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The richest man in the world is worth a staggering $722 billion, with the mogul sitting at the very top of the Forbes real-time list.
The man in question, Elon Musk, is set to become the world’s first trillionaire, but with all that cash, what could he spend it on?
It turns out that he is wealthy enough to make some mind-blowing purchases.
So, let's say Musk decided to blow the net worth on some extravagant buys, what can he actually afford? Um, a lot!
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Obviously, with $722 billion in the bank, there are plenty of options but before we start considering the likes of superyachts and luxury private islands, we need to think even bigger.
According to a report by Forbes, the tech mogul has enough money to purchase entire regions of America.
Yup, that makes the whole ‘private island’ idea seem a bit tacky now.
This is based on the premise that every home based in Hawaii adds up to around $716 billion, meaning that theoretically Musk could buy everyone out.
He could also purchase every single new car that was sold in the US over the course of an entire year.
This is likely to be a very bad investment for the entrepreneur but he could technically do it.
If Musk wanted to, he has enough money to buy the endowments of the Ivy League, which costs around $200 billion.
If that isn’t enough, why not buy up an entire country? Does anyone know if Musk likes skiing?
Musk has the cash to nearly buy up Switzerland, with the country’s annual GDP coming in at just under $900 billion.
Although, Switzerland isn’t for sale - obviously.
Moving on, the Tesla boss is rich enough to get himself well and truly stuck into the oil industry as he could purchase all three of the largest American oil companies, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron.
So, what about sports? Well, Musk could technically buy every single major sports league in the US.
Current valuations estimate that the NFL is worth around $181.95 billion, the NBA is at $135.50 billion, the NHL is worth $42.46 billion, and the MLB would cost $73.66 billion.
This would all add up to $433.57 billion, meaning that Musk could make the purchase and still have a whopping $280 billion to spare.
It is truly staggering just how rich the wealthiest people on the planet are becoming.
