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Gennady Timchenko vs Elon Musk

Real-time net worth, career, and company comparison — updated June 2026.

Gennady Timchenko

Gennady Timchenko

CEO, Oil
Net Worth
$24.166B
+0.00% today
Elon Musk
Wealthier

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla, Inc.
Net Worth
$807.656B
+$783.5B more than Gennady
+1.18% today

Wealth at a Glance

Gennady Timchenko$24.166B
Elon Musk$807.656B

Net worth gap: $783.5B — equivalent to 97% of Elon's total wealth.

Tale of the Tape

Gennady Timchenko
Elon Musk
$24.166B
Net Worth
$807.656B
#110
Global Rank
#1
73
Age
54
RUSSIA
Country
UNITED STATES
Oil, gas
Source of Wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Energy
Industry
Technology
Leningrad Mechanical Institute (Electrical Engineering)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)

Career Highlights

Gennady Timchenko

  1. 1977
    Engineer at Izhorsky Plant
    Began his career as an engineer at the Izhorsky Plant near Saint Petersburg.
  2. 1982-1988
    Senior Engineer at Ministry of Foreign Trade
    Worked as a senior engineer within the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Trade.
  3. 1997
    Co-founded Gunvor Group
    Co-founded the global commodity trading company Gunvor with Torbjörn Törnqvist.
  4. 2007
    Founded Volga Group
    Founded the private investment fund Volga Group.

Elon Musk

  1. 1995
    Co-founded Zip2
    Co-founded Zip2, an online city guide for newspapers.
  2. 1999
    Co-founded X.com
    Co-founded X.com, which later became PayPal.
  3. 2002
    Founded SpaceX
    Founded Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX).
  4. 2004
    Became Chairman of Tesla
    Led the first funding round for Tesla and became its Chairman.
  5. 2008
    Became CEO of Tesla
    Became CEO of Tesla Motors.

Net Worth History

YearGennadyElonLeader
2022—$146B—
2023—$235.5B—
2024$24.2B$839.6BElon
2025$24.2B$839BElon
2026$24.166B$807.656BElon

The Verdict: Elon Musk vs Gennady Timchenko

As of June 2026, Elon Musk leads this comparison with a net worth of $807.656B, placing at #1 in the global rankings. Gennady Timchenko follows at $24.166B — a gap of $783.5B.

The two leaders come from distinct industries — Energy for Gennady Timchenko and Technology for Elon Musk. Comparing them is therefore a comparison of different underlying asset types, growth rates, and risk profiles rather than a simple head-to-head within the same market.

Gennady Timchenko is 73 years old versus 54 for Elon Musk, a difference of 19 years. Age context matters in wealth comparisons: a younger billionaire at the same net worth has had less time to accumulate — and in many cases represents a higher compound annual growth rate on their wealth.

Net worth figures are estimates calculated from public shareholding disclosures, stock price data, and reported asset values. See our full methodology.

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