Elon Musk plans to take humanity to space with his net worth

[{"selector":"#anim-b624c03a-277d-48cb-ae83-14377b40aa57","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e31d826-57e8-4326-80a3-8967910ee9e0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-117.41936%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

With a current net worth of about $236 billion, Elon Musk is the richest person on the planet.

[{"selector":"#anim-27f504b3-7e2c-4b85-8ca7-2ec3549b251f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3061391c-ca18-4e96-8189-c3c96573910b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a2441164-c636-4f43-8fb4-9d55b381a8fa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9f3c330b-273c-4293-b62b-40815cf99d4d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 180.59579%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

His charitable organization, Musk Foundation, was founded by him in 2002.

[{"selector":"#anim-92611bbc-c9b8-491f-905f-a9d59de2d4a5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.514648210040342%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24251a87-d3e6-4364-b3c5-45b7d8e69abf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93722929-ae78-487d-8f16-47d1bb848760","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ff5d115-a905-4ffb-93c8-fd6aa73172c7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 244.33557%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Musk donated about $250 million of his Tesla stock to his foundation.

[{"selector":"#anim-e01a40dd-f732-45f8-aaf4-9d2d8a5b1ea8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.499999772451451%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-397f5c94-c972-4098-b677-e00a701272b4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65f2eb6a-f251-4762-9646-5577b0beeebf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-372a9553-501a-4fb4-a53e-8826372c60e4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 244.33557%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

He has also donated $10 million each to Open AI and the Future of Life Institute.

[{"selector":"#anim-418d6733-4af1-45e6-ac50-1abba84f5bea [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(16.666666464401292%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81a36d77-3b9a-431a-8133-07162af432e0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2442f003-b928-4c6c-8c6c-85fe15e63e7b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e95dd27-adb6-436c-848d-2d622936aa8b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 193.35517%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Musk says that he is saving up to be able to do more for humanity. He wants to contribute to the cost of building a city on Mars.

[{"selector":"#anim-a19aa855-3fb4-4334-aa57-379ef12863c1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(16.666666464401292%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fc35cd8-f439-466f-a244-5bfd56d7a7dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-869dcfc4-c870-4088-afe3-b02ae76338cf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aea6be98-5146-4927-a3e2-7e9cf7a906e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 143.23116%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Musk is a bit different from most of the other super-rich folks. He doesn’t have a taste for the usual expensive super-rich splurges.

[{"selector":"#anim-61dc5957-ebd4-425b-b7aa-9a76a00e76c7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(16.666666464401292%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd051fd5-644f-4883-b0c7-4aa5e62e8b24","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1f41e937-a9da-4cb4-9ca3-3967d95927eb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c88710f-44f2-4ad7-bbd0-5e8ca0ffec2c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 118.11481%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]