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All that money, and so many critics. While we imagine Elon Musk's $500 billion net worth means he's able to brush off his critics a little easier than us mere mortals chained to a 9-5, we doubt the world's richest man will be impressed by the latest protest about his climbing wealth.
Although his impressive worth could give everyone on the planet around $60, or he could likely 'solve' world hunger, we know it's not that easy. Still, there are complaints that Elon Musk has more money than he knows what to do with or can ever spend, with critics claiming he's not putting it to good use. In a time when the likes of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates have vowed to give away almost all of their money before they die, Mr. Musk is again in the firing line thanks to a record-breaking Tesla pay packet that could be worth $1 trillion.
It's not a case of simply handing Musk $1 trillion in shares, with the mogul needing to hit specific sales milestones and somehow boost the company's market value from its current $1.4 trillion valuation to a beefy $8.5 trillion.
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The bumper bonus might've sailed through with a 75% vote from shareholders, but with him already being the richest person in the world by quite the margin, it hasn't gone down well with those outside of the Tesla sphere.
To honor the momentous occasion, activists at the Everyone Hates Elon group decided to put a blue plaque sticker dedicated to him at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham. In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is placed on a building to commemorate a connection between it and a famous person, event, or former building.
Everyone Hates Elon has attempted to immortalize the billionaire in a sticker that reads: "World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. “Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.”
The underground group is known for poking fun at Musk and was only founded in 2025 with just a handful of anonymous members. Speaking to The New Yorker in April, the group explained: "We can't outspend [Musk] ... but we know that we're funnier than him. He's definitely not funny."
They've also critiqued Musk for embedding himself in British politics, with the same interview pointing to a 2025 YouGov poll, which claimed 80% of Brits had unfavourable opinions of him.
Guerilla campaigns have included the likes of "People Versus Elon", which let donors pledge a penny every time the notorious poster puts something on X, with all funds promised to causes that Musk has been vocally against.
Others like viral posters have appeared as mock Tesla adverts and highlight Musk's infamous 'Nazi gesture' scandal by referring to 'The Swasticar', while Transport for London removed a series of 'unauthorized' posters on the London Underground that read: "Hate doesn't sell. Just ask Elon Musk."
It's not just Musk in their crosshairs, with Jeff Bezos and Amazon, Donald Trump and JD Vance, and Jeffrey Epstein all becoming targets of the group.
Responding to the blue plaque, one person said: "I am in shock about this decision by Tesla shareholders. If you can choose between spending money on solving huge humanitarian problems or giving money away to someone who is already rich, how can you choose for Elon Musk? 😢"
Another added: "Also, Tesla buyers must be getting massively ripped off if they have this much spare cash floating around..."
A third said: "My two sons wanted to buy a Model Y. They cancelled and now drive a Cupra and a Mercedes EQC. Bye bye Tesla. That's how we, as ordinary citizens, can react to something like this."
