic calculation:

• 220 billion divided by 365 days = about 602 million per day

You read that right. This guy "earns" 600 million a day on average. While I'm struggling with my bills, he rakes in more than the annual budget of some countries in 24 hours. It's outrageous!

Its wealth has nothing to do with ours

His fortune is primarily virtual. He does not swim in pools of cash. His money is tied to Tesla, SpaceX stocks, and others. If Tesla dives, his "net worth" can collapse by billions in a matter of hours.

At the end of 2022 and again in 2024, his fortune fell by tens of billions in a matter of weeks when Tesla plummeted. But of course, it always rebounds, and he regains his golden throne.

Its questionable compensation structure

For a while, Musk claimed he was not being paid by Tesla. In 2018, the company set up a package that granted him stock options if certain goals were met. Goals so ambitious that only someone as crazy as he could imagine them.

He has achieved many of these goals, unlocking billions in options. This "performance-based" structure is largely responsible for the explosion of his fortune in recent years. No daily salary, just billions based on manipulated figures.

Per week or per month?

Out of morbid curiosity, let's see what it yields:

• Per week: 602 million × 7 = approximately 4.2 billion
• Per month: 602 million × 30 = approximately 18 billion

It's more than the GDP of many countries! I feel nauseous just typing these figures.

The king of the ultra-rich?

Musk and Bezos have been fighting like ragpickers for the title of the richest person for years. Bernard Arnault sometimes joins their disgusting little game.

By early 2025, Musk oscillates between first and second place, depending on market moods. But no matter his exact rank, he remains in this ultra-exclusive club of 200 billion and more, a place where only a few humans have set foot. A club that shouldn't even exist.

Why are we interested in our wealth?

We are fascinated by the obscenity of this wealth. Never in history has there been such a concentration of money in the hands of a single man, who also constantly exposes himself on social media.

But there is a deeper reason: we are trying to understand what sick system allows one type to earn millions per hour while others starve. It raises fundamental questions about our degenerate capitalism and the unchecked power of the techno-oligarchs.

What does he do with all that money?

Despite his staggering fortune, Musk plays the frugal guy. He claims to have sold his houses to live in a prefab house near SpaceX's HQ. He says he wants to "die on Mars." What modesty!

In reality, he spends crazy amounts on megalomaniac projects:

• Colonizing Mars ( to escape the Earth that he is contributing to destroy )
• Build humanoid robots (Tesla Optimus)
• Develop invasive brain-computer interfaces (Neuralink)
• Digging unnecessary tunnels (The Boring Company)
• To form AIs that will replace us (xAI)

No yachts or islands, no. Just projects to control humanity. So altruistic!

To conclude

Elon Musk "earns" about 600 million per day, according to market fluctuations. It is not a fixed salary but the result of stock market speculation and a failing economic system.

What fascinates me despite myself is how he continues to bet everything on crazy ideas, redefining entire industries according to his whims. Whether you love him or hate him, one thing is for sure: while we play Monopoly, he owns the whole board.