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Elon Musk might already be the richest man in the world but he could increase his fortunes exponentially over the next decade thanks to a record-breaking pay package that's just been awarded by Tesla's board members.
This would take his already world-leading net worth of $500 billion and triple it, as if Musk manages to meet all of the conditions laid out as part of the agreement, he would be in store for an additional $1 trillion.
It is entirely conditional on Tesla achieving overwhelming success over the next ten years or so, with unprecedented revenue increases and extreme consumer buy-in of the company's new Robotaxi and Optimus robot services, and the belief is that these things are only achievable with Musk's leadership.
With around 8.25 billion people worldwide though everyone would be able to earn themselves a little bit extra if Elon Musk's entire current fortune was split equally, but this increases even more so if you consider the new trilion dollar pay package.
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As reported by UNILAD, if Tesla decided to instead hand out this figure to everyone across the world, giving each person an equal amount – and that includes Elon himself – you would be entitled to around $120.10 each.
This might not be a lot to some people and would be life changing for others, but it shows quite how much Musk would be hoarding to himself compared to every single other person that shares Planet Earth with the tech mogul.
If you limited the recipients to within the United States each person would earn themselves an instant $2,940.31, which is nearly one and a half times larger than the impending $2,000 dividend from the government, which perhaps shows the disparity between even someone as rich as Musk and the world's largest economy.
Combining Musk's current net worth of around $489 billion with this prospective $1 trillion payout would make his home the 16th richest country in the world according to GDP rankings, sitting just above Indonesia and immediately below giants like Spain, South Korea, and Australia.
Of course, something to also take into consideration is that Musk's existing net worth – which is primarily driven by his 15.73 percent stake in Tesla – would grow even further if the conditions to receive the $1 trillion are met, meaning that he would be even richer as a base before taking into account the new pay package.
