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'Money can't buy happiness,' says world's richest person Elon Musk
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Thursday, 5 February, 2026
World's richest person Elon Musk has stated that the person who said "'money can't buy happiness' really knew what they were talking about". Several X users reacted to this saying, "I'm with you, except poor as hell," and "It's easier to be philosophical when rent is covered." Musk recently became the world's first person to cross $800 billion net worth.