Elon Musk
Elon Musk | |
|---|---|
 Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX | |
| Born | 28 June 1971 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS in Physics, BA in Economics) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | CEO of Tesla and SpaceX; owner of X |
Elon Musk (born 28 June 1971) is a South African entrepreneur. He is the chief executive officer (CEO) and largest shareholder of Tesla, the electric vehicle company, and SpaceX, the aerospace company, and the owner of X (formerly Twitter).[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Musk was born on 28 June 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa. He briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada, where he studied at Queen's University, and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, earning degrees in physics and economics.[1] In 1995 he moved to California to begin a PhD in applied physics at Stanford University, but left after two days to pursue business ventures.[1]
Career
In 1995, Musk co-founded Zip2, a web software company, which Compaq acquired for about US$307 million in 1999. He then co-founded X.com, an online bank that merged with Confinity to form PayPal; eBay acquired PayPal for US$1.5 billion in 2002.[1] In 2002 he founded SpaceX, which developed the Falcon rockets and Dragon spacecraft and became the first private company to send astronauts to the International Space Station. He joined Tesla Motors as chairman in 2004 and became CEO in 2008, leading it to become the world's most valuable automaker.[1] In 2022 he acquired Twitter for US$44 billion and rebranded it as X. He also co-founded Neuralink and The Boring Company, and co-founded OpenAI in 2015. As of September 2026, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$964 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the world.[2][4]
Personal life
Musk has several children with multiple partners. He became a naturalized United States citizen in 2002.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.forbes.com/profile/elon-musk/
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/elon-musks-spacex-said-consider-merger-with-tesla-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-01-29/
- ↑ https://www.inc.com/brian-contreras/elon-musk-trillionaire-spacex-tesla-stock-price/91375168