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Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa, to a wealthy family with British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. He emigrated to Canada in 1989, obtaining citizenship through his mother, and briefly attended Queen's University before transferring to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned bachelor's degrees in physics and economics in 1997. Musk's entrepreneurial journey began during the internet boom when he co-founded Zip2 in 1995, an online city guide sold to Compaq for $307 million in 1999. He then co-founded X.com, which evolved into PayPal and was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. Becoming a U.S. citizen in 2002, Musk founded SpaceX that same year to advance space exploration and reusable rocket technology, achieving milestones like the first private crewed flight to the International Space Station in 2020. He joined Tesla as an early investor in 2004, becoming CEO in 2008 and leading it to become a pioneer in electric vehicles, with innovations such as the Model S, Model 3, and Cybertruck, pushing the company's market capitalization to over $1 trillion in 2021. Musk also co-founded Neuralink in 2016 for brain-computer interfaces, The Boring Company in 2017 for infrastructure tunneling, and xAI in 2023 for AI development, while proposing concepts like the Hyperloop in 2013.
Musk's personal life has been marked by multiple marriages and relationships, including with Justine Wilson (1999β2008), Talulah Riley (twice, 2010β2012 and 2013β2016), Grimes, Shivon Zilis, and others, resulting in at least 14 children. He acquired Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion, rebranding it as X and implementing changes that sparked debates over free speech, content moderation, and increased misinformation. As of August 2025, Musk's net worth stands at an estimated $408 billion, making him the world's wealthiest individual, primarily from Tesla and SpaceX holdings. Politically, he has shifted rightward, becoming a major donor in the 2024 U.S. elections and briefly serving as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, co-leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cut federal spending before resigning in May 2025 amid a public feud. His actions, including endorsements of far-right causes, promotion of conspiracy theories on topics like race and immigration, and controversies such as a gesture interpreted as a Nazi salute at Trump's inauguration, have made him a polarizing figure, drawing international criticism while advancing ambitious goals like Mars colonization through SpaceX's Starlink network, which has deployed over 7,600 satellites.
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Fun Fact: Elon Musk's entrance into Twitter HQ carrying a sink with the caption "Let that sink in" became a viral moment symbolizing his takeover of the platform
Did You Know?: Elon Musk temporarily changed the Twitter logo to the Dogecoin meme in 2023, causing a brief surge in the cryptocurrency's value
Brief Bio: Elon Musk is a South African-born entrepreneur who co-founded PayPal, founded SpaceX and Tesla, and later Neuralink and xAI; he acquired Twitter (now X) in 2022; he uses X to post updates on his companies, share memes, express political views, and interact directly with millions of users
Most Popular Post: Tweet from April 27, 2022: "Next Iβm buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in," with over 4.4 million likes