"There’s a common misconception that goes something like this: 'Elon Musk has $300 billion. If he gave $1 billion to each of the 8 billion people on Earth, he’d still have $292 billion left.'
While it might sound impressive, the math simply doesn’t add up.
Distributing $1 billion to each of 8 billion people would require $8 trillion — a figure far beyond any individual’s net worth. For context, even the entire GDP of the United States is around $27 trillion (as of 2025). Elon Musk’s estimated net worth, though massive, is approximately $300 billion — a fraction of what would be needed.
