According to Forbes, Elon Musk's real-time net worth is $415.6 billion, making him the world's richest man. Notably, Musk's wealth stems from the seven companies he co-founded, including SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI.
He holds approximately 12% of Tesla shares (excluding options), but more than half of that is pledged as loan collateral. Musk also holds a 42% stake in SpaceX, which is valued at $350 billion by the end of 2024.
In 2022, he acquired Twitter (now Twitter X) for $44 billion, although its market value had fallen by nearly 70% by August 2024. Furthermore, Musk holds a 54% stake in xAI, which was valued at $50 billion in November 2024.
Notably, Tesla is one of the 11 publicly traded companies with the largest cryptocurrency holdings, with a Bitcoin portfolio exceeding $1.2 billion. Given XRP's planned payment integration, there has been some speculation within the XRP community about its potential adoption as a base chain.
As TRIBLU founder Joshua Dalton tweeted in June, Elon Musk is "willing to do whatever it takes" to make XRP the ultimate goal.
However, Musk himself has not expressed any explicit interest in XRP. He did publicly mention XRP last October, but only in response to a question during the Trump campaign. Despite this, the XRP community continues to urge Musk to support the token.