Elon Musk Age Height Weight Net Worth

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Elon Musk Age Height Weight Net Worth

As of 2023, Elon Musk, at the age of 52, falls under the zodiac sign of Cancer. His diverse portfolio of roles includes being the originator, Chief Executive Officer, and principal engineer at SpaceX. He also serves as an angel investor, CEO, and product architect at Tesla, Inc., holds the title of founder at The Boring Company, and is a co-founder of both Neuralink and OpenAI.

In terms of his financial standing, Musk boasted an estimated net worth of approximately $238 billion as of September 26, 2022, making him the wealthiest individual globally, as confirmed by both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes' real-time billionaires list.

Musk's journey began in 2002 when he established SpaceX, a company engaged in aerospace manufacturing and space transport services, where he took on the dual roles of CEO and chief engineer. In 2004, he emerged as an early investor in the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. (now known as Tesla, Inc.). Subsequently, he assumed positions of increasing responsibility, serving as chairman and product architect, and eventually, taking the reins as CEO in 2008. In 2006, Musk played a pivotal role in the formation of SolarCity, a solar energy enterprise that later became part of Tesla and rebranded as Tesla Energy.

His innovation continued in 2015 when he co-founded OpenAI, a non-profit research organization dedicated to the advancement of friendly artificial intelligence (AI). In 2016, he embarked on new ventures, co-founding Neuralink, a neurotechnology company with a focus on the development of brain-computer interfaces, and initiating The Boring Company, dedicated to tunnel construction.

Elon Musk has introduced the concept of the hyperloop, a high-speed vactrain transportation system. He also holds the position of president at the Musk Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting scientific research and education.

However, Musk has faced criticism for making unscientific and contentious statements, including spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and expressing controversial views on politics and various technologies, often via his Twitter account.

In 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took legal action against Musk for a tweet in which he claimed to have secured funding for a private takeover of Tesla, a statement the SEC deemed false and misleading. Although Musk settled with the SEC without admitting guilt, he temporarily stepped down from his role as chairman at Tesla.

In 2019, Musk successfully defended against a defamation lawsuit brought by a British caver who had offered guidance during the Tham Luang cave rescue.

In 2022, Musk initially agreed to acquire Twitter for $44 billion but later initiated a termination of the deal, resulting in legal disputes between the parties involved. Nevertheless, he later opted to proceed with the purchase.

Here are Elon Musk's personal details:

  • Full Name: Elon Reeve Musk
  • Nick Name: Elon
  • Date Of Birth: June 28, 1971
  • Age: 52 Years (As Of 2023)
  • Birthplace: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
  • Current Residence: Boca Chica, Texas, United States
  • Nationality: South African-Canadian-American
  • Profession: Businessman
  • Zodiac Sign: Cancer
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight
  • Ethnicity: British and Pennsylvania Dutch
  • Religion: Christian

Family and Relationships

Elon Musk's family background is marked by diverse and intriguing details:

  • His mother is Maye Musk, a model and dietitian originally from Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa.

  • His father, Errol Musk, is a South African electromechanical engineer, pilot, sailor, consultant, and property developer. Notably, he was also a half-owner of a Zambian emerald mine located near Lake Tanganyika.

  • Elon Musk has two siblings: a younger brother named Kimbal, born in 1972, and a younger sister named Tosca, born in 1974.

During his youth, Musk's family enjoyed a comfortable financial status. His father, Errol Musk, was elected to the Pretoria City Council as a representative of the anti-apartheid Progressive Party, and Elon and his siblings shared their father's strong opposition to apartheid.

Elon's maternal grandfather, Joshua Haldeman, was an adventurous American-born Canadian who led his family on record-breaking journeys in a single-engine Bellanca airplane, traveling to destinations in Africa and Australia.

After his parents' divorce in 1980, Musk primarily resided with his father. Later on, he expressed regret for this decision, as it led to estrangement from his father. Elon Musk also has a paternal half-sister and half-brother.

Elon Musk's early years were described by biographer Ashlee Vance as marked by awkwardness and introversion. At the age of ten, he developed an interest in computing and video games, teaching himself how to program using his Commodore VIC-20 user manual. By the time he was twelve, he had created a BASIC-based game called Blastar, which he sold to PC and Office Technology magazine for around $500.

