Elon Musk Net Worth Is So Large, He Could Buy Every MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL Team And Still Have $103 Billion Left

Billionaire Elon Musk saw his wealth soar in 2025, due to an 18.6% gain for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock and a rising valuation for SpaceX ahead of a potential IPO. While Musk could become the world's first trillionaire, here's how rich he currently is, put into sports terms.

Elon Musk's Net Worth

Musk ended 2025 as the world's richest person, with a net worth of $619 billion. The billionaire gained $187 billion on the year and was the first person to ever be worth $600 billion.

Bloomberg estimates Musk's net worth at $640 billion, after he added more to his wealth.

While Musk gained $187 billion in 2025 and is up $20.9 billion already in 2026, his gains may soar later this year and in coming years thanks to a new pay package for Tesla that could award him nearly $1 trillion in shares of the electric vehicle company.

A potential SpaceX IPO, which could value the space company at $1.5 trillion, would also bring Musk even closer to the $1 trillion wealth threshold.

While Musk is not yet worth $1 trillion, his wealth is so large that it is sometimes helpful to visualize it using well-known companies or items, such as sports teams.

Musk is worth more than the valuation of every Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League and National Hockey League team combined and still has money left over. Here are the current rankings for team valuations from Forbes:

• MLB: 30 teams valued at $77.85 billion
• NBA: 30 teams valued at $160.975 billion
• NFL: 32 teams valued at $227.45 billion
• NHL: 32 teams valued at $70.55 billion
• Total: $536.825 billion

Based on the current team valuations across the four North American sports leagues, Musk could purchase all teams for $536.825 billion and still have $103.175 billion remaining.

Musk Interest In Sports Team Ownership?

This valuation exercise is, of course, hypothetical, as no one can own multiple teams in any sport, and there are also rules in place across some leagues for ownership of teams in other leagues.

That means Tesla shareholders can breathe a sigh of relief. While Musk is worth $640 billion, the majority of his wealth comes from ownership stakes in the companies he leads, including SpaceX and Tesla.

To fund the $44-billion Twitter buyout, Musk had to sell portions of his Tesla stock. The move, known to analysts and investors as the Twitter overhang, led to Tesla shares trading down as concerns about further sales weighed on the stock during the buyout process.

Musk also has not expressed interest in owning a sports team in MLB, NBA, NFL, or the NHL over the years. The world’s richest man did joke about buying publicly traded soccer team Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) previously, but nothing came of the comments.

Billionaires have bought sports teams over the years. Others have become billionaires through ownership of professional sports teams. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly expressed interest in owning an NFL team in the future.

Public Sports Teams

Sports teams have seen values rise over the years thanks to increased ticket prices, advertising opportunities and huge media rights deals.

While Musk hasn't purchased a team and President Donald Trump missed out on owning the Dallas Cowboys, investors do have options to buy stakes in publicly-traded sports teams.

The Atlanta Braves (MLB) are publicly traded as Atlanta Braves Holdings (NASDAQ:BATRA). Madison Square Garden Sports (NYSE:MSGS) owns the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Rangers (NHL).

The entire Formula 1 sports league is publicly traded as Formula One Group (NASDAQ:FWONA)(NASDAQ:FWONK).

Other public companies like Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI), Ares Management Corp (NYSE:ARES) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) also own stakes in professional sports teams.

This article was previously published by Benzinga and has been updated.