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Elon Musk is a South African-born businessman and the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$402 billion as of February 8, 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, [418] and $397 billion according to Forbes, [419] primarily from his ownership stakes in Tesla, Inc., and SpaceX.
In March 1999, [15] Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company with $12 million of the money he made from the Compaq acquisition. [16] X.com was one of the first online banks that was federally insured, and over 200,000 customers joined in its initial months of operation.
The Musk family is a prominent family with roots in South Africa, Canada, England, and the United States, whose most famous member is billionaire Elon Musk.It also includes his parents Maye Musk, a model and author, and Errol Musk, a mine-owner, businessman and politician; siblings Kimbal Musk and Tosca Musk, and cousin Lyndon Rive.
Elon Musk is known for promoting the interests of science and technology and thrusting them into the limelight. ... The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. “Jennifer Lopez.” Britannica ...
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is now a reality. President Donald Trump formally created DOGE via executive order on January 20, one of the first he signed after returning to the ...
In May 2017, Musk was awarded the Oslo Business for Peace Award. [28] [29] [30] In 2018, Musk was ranked 25th on Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People. [31] Musk was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018. [32] [33] Listed among the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010, 2013, 2018 and 2021. [34]
Billionaire Elon Musk is categorized as a "special government employee" through his work with the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, a cost-cutting initiative created by President Trump ...
Musk receiving the Order of Defence Merit from the Brazilian Armed Forces in 2022 [6]. Awards for his contributions to the development of the Falcon rockets include the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low Transportation Award in 2008, [7] the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal in 2010, [8] and the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2012. [9]