Regarding his own family, Elon Musk has had several relationships and marital experiences:

  • Marital Status: Divorced

Wives:

  • Talulah Riley (married 2013–2016)
  • Talulah Riley (married 2010–2012)
  • Justine Wilson (married 2000–2008)

Children:

  • Nevada Alexander Musk (mother: Justine Wilson)
  • Griffin and Vivian Musk (mother: Justine Wilson)
  • Kai, Saxon Musk, and Damian Musk (mother: Justine Wilson)
  • X AE A-XII Musk (mother: Grimes)
  • Exa Dark Sideræl Musk (via surrogate)
  • Twins (mother: Shivon Zilis)

Girlfriends:

  • Grimes
  • Shivon Zilis

Education

Elon Musk's educational journey encompassed multiple institutions and countries:

  • Born and raised in Pretoria, South Africa, he began his educational path by attending the University of Pretoria.

  • At the age of 17, Musk relocated to Canada and obtained Canadian citizenship through his mother, who was born in Canada.

  • Afterward, he continued his studies by matriculating at Queen’s University in Ontario. However, he soon transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he successfully completed bachelor's degrees in both economics and physics.

  • In 1995, he made the move to California with the intention of attending Stanford University. Nevertheless, he altered his course to pursue a career in business. In collaboration with his brother, Kimbal, he co-founded the web software company Zip2.

  • Their startup, Zip2, was subsequently acquired by Compaq in 1999 for a substantial sum of $307 million.

  • In the same year, 1999, Musk embarked on another venture, co-founding the online bank X.com. This financial endeavor merged with Confinity in 2000 to establish PayPal. Eventually, eBay acquired PayPal in 2002 for a noteworthy $1.5 billion.

Educational Institutions:

  • School: University of Pretoria
  • College: Queen’s University, University of Pennsylvania

Qualifications:

  • Graduated with bachelor's degrees in economics and physics.

Awards

Musk was elected a fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018.

In 2015, he received an honorary doctorate in engineering and technology from Yale University and IEEE Honorary Membership.

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, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal in 2010, and the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal in 2012.

He was listed among Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2010, 2013, 2018, and 2021.

Musk was selected as Time‘s “Person of the Year” for 2021. Time editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal wrote that “Person of the Year is a marker of influence, and few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too”.

Wealth Of Elon Musk

  • Musk made $175.8 million when PayPal was sold to eBay in 2002. He was first listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2012 with a net worth of $2 billion.
  • At the start of 2020, Musk had a net worth of $27 billion. By the year’s end his net worth had increased by $150 billion, largely driven by his ownership of around 20% of Tesla stock.
  • During this, Musk’s net worth was often volatile. For example, it dropped $16.3 billion in September, the largest single-day plunge in Bloomberg Billionaires Index’s history.
  • In November of that year, Musk passed Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to become the third-richest person in the world; a week later he passed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the second-richest.
  • In January 2021, Musk, with a net worth of $185 billion, surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world.
  • Bezos reclaimed the top spot the following month.
  • On September 27, 2021, Forbes announced that Musk had a net worth of over $200 billion, and was the richest person in the world, after Tesla stock surged.
  • In November 2021, Musk became the first person with a net worth over $300 billion.
  • Around three-quarters of Musk’s wealth derives from Tesla.
  • Musk does not receive a salary from Tesla; he agreed in 2018 to a compensation plan with the board that ties his personal earnings to Tesla’s valuation and revenue.
  • The deal stipulated that Musk only receives the compensation if Tesla reaches certain market values.
  • It was the largest such deal ever done between a CEO and board.
  • In the first award, given in May 2020, he was eligible to purchase 1.69 million TSLA shares (about 1% of the company) at below-market prices, which was worth about $800 million.
  • Musk paid $455 million in taxes on $1.52 billion of income between 2014 and 2018.
  • According to ProPublica, Musk paid no federal income taxes in 2018.
  • He claimed his 2021 tax bill was estimated at $12 billion based on his sale of $14 billion worth of Tesla stock.
  • In 2003, Musk said his favorite plane he owned was the L-39 Albatros. He uses a private jet owned by Falcon Landing LLC, a SpaceX-linked company and acquired a second jet in August 2020.
  • The jet’s heavy use of fossil fuels—it flew over 150,000 miles in 2018—has received criticism.
  • Musk has repeatedly described himself as “cash poor”, and has “professed to have little interest in the material trappings of wealth”.
  • In May 2020, he pledged to sell almost all physical possessions.
  • Musk defended his wealth by saying he is accumulating resources for humanity’s outward expansion to space.

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