Elon Musk is a businessman and public official primarily known for leading Tesla and SpaceX. He has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025, with Forbes estimating his net worth at US$788 billion as of May 2026. Musk's ventures focus on electric vehicles, space exploration, and other technological advancements.
In 1950, Elon Musk's maternal grandfather, Joshua N. Haldeman, moved to South Africa.
On June 28, 1971, Elon Reeve Musk was born. He is known for his leadership of Tesla and SpaceX.
In 1979, after his parents divorced, Elon, aged around 9, chose to live with his father.
In 1990, Elon Musk entered Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
In 1994, Elon Musk held two internships in Silicon Valley: one at Pinnacle Research Institute and another at Rocket Science Games.
In 1995, Elon Musk co-founded the software company Zip2.
In 1995, Elon Musk studied at the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1995, Elon Musk was accepted to a graduate program in materials science at Stanford University, but did not enroll.
In 1997, Elon Musk received a Bachelor of Arts in physics and a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
In February 1999, Compaq acquired Zip2 for $307 million in cash, and Elon Musk received $22 million for his 7-percent share.
In 1999, Elon Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company.
In 2000, Elon Musk contracted a severe case of malaria while on vacation in South Africa.
In 2000, Elon Musk married Canadian author Justine Wilson after meeting at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.
In 2000, Elon Musk was ousted as CEO of X.com and replaced by Peter Thiel.
In 2001, Elon Musk became involved with the nonprofit Mars Society and discussed funding plans to place a growth-chamber for plants on Mars.
In 2001, the company focused on the PayPal service and was renamed PayPal.
In May 2002, Elon Musk founded SpaceX and became the company's CEO and Chief Engineer.
In 2002, Elon Musk became a U.S. citizen.
In 2002, Elon Musk founded the space technology company SpaceX, becoming its CEO and chief engineer.
In 2002, Elon Musk's first child with Justine Wilson, Nevada Alexander Musk, died of sudden infant death syndrome at the age of 10 days.
In 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in stock, of which Elon Musk received $175.8 million.
In 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay. Also in 2002, Elon Musk became an American citizen.
In 2004, Elon Musk and Justine Wilson had twins via in vitro fertilization (IVF) following the death of their first child.
In 2004, Elon Musk joined the automaker Tesla as an early investor.
In 2006, Elon Musk and Justine Wilson had triplets via in vitro fertilization (IVF).
In 2008, Elon Musk and Justine Wilson divorced and have shared custody of their children.
In 2008, Elon Musk became the CEO and product architect of Tesla.
In 2008, Elon Musk began dating English actress Talulah Riley.
In 2008, Elon Musk received the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics George Low Transportation Award for his contributions to the development of the Falcon rockets.
In 2010, Elon Musk received the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Gold Space Medal for his contributions to the development of the Falcon rockets.
In 2010, Time listed Elon Musk as one of the most influential people in the world.
Elon Musk was first listed on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2012.
Emails between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein exist from 2012 to 2013.
In 2012, Elon Musk and Talulah Riley divorced.
In 2012, Elon Musk emailed Jeffrey Epstein asking about parties for the holiday season and inquiring if Epstein had any parties planned.
In 2012, Elon Musk received the Royal Aeronautical Society Gold Medal for his contributions to the development of the Falcon rockets.
In 2012, the Dragon vehicle docked with the ISS, a first for a commercial spacecraft.
On September 11, 2013, Jeffrey Epstein sent an email to Elon Musk inviting him to New York for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.
Emails between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein exist from 2012 to 2013.
In 2013, Time listed Elon Musk as one of the most influential people in the world.
In 2014, Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell appeared together in a photograph taken at an Academy Awards after-party, which Musk later described as a "photobomb".
In 2014, Elon Musk briefly filed for divorce from Talulah Riley.
In 2015, Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI to advance artificial intelligence (AI) research, but later left the organization.
In 2015, Elon Musk received an honorary doctorate in engineering and technology from Yale University and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Honorary Membership.
In 2015, The World Economic Forum (WEF) said that they had not invited Elon Musk to their forum since 2015.
In 2016, Elon Musk and Talulah Riley finalized their second divorce.
In 2017, Elon Musk dated American actress Amber Heard for several months.
In 2017, Elon Musk founded the tunneling company the Boring Company.
In 2017, Elon Musk purchased the domain X.com from PayPal for an undisclosed amount.
In 2018, Elon Musk and Canadian musician Grimes confirmed they were dating.
In 2018, Elon Musk was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
In 2018, Elon Musk was sued by the SEC for a tweet about taking Tesla private. The lawsuit characterized the tweet as false, misleading, and damaging. Two days later, Musk settled with the SEC, resulting in fines and his removal as Tesla chairman for three years.
In 2018, Time listed Elon Musk as one of the most influential people in the world.
In 2018, a lawsuit was filed regarding Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package from Tesla.
In 2018, the settlement agreement between Elon Musk and the SEC led to clarifying the terms, including preclearance for Musk's tweets on specific topics.
In 2019, Elon Musk denied any close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and described him as a "creep".
