Elon Musk’s fortune, once unimaginable, is the tangible result of dreaming bigger than anyone dared. As a teen, he fantasized about colonizing Mars; by 2002, he founded SpaceX to make it real, pouring $100 million of his PayPal earnings into rockets when peers bought yachts.

Tesla wasn’t just a car company—it was his crusade to end fossil fuels, a bet that turned a $70,000 investment into a trillion-dollar empire.

Even Neuralink and The Boring Company reflect his refusal to think small. Musks billions aren’t the goal—they’re the fuel for a vision that’s already changed Earth and aims for the stars.