It may take a bit longer for Musk to overtake the French luxury-goods titan, though, after disclosing this week he gave 11.6 million Tesla shares to unnamed charitable causes between August and December. The stock was worth about $1.9 billion, based on closing prices on the days Musk donated the securities.
How a $900 million bet on SpaceX turned 100x into $94 billion for Alphabet
Alphabet’s initial $900 million SpaceX investment is now worth approximately $94 billion. This significant return makes Alphabet the largest institutional shareholder in the rocket company.