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Ji Qi vs Elon Musk

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

Ji Qi

Ji Qi

CEO, Hotels
Net Worth
$3.636B
+1.23% today
Elon Musk
Wealthier

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla, Inc.
Net Worth
$807.656B
+$804.0B more than Ji
+1.18% today

Wealth at a Glance

Ji Qi$3.636B
Elon Musk$807.656B

Net worth gap: $804.0B — equivalent to 100% of Elon's total wealth.

Tale of the Tape

Ji Qi
Elon Musk
$3.636B
Net Worth
$807.656B
#1176
Global Rank
#1
59
Age
54
SINGAPORE
Country
UNITED STATES
Hotels, motels
Source of Wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Service
Industry
Technology
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Bachelor's and Master's degrees)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)

Net Worth History

YearJiElonLeader
2022—$146B—
2023—$235.5B—
2024$2.35B$839.6BElon
2025$4.2B$839BElon
2026$3.636B$807.656BElon

Career Highlights

Ji Qi

  1. 1999
    Co-founded Ctrip (now Trip.com)
    Served as CEO and President until 2001.
  2. 2002
    Co-founded Home Inns & Hotels Management Inc.
    Served as CEO until 2005.
  3. 2005
    Founded H World Group (formerly China Lodging Group)
    Served in various leadership roles, including CEO and Executive Chairman.

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.

The Verdict: Elon Musk vs Ji Qi

As of May 2026, Elon Musk leads this comparison with a net worth of $807.656B, placing at #1 in the global rankings. Ji Qi follows at $3.636B — a gap of $804.0B.

The two leaders come from distinct industries — Service for Ji Qi 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.

Ji Qi is 59 years old versus 54 for Elon Musk, a difference of 5 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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