Elon Musk not happy being super rich

2026-02-05 - 21:26

Elon Musk’s net worth is listed at US$668 billion. (Reuters pic) SAN FRANCISCO: Being the richest person on the planet is apparently not worth it for Elon Musk. While his wealth enables him to chase a dream of colonizing Mars, pour massive contributions into the coffers of politicians like US President Donald Trump, and feel no financial strain from fathering more than a dozen children, it is not bringing him joy. “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking about,” Musk said late Wednesday in a post on X, the platform known as Twitter until he bought it for about $44 billion in 2022.