Billie Eilish Slams Elon Musk Over Trillionaire Status Potential
Initially, Billie Eilish publicly criticized affluent individuals. Currently, her focus has shifted to a figure poised to potentially achieve the status of the world's inaugural trillionaire.
On Thursday, November 13, the 23-year-old Eilish used her Instagram Stories to lambaste Elon Musk, branding him with intensely provocative and derogatory terms. This public condemnation emerged following her re-sharing of an Instagram carousel, initially published by My Voice, My Choice. The series of images commenced with a photograph of the 54-year-old Musk, accompanied by text proclaiming, “Elon Musk has reached the unprecedented milestone of becoming the world’s first trillionaire; explore the potential applications of his wealth.”
Subsequent slides outlined various methods through which Musk could provide aid to global populations, proposing that he possesses the capacity to “eradicate global hunger,” “safeguard endangered wildlife,” and “reconstruct Gaza.”
“Musk has the option to allocate $40 billion annually to eliminate world hunger by 2030, or dedicate $140 billion over the next seven years to ensure universal access to safe, clean water for the entire planet,” one particular slide stated.
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Furthermore, the second slide indicated, “To preserve all 10,443 species currently classified as Critically Endangered, Musk could contribute $1-2 billion per year, thereby downgrading their conservation status to merely Endangered.”
The concluding slide detailed, “With an investment of merely $53.2 billion, Musk would be able to reconstruct Gaza and the occupied West Bank, as estimated by the EU. However, the UN projects that rebuilding Gaza alone might necessitate over $70 billion. Should he wish to extend his philanthropic efforts, he could additionally fund the reconstruction of Ukraine and Syria, an endeavor estimated at $793.2 billion.”
Eilish implied Musk's potential for further contributions by adding the shorthand, “Etc …”
Us Weekly contacted a representative for Musk seeking an official statement.
The artist's remarks were made subsequent to a shareholder vote at Tesla, where 75 percent endorsed a remuneration package exceeding $1 trillion for Musk. To attain the status of a trillionaire, the founder of SpaceX must fulfill numerous corporate objectives over the coming decade. These include elevating Tesla's market capitalization to $8.5 trillion by 2035, achieving annual sales of 12 million vehicles, and deploying 1 million autonomous taxis and 1 million human-like robots, as reported by Business Insider. Furthermore, he is required to maintain his role as Tesla CEO for seven and a half years to vest shares from this updated compensation agreement.
This incident is not the initial instance of Eilish publicly challenging affluent individuals. At the Wall Street Journal’s 2025 Innovator Awards, held on October 29 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Grammy-winning artist encouraged billionaires to contribute their vast fortunes to assist the underprivileged.
“Currently, the global situation is exceptionally dire and bleak, and individuals require compassion and assistance more acutely than perhaps at any previous time, particularly within our own nation,” she stated. “My recommendation is that if you possess financial resources, it would be highly beneficial to employ them for benevolent purposes, potentially distributing them to those in genuine necessity.”
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Eilish pressed on, declaring, “I appreciate you all, but there are some individuals in this room who possess considerably more wealth than I do. If you are a billionaire, one might ask, why remain a billionaire? I mean no disrespect, but genuinely, share your wealth, folks!”
Among those present at the event was Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg, recognized by Forbes as the world's fifth-richest individual with an estimated net worth of $230 billion. While a significant portion of the audience applauded Eilish's remarks, an observer informed People that the 41-year-old Zuckerberg refrained from doing so.
