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PROFILE
Elon Musk
CEO, Tesla
$394.2B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 2/17/25
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From the Editor
- Elon Musk cofounded seven companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and artificial intelligence startup xAI.
- He owns about 12% of Tesla excluding options, but has pledged more than half his shares as collateral for personal loans of up to $3.5 billion.
- In early 2024, a Delaware judge voided Musk's 2018 deal to receive options equaling an additional 9% of Tesla. Forbes has discounted the options by 50% pending Musk's appeal.
- SpaceX, founded in 2002, is worth $350 billion based on a private share sale during December 2024. Musk owns an estimated 42% stake.
- Musk bought Twitter in a $44 billion (enterprise value) deal during 2022. Forbes estimates that the social media company, which he renamed X, is worth nearly 70% less as of August 2024.
- Musk owns an estimated 54% of xAI, which he founded in 2023. Private investors valued the company at a reported $50 billion in November 2024.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 53
- Source of Wealth
- Tesla, SpaceX, Self Made
- Residence
- Austin, Texas
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Divorced
- Children
- 11
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania
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In Their Own Words
I operate on the physics approach to analysis. You boil things down to the first principles or fundamental truths in a particular area and then you reason up from there.
Elon Musk
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