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Elon Musk

Real Time Net Worth

$823.6 Billion

as of 8/8/26

Age

Source of Wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Country

United States

Biography

Elon Musk is the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. He is one of the most prominent tech entrepreneurs of the 21st century, known for his ambitions to colonize Mars and transition the world to sustainable energy.

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Key Companies Owned

Tesla
SpaceX
xAI
Neuralink
The Boring Company

Investments & Assets

Twitter/X
PayPal (formerly)
SolarCity

Philanthropic Work

Musk Foundation, donating to renewable energy research, science education, and pediatric health.

Did You Know?

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How did Elon Musk start his career? He co-founded Zip2 in 1995, which sold for $307 million, followed by X.com, which merged with Confinity to become PayPal and sold to eBay for $1.5 billion.
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Does Elon Musk own X (Twitter)? Yes, he acquired Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion and rebranded it to X.