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Can you spend $1 trillion? We hand you Musk’s fortune to find out

Can you spend $1 trillion? We hand you Musk’s fortune to find out

Summary

Elon Musk became the world’s first person to have a fortune worth $1 trillion after SpaceX started selling its shares to the public. To show how big $1 trillion is, the article gives examples of what that money could do, like help fight famine or provide clean water globally.

Key Facts

  • Elon Musk’s wealth reached $1 trillion when SpaceX had an initial public offering (IPO).
  • A trillion is a number with 12 zeros, equal to 1,000 billion.
  • Spending $1 million every day would take about 2,700 years to use $1 trillion.
  • With $1 trillion, you could fund global famine relief 166 times.
  • The money could provide clean water to everyone on Earth for 20 years.
  • It could also rebuild Gaza 14 times.
  • Giving $125 to every person in the world would also cost about $1 trillion.
  • The article offers an interactive way to imagine spending $1 trillion across 35 categories.
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