Elon Musk just got the green light to chase a payday no one in history has ever touched — a trillion-dollar one. At Tesla’s latest shareholder meeting, more than 75% of investors voted to reinstate his massive compensation plan — the same one that could p

Elon Musk just got the green light to chase a payday no one in history has ever touched — a trillion-dollar one.
At Tesla’s latest shareholder meeting, more than 75% of investors voted to reinstate his massive compensation plan — the same one that could push Musk’s net worth past $1 trillion if he hits every milestone.
But this isn’t a “sign a check and call it a day” situation.
To unlock the full payout, Musk has to pull off some of the most aggressive goals ever set for a public company, including:
Raising Tesla’s market cap to $8.5 trillion
Selling 12 million vehicles a year
Launching 1 million robotaxis and humanoid robots
And staying CEO for at least 7½ more years
All while Tesla faces slowing sales in parts of the world — and even major investors like Norway’s sovereign wealth fund voted against the plan.
But the vote’s approval makes one thing clear:
Tesla shareholders are still all-in on Musk’s “future of everything” vision.
So yes — Elon Musk didn’t just secure a compensation deal.
He just officially stepped onto the path toward becoming the first trillionaire in history.