Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTRinna DiamantakosWed, June 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM GMT+2 4 min readHas the trillionaire era officially begun? Elon Musk became the first person to achieve the status thanks to his massive stake in SpaceX.The company’s public debut on June 12 pushed Musk’s net worth up to $1.1 trillion. But are there more trillionaires in the making?Must ReadRobert Kiyosaki says this 1 asset will surge 400% in a year and begs investors not to miss this ‘explosion’Jeff Bezos backs a platform that lets anyone invest in rental homes for as little as $100 — here are 5 ways to build wealth like a landlord without actually being oneMillionaires under 43 hold only 25% of their wealth in stocks. Here’s where their money is actually goingTo put the sheer size of his wealth into perspective, Musk now has enough money to pay off the credit card debt of every American (1), 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 (2) will become the world’s second trillionaire. According to Forbes (3), 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.Read More: Here are 4 fixed costs Americans constantly overpay for. How many are sabotaging your budget?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 (4)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.Terms and Privacy PolicyPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info