On Wednesday, May Musk celebrated her son Elon Musk’s latest honor after Forbes ranked him No. 1 on its list of America’s Greatest Living Innovators of 2026, ahead of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates And Jensen HuanG.
Elon Musk is number 1 on the Forbes 250 Innovators List
called Forbes Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) And SpaceX CEO the top innovator on the annual “Forbes 250” list.
The list cited his role in building or scaling five billion-dollar companies across industries: electric vehicles at Tesla, space exploration at SpaceX, brain-computer interface startups. Humableartificial intelligence company xAI and tunnel construction company The boring company.
According to Forbes, Musk is “the only person in history” to have founded or grown five companies, each now valued in the billions, spanning several industries.
Gates ranks third in terms of incorporation Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) and for global philanthropy, while George Lucas ranks fourth for “Star Wars” and film technology innovation.
Maye Musk responds: ‘Proud mother’
Shortly after the announcement, Maye Musk reposted the cover of Forbes Xwriting: “Proud mother.”
Musk’s net worth and the new space race
Musk’s recognition comes as he remains the richest person in the world, with a net worth of about $684 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires. Index.
Earlier this month, Musk said SpaceX would prioritize building a base on the moon before sending humans to Mars.
Last month, Bezos Blue origin also announced that it would pause its space tourism flights to focus on developing a lunar lander for NASA.
TSLA shows a strong long-term price trend but a weaker short- and medium-term trend, along with a low value ranking, according to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
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