Quadrillionaire
A quadrillionaire (US: /kwɑːdrɪljəˈnɛər/) is the theoretical concept of an individual who has a net worth of at least one quadrillion units of a given currency (usually referring to US dollars).[1]
As of 2026, the closest individual to this USD milestone is space entrepreneur Elon Musk, with a net worth slightly higher than $1 trillion.[2][3] There are currently no real quadrillionaires as of 2026. Even though Musk has $1 trillion as of 2026, he would need to have 1000 times more wealth to be a quadrillionaire.
In 2026, Owen Lamont of Acadian Asset Management predicted there would be at least one USD quadrillionaire by 2130.[4]
Former "quadrillionaires"
In 2013, Chris Reynolds (not to be confused with Chris Reynolds, a former football player, and not to be confused with Chris Reynolds, a Welsh comic book author) had unintentionally obtained a balance of exactly $92,233,720,368,547,800 (or 263 × 10) in his PayPal account due to a technical glitch. This lasted for around 2 minutes before it was reverted back to normal, and it also temporarily made him a "quadrillionaire".[5][6][7]
Other currencies
Many people have been labeled quadrillionaires in other currencies, although this is almost exclusively due to hyperinflation.[8]
References
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- ↑ "quadrillionaire, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary". www.oed.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ Cuccinello, Robert Frank,Hayley (2026-06-12). "Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq". CNBC. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ Bradford Betz, Eric Revell (2026-06-11). "SpaceX makes historic debut; Musk solidifies status as world's first trillionaire". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "Trillionaire | Acadian Asset Management". www.acadian-asset.com. 2026-01-22. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "How one man accidentally became the richest man of all time, a multi-quadrillionaire!". The Times of India. 2025-11-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "$92 quadrillion: PayPal accidentally makes man a quadrillionaire". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ Wills, Sho (2013-07-17). "PayPal accidentally credits man $92 quadrillion | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "175,000,000,000,000,000 Zimbabwean Dollars Now Equals $5". NBC News. 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
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