PendingEconomy 10x bigger in 10 years
“I'd say the economy is 10 times its current size in 10 years... I feel like that's actually a fairly comfor…”
“Double-digit growth is coming within 12 to 18 months. If applied intelligence is proxy for economic growth, which it should be, triple-digit is possible in ~5 years.”
— Elon Musk · Dec 24, 2025 · Musk X post on double/triple-digit US growth, Dec 24 2025 ↗
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Dec 24, 2025
The promise: “Double-digit growth is coming within 12 to 18 months. If applied intelligence is proxy for economic growth, which it should be, triple-digit is possible in ~5 years.” · Musk X post on double/triple-digit US growth, Dec 24 2025 ↗
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Status: Pending · 1,622 days left. Still waiting.
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PendingUS output outgrows money supply in ~3 years, then deflation
“In 3 years or less, my guess is goods and services growth will exceed money supply growth in about 3 years.…”
PendingTerafab: AI5 small-batch 2026, volume 2027, a terawatt of compute/year
“We either build the Terafab, or we don't have the chips, and we need the chips, so we build the Terafab.”
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