What exactly does Elon Musk's $419.9B net worth mean?
Based on the average income in the US of 55k/year, you would need to work **7.6 million years** to earn the money he has now. Compare this — 7.6 million years ago, humans had just started walking upright.
A different perspective: The median annual income for a U.S. household is 80,000. Musk's fortune is **5,237,500 times** that number. If we convert it into distance – walking 80,000 steps is about 38 miles (from New York to Connecticut), but to complete 419.9 billion steps, you would have to walk 198.8 million miles. This distance is enough for over 400 round trips to Mars. (So it's not surprising that Musk really wants to go to Mars.)
The most heart-wrenching data: The average American earns 1.7 million over a lifetime. Musk's net worth is equivalent to **the total lifetime earnings of 246,000 people**.
This gap between the rich and the poor is indeed outrageous.
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What exactly does Elon Musk's $419.9B net worth mean?
Based on the average income in the US of 55k/year, you would need to work **7.6 million years** to earn the money he has now. Compare this — 7.6 million years ago, humans had just started walking upright.
A different perspective: The median annual income for a U.S. household is 80,000. Musk's fortune is **5,237,500 times** that number. If we convert it into distance – walking 80,000 steps is about 38 miles (from New York to Connecticut), but to complete 419.9 billion steps, you would have to walk 198.8 million miles. This distance is enough for over 400 round trips to Mars. (So it's not surprising that Musk really wants to go to Mars.)
The most heart-wrenching data: The average American earns 1.7 million over a lifetime. Musk's net worth is equivalent to **the total lifetime earnings of 246,000 people**.
This gap between the rich and the poor is indeed outrageous.