With a new compensation package worth up to $1,000,000,000,000, Tesla's board is looking to get Elon Musk back in the driving seat of the company. Could Elon Musk become the first trillionaire in history?!
Elon Musk Could you become the first trillionaire in history? But first! Remember the infamous 50 billion payment package, which was overturned by a court this year, putting Elon Musk in a bad mood (read: a public Twitter-fest of frustration), to say the least. The ruling exposed the cracks in his relationship with Tesla and deepened doubts about whether Musk is actually more of a CEO of space than a car brand.
Well, Tesla is now apparently saying: “Challenge accepted.”
New offer: If he turns Tesla into an empire, he will become a trillionaire
Tesla presented to shareholders new compensation scheme, which could bring Musk a fortune in the next ten years up to one trillion dollars – yes, that’s 1,000 billion, and yes, that’s not a typo. That would take the company from its current $1 trillion valuation to around $8.5 trillion. For comparison – that’s almost three times the current market value of Nvidia, currently the most valuable company in the world.
What would Musk have to achieve for this huge amount? Above all – grow, grow and grow again. The package includes approximately 424 million new shares, tied to ambitious goals. Among the main engines of growth? Robot taxi program, which is already in the testing phase in Austin and San Francisco and could completely transform the concept of personal transportation. So – Elon Musk could become the first trillionaire in history.
Musk wants more than just money – he also wants power
Part of the new package is Musk's desire to increase ownership stake in Tesla to at least 25 %, which would allow him greater control and “unhindered development of his visions.” Without it, as he himself says, he could simply take his projects in the fields of artificial intelligence and robotics (read: the future of humanity?) elsewhere. Best regards, Tesla.
Also, under the new proposal, the company could obtain share in xAI, Musk's new love and incubator for advanced artificial intelligence, which also happens to own Platform X (formerly Twitter). Yes, that's the platform where Elon is incidentally changing world politics - during coding breaks.
Condition: Will Elon Musk's successor be found? (Good luck.)
To avoid everything relying on just one charismatic figure with strange tweets at 2 in the morning, Musk is now reportedly involved in the design succession planWhich is a kind of paradox, since Tesla often seems to be more of a “Musk show” than a car company.
The connection between Musk's political escapades and shareholder confidence is not just a conspiracy theory—serious stock declines accompanied his acquisition of Twitter (now X) and public support for Donald Trump, which caused a rift between liberal and conservative buyers.
Why does Elon (still) count?
In a letter to shareholders signed by President Robyn Denholm and member of the board Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, they wrote:
“Simply put: retaining and motivating Elon Musk is key if Tesla wants to become the most valuable company in history.”
It's hard to ignore the irony – the man who can simultaneously inspire, anger, and drive up stock prices with three emojis in a post – is still the core of Tesla's future.
Tesla's present: a shiny logo with slight scratches
But the reality of 2025 is not so bright: sales are falling, products are aging, competition in electric vehicles is increasing, and the global political climate is not the friendliest – often because of Musk himself. Regulatory changes and geopolitical tensions are stirring up trouble, while Tesla's numbers are no longer as shiny as they once were.
Conclusion: Vision, ego and 1,000,000,000,000 $
Elon Musk may have more companies than the average European has streaming subscriptions, but his ability to bring (too) bold ideas to life remains unmatched. Now he has a new opportunity to... Tesla He's building a company bigger than Apple, Nvidia, and Google combined. And if he succeeds, he'll become the first "trillionaire man" in history.
Will it succeed? Will it all be just another Musk mission to the Mars – ambitious, epic, but without landing?
Apparently we'll find out... live, on Platform X.
