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Karthik Sarma vs Elon Musk

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

Karthik Sarma

Karthik Sarma

CEO, Hedge fund
Net Worth
$2.895B
+0.00% today
Elon Musk
Wealthier

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla, Inc.
Net Worth
$807.656B
+$804.8B more than Karthik
+1.18% today

Wealth at a Glance

Karthik Sarma$2.895B
Elon Musk$807.656B

Net worth gap: $804.8B — equivalent to 100% of Elon's total wealth.

Tale of the Tape

Karthik Sarma
Elon Musk
$2.895B
Net Worth
$807.656B
#1457
Global Rank
#1
51
Age
54
INDIA
Country
UNITED STATES
Hedge fund
Source of Wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Finance & Investments
Industry
Technology
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (B.Tech), Princeton University (M.S.)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)

Career Highlights

Karthik Sarma

  1. 1996
    Graduated from IIT Madras
    Earned a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering.
  2. 1998
    Graduated from Princeton
    Earned a Master of Science in Operations Research and Financial Engineering.
  3. 1998-2001
    Worked at McKinsey & Company
    Served as a consultant at McKinsey & Company.
  4. 2001-2006
    Managing Director at Tiger Global Management
    Held the position of Managing Director and Partner at Tiger Global Management.
  5. 2006
    Founded SRS Investment Management
    Established SRS Investment Management, a hedge fund.

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

YearKarthikElonLeader
2022—$146B—
2023$2.9B$235.5BElon
2024$2.9B$839.6BElon
2025$2.9B$839BElon
2026$2.895B$807.656BElon

The Verdict: Elon Musk vs Karthik Sarma

As of June 2026, Elon Musk leads this comparison with a net worth of $807.656B, placing at #1 in the global rankings. Karthik Sarma follows at $2.895B — a gap of $804.8B.

The two leaders come from distinct industries — Finance & Investments for Karthik Sarma 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.

Elon Musk is 54 years old versus 51 for Karthik Sarma, a difference of 3 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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