What Could the Top 6 Forbes Billionaires Actually Buy With Their Fortunes?

1. Elon Musk ($775 billion) – Could Buy Greenland and Bank of America and Still Have Change Left Over

The world’s richest person currently sits on a staggering $775 billion fortune—more than triple what he had just a year ago . To put that in perspective: the estimated price tag for the United States to purchase Greenland from Denmark is between $700 billion and $2.8 trillion, depending on who’s calculating . Elon could cover the lower estimate and still have $75 billion left. Meanwhile, Bank of America—one of America’s largest financial institutions—has a total market cap of approximately $406 billion . Musk could buy BofA outright, purchase Greenland, and still have enough left over to fund a SpaceX mission to Mars.