What Could You Buy With Just 1% of Elon Musk's $500B Net Worth?

Elon Musk just hit a wild milestone: $500 billion net worth, first human ever. To put that mind-bending number into perspective, let’s break down what 1% of that actually means.

1% of $500B = $5 billion. Yeah, just 1%.

Now here’s where it gets interesting: if you somehow had $5B lying around, here’s what kind of monthly passive income you could generate depending on how you invest it:

Conservative Plays:

• Treasury Bills or High-Yield Savings (3.6-4% yield): $15-20 million/month
• Investment-Grade Corporate Bonds (3.6-6.7% yield): $15-31 million/month

Aggressive Play:

• Stock Market (10% avg annual return): $41.7 million/month

So even with just 1% of Musk’s wealth, you’re looking at anywhere from $180 million to $500 million annually in passive income. Monthly.

But here’s the catch: most of Musk’s wealth isn’t actually cash—it’s locked up in Tesla and SpaceX stock. Plus, Uncle Sam would want his cut in taxes. Still, the math is absolutely bonkers. Even the “boring” Treasury bills would pay you more in a month than most people earn in a lifetime.