How Massive Is Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Fortune? Spend It Yourself
WIRED has partnered with Neal Agarwal of Neal.fun to create a visualization of Elon Musk’s massive wealth. Here’s how it came together.
Elon Musk is said to be worth a staggering one trillion dollars, a number that is difficult for the human brain to truly grasp. Even though "trillion" sounds like a mere step up from "billion," it is actually 1,000 times larger. To truly visualize the magnitude of a trillion dollars, WIRED has partnered with Neal Agarwal to create an interactive visualization called "Spend Elon Musk's Money."
This tool allows users to spend Musk's fortune on various items ranging from Big Macs to aircraft carriers to the Las Vegas Sphere. As users spend the money, they can track their purchases and see how far the trillion dollars goes in real-time. Agarwal, the creator of the website Neal.fun, explains that the site serves as a platform for him to explore the possibilities of what a website can be.
He grew up on the web and sees it as a medium with vast potential that has yet to be fully realized.
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