Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire. Who Was the First Billionaire?

CitrixNews Staff

· June 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM

John D. Rockefeller, the Gilded Age oil baron, became America’s first billionaire in 1916. Like Elon Musk’s ascension, the milestone made headlines.

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