In 2019, after Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla would build half a million cars that year, the SEC sought to hold him in contempt for violating the 2018 settlement agreement. A joint agreement clarified the terms, including preclearance for Musk's tweets on specific topics.
In November 2020, around 75% of Elon Musk's wealth was derived from Tesla stock, although he describes himself as "cash poor".
In 2020, Elon Musk and Grimes had their first child, originally named "X Æ A-12".
In 2020, SpaceX launched its first crewed flight, the Demo-2, becoming the first private company to place astronauts into orbit and dock a crewed spacecraft with the ISS.
In 2020, a judge blocked a lawsuit claiming that a tweet by Elon Musk regarding Tesla's stock price ("too high imo") violated the agreement with the SEC.
In late 2020, Elon Musk relocated to Cameron County, Texas, citing California's "complacent" attitude towards its economic success. He had resided in California since the early 2000s.
Since 2020, donations from the Musk Foundation have largely been sent to organizations affiliated with Elon Musk and his businesses.
In September 2021, Elon Musk and Grimes were reported to be "semi-separated".
In December 2021, Elon Musk stated in an interview with Time that he was single.
According to Forbes, in 2021, Elon Musk became the first person in the world to achieve a net worth of $300 billion.
In 2021, Elon Musk allegedly had an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, leading to their divorce the following year. Musk has denied the report.
In 2021, Elon Musk had twins with Shivon Zilis via IVF.
In 2021, Elon Musk was selected as Time's "Person of the Year".
In 2021, while hosting Saturday Night Live, Elon Musk publicly stated that he has Asperger syndrome (a superseded term for autism spectrum disorder).
In July 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk allegedly had an affair with Nicole Shanahan in 2021.
In 2022, Elon Musk acquired the social network Twitter.
In 2022, Elon Musk voted for a Republican for the first time, marking a shift from his previous support of Democratic candidates.
In 2022, Elon Musk was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
In 2022, Elon Musk's elder twin with Justine Wilson came out as a trans woman and officially changed her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson, adopting her mother's surname.
In 2022, The SEC investigated whether Elon Musk violated federal law when he purchased Twitter stock.
In February 2023, a jury found Elon Musk and Tesla not liable in a shareholder lawsuit related to the 2018 tweet. Musk stated he does not regret posting the tweet.
In October 2023, Grimes sued Elon Musk over parental rights and custody of X Æ A-Xii.
In October 2023, the SEC sued Elon Musk for refusing to testify a third time in an investigation into his purchase of Twitter stock in 2022.
In 2023, Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X.
In 2023, Elon Musk stated he avoided the World Economic Forum (WEF) due to boredom, though the WEF commented they had not invited him since 2015.
In 2023, Errol Musk recounted that the deal he made was to receive "a portion of the emeralds produced at three small mines".
In January 2024, Delaware judge Kathaleen McCormick ruled that Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package from Tesla be rescinded, calling it unfair to shareholders.
Since January 2024, media outlets have reported alleged drug use by Elon Musk, including ketamine, marijuana, LSD, ecstasy, mushrooms, and cocaine, among others. His alleged drug use has come under increased scrutiny.
In February 2024, Judge Laurel Beeler ruled that Elon Musk must testify again in the SEC investigation.
In July 2024, Elon Musk became a vocal and financial supporter of Donald Trump, endorsing him for president and expressing hope for his rapid recovery after an assassination attempt. Musk also joined Trump at campaign rallies, promoted conspiracy theories, and became the largest individual donor of the 2024 election.
In August 2024, following a discussion about DOGE between Musk and Donald Trump, Trump offered Musk an advisory role, which Musk accepted.
In October 2024, The New York Times reported Elon Musk bought a Texas compound for his children and their mothers, though Musk denied having done so.
According to Forbes, in December 2024, Elon Musk became the first person in the world to achieve a net worth of $400 billion.
In November and December 2024, Elon Musk suggested that the organization could help cut the U.S. federal budget, consolidate federal agencies, eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and that its final stage would be "deleting itself".
At the end of 2024, the Musk Foundation had over $14 billion in assets.
In 2024, Elon Musk began supporting international far-right political parties, activists, and causes. He also shared far-right misinformation and various conspiracy theories. His views have been generally described as right-wing since 2024.
In 2024, Elon Musk blamed the UK riots on mass migration and open borders, criticized Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and was attacked for spreading misinformation. He also publicly supported far-right activist Tommy Robinson and initially pledged financial backing to Reform UK.
In 2024, Elon Musk criticized the video game Assassin's Creed Shadows and its creator Ubisoft for including "woke" content, specifically the inclusion of the historical figure Yasuke, deeming the game "terrible" and stating that "DEI kills art".
In 2024, Elon Musk expressed support for the far-right Alternative for Germany political party.
In 2024, Elon Musk had a child with Shivon Zilis via surrogacy.
In 2024, Elon Musk was the largest donor in the U.S. presidential election, where he supported Donald Trump.
In January 2025, Elon Musk publicly fell out with Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, calling for his replacement. He subsequently shifted his backing towards Restore Britain, the political party launched by Rupert Lowe.
