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Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n / EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman known for his key roles in Tesla, Inc., SpaceX, and Twitter (which he rebranded as X).Since 2025, he has been a senior advisor to United States president Donald Trump and the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Elon Musk has since surpassed John D. Rockefeller as the richest person in the history of the United States, and of modern history, according to size of wealth compared to GDP. In December 2024 his wealth reached $474 billion dollars (1.61% of USA's GDP at that year) compared to Rockefeller's 1.5% at the height of his wealth. [5]
Musk has defended his wealth by saying he is accumulating resources for humanity's outward expansion to space. [12] At the start of 2020, Elon Musk had a net worth of $27 billion. [13] By the end of the year his net worth had increased by $150 billion, mostly driven by his ownership of around 20% of Tesla stock. [14]
Elon Musk. Net worth: $263.5 billion Age: 51 Source of income: PayPal Tesla, SpaceX Love him or hate him, you can't deny that Elon Musk is a phenomenal businessman. The South African-born American ...
Elon Musk is the richest person in the world right now, according to Forbes. He has a ton of money -- around $232 billion. But Musk didn't become mega-rich overnight. He made his huge fortune over...
Elon Musk lost his title of richest man on the planet earlier this week to fellow billionaire Bernard Arnault. See: How Rich Is Former President Donald Trump?Find: Wealthy Millennials Aren't ...
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.
In 2021, Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, claimed the title of richest man of the world, passing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Here is what to know about Musk.