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William Hockey vs Elon Musk

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

William Hockey

William Hockey

CEO, Fintech
Net Worth
$3.332B
+0.00% today
Elon Musk
Wealthier

Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla, Inc.
Net Worth
$807.656B
+$804.3B more than William
+1.18% today

Wealth at a Glance

William Hockey$3.332B
Elon Musk$807.656B

Net worth gap: $804.3B — equivalent to 100% of Elon's total wealth.

Tale of the Tape

William Hockey
Elon Musk
$3.332B
Net Worth
$807.656B
#1292
Global Rank
#1
36
Age
54
UNITED STATES
Country
UNITED STATES
fintech
Source of Wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Finance & Investments
Industry
Technology
Emory University (Computer Science and Economics)
Education
University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)

Career Highlights

William Hockey

  1. 2010
    Engineering Role
    Began his career with an engineering role at OpenStudy.
  2. 2011
    Associate at Bain & Company
    Worked briefly as an Associate at Bain & Company.
  3. 2012
    Co-founded Plaid
    Co-founded Plaid, a fintech company connecting applications to users' bank accounts.
  4. 2019
    Stepped Down as CTO and President of Plaid
    Transitioned to a board member role at Plaid.
  5. 2022
    Founded Column
    Launched Column, a technology-driven bank focused on financial services.

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

YearWilliamElonLeader
2022$1.4B$146BElon
2023—$235.5B—
2024$3.3B$839.6BElon
2025$3.3B$839BElon
2026$3.332B$807.656BElon

The Verdict: Elon Musk vs William Hockey

As of June 2026, Elon Musk leads this comparison with a net worth of $807.656B, placing at #1 in the global rankings. William Hockey follows at $3.332B — a gap of $804.3B.

The two leaders come from distinct industries — Finance & Investments for William Hockey 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 36 for William Hockey, a difference of 18 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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