In January 2025, after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president, Elon Musk served as Senior Advisor to the President and as the de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
In January 2025, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk for securities violations related to his purchase of Twitter.
In January 2025, the organization DOGE was created by executive order, and Elon Musk was designated a "special government employee", leading the organization as a senior advisor to the president. However, his official role remained unclear. Statements during a lawsuit indicated he lacked formal authority, though Trump later stated Musk was in charge.
Starting in January 2025, Elon Musk's international political actions and comments faced increasing scrutiny and criticism, particularly from governments and leaders of France, Germany, Norway, Spain, and the United Kingdom. This was especially due to his position in the U.S. government and his ownership of X.
On February 14, 2025, Ashley St. Clair posted on X claiming to have given birth to Elon Musk's son Romulus five months earlier.
In February 2025, an NBC News analysis found that Elon Musk had boosted far-right political movements to cut immigration and curtail regulation of business in at least 18 countries on six continents since 2023.
On February 22, 2025, it was reported that Ashley St. Clair had filed for sole custody of her five-month-old son and for Elon Musk to be recognised as the child's father.
On March 31, 2025, Elon Musk wrote that, while he was unsure if he was the father of Ashley St. Clair's child, he had paid St. Clair $2.5 million and would continue paying her $500,000 per year. Later reporting indicated that $1 million of these payments were structured as a loan.
In May 2025, Musk's role in the second Trump administration, particularly in response to DOGE, attracted public backlash. Bill Gates accused him of "killing the world's poorest children" through cuts to USAID. Modeling estimated the cuts resulted in 400,000 children and 200,000 adults deaths by November.
In May 2025, shortly before a public feud with Trump, Elon Musk left the Trump administration and returned to managing his companies.
The scrutiny and criticism of Elon Musk's international political actions and comments that started in January 2025 continued into May 2025.
On May 28, 2025, Elon Musk departed from his role as a special government employee when the 130-day deadline expired.
According to Forbes, in October 2025, Elon Musk became the first person in the world to achieve a net worth of $500 billion.
In November 2025, Tesla approved a pay package worth $1 trillion for Elon Musk, which he is to receive over 10 years if he meets specific goals.
In November 2025, a Tesla pay package worth potentially $1 trillion for Elon Musk was approved, which he is to receive over 10 years if he meets specific goals.
According to Forbes, in December 2025, Elon Musk became the first person in the world to achieve a net worth of $600 billion and $700 billion later that month.
In December 2025, The Delaware Supreme Court overturned McCormick's decision, restoring Musk's compensation package and awarding $1 in nominal damages.
At age twelve, Elon sold his BASIC-based game Blastar to PC and Office Technology magazine for approximately $500 (equivalent to $1,600 in 2025).
In 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion (equivalent to $2,700,000,000 in 2025) in stock, of which Musk—the largest shareholder with 11.72% of shares—received $175.8 million (equivalent to $320,000,000 in 2025).
In 2025, Elon Musk continued to voice his criticism of the video game Assassin's Creed Shadows.
In 2025, Elon Musk contributed $19 million to the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, aiming to influence the state's future redistricting efforts and regulations governing car manufacturers and dealers.
In 2025, Elon Musk had a child with Shivon Zilis.
In 2025, Jacob Silverman's book, "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley" was published. The author argued that the tech industry flourished under Biden, but tech leaders like Musk chose Trump for their common ground on cultural issues.
In 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported that sources close to Elon Musk suggested that the "true number of Musk's children is much higher than publicly known".
Since 2025, Elon Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world.
The emails Musk sent to Jeffrey Epstein are included in the Epstein files, which were published in 2025 and 2026 and became a topic of worldwide debate.
With $100 million of his early fortune, (equivalent to $180,000,000 in 2025) Musk founded SpaceX in May 2002 and became the company's CEO and Chief Engineer.
In January 2026, the Epstein files contain emails between Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein from 2012 to 2013, after Epstein's first conviction.
On January 30, 2026, emails were released indicating that Jeffrey Epstein invited Elon Musk to visit his private island on multiple occasions, but Musk did not visit.
According to Forbes, in February 2026, Elon Musk became the first person in the world to achieve a net worth of $800 billion.
On March 20, 2026, a jury in San Francisco found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors during his acquisition of Twitter, but absolved him of fraud allegations. He was found to have misled shareholders in two tweets. Damages are estimated to be $2.5 billion.
On April 27, 2026, jury selection began for Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and its executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
On April 28, 2026, Elon Musk began his trial testimony against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
On April 30, 2026, Elon Musk entered his third day of testimony against Altman and OpenAI.
As of May 2026, Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world that’s been verified, with an estimated net worth of US$659 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $788 billion according to Forbes.
In May 2026, Forbes estimated Elon Musk's net worth to be US$788 billion.
In 2026, Elon Musk made a last-minute debut at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in an interview. He also participated in Dialog, dubbed "Tech Bilderberg", organized by Peter Thiel and Auren Hoffman.
In 2026, xAI, which Elon Musk established, became a subsidiary of SpaceX.
The emails Musk sent to Jeffrey Epstein are included in the Epstein files, which were published in 2025 and 2026 and became a topic of worldwide debate.
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