Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire – level 1

Elon Musk becomes the world s first trillionaire

17-06-2026 07:00

Elon Musk is the first trillionaire in the world. His company SpaceX is now on the stock market. Musk has more money than any person before him.

Musk becomes rich because he starts great companies like PayPal and Tesla cars. Now, his rockets go into space. His satellites give internet to the world. But this big money also brings problems. Musk has a lot of power in politics. He helps Donald Trump in America. He owns the social media website, X.

Many people think that he is a great boss with big ideas for the future. But other people think it is dangerous when one man has so much money and power.

Difficult words: trillionaire (a person who has a thousand billion dollars), stock market (a global, digital marketplace where people buy and sell small pieces of public companies every day), own (when you have something and it belongs to you).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

Which companies and projects mentioned in the text helped make Musk rich?

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