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trillionaire

British  
/ ˌtrɪljəˈnɛə /

noun

  1. a person whose assets are worth over a trillion of the monetary units of his or her country

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The initial public offering for SpaceX could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

It could make Elon Musk, on paper, the first trillionaire in history.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The IPO is expected to raise a record amount of money, valuing Elon Musk’s company at roughly $2 trillion —enough to turn the world’s richest person into a trillionaire.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Because of the shares he will own in SpaceX, the IPO could make billionaire Musk, who is already the world's richest person, a trillionaire.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

An equivalent number of American pennies would be enough to make every person on Earth a dollar trillionaire.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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