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Elon Musk

Founder · Executive · United States · Age 55 · Tesla · SpaceX · xAI

Combined social following

234M

2 platforms · not deduplicated

FGR Score

97/100

#1 overall · #1 in Founders

Trend score

99/100

Media, social & search velocity

Updated 6 h agoData confidence: HighProfile quality 94/100Compare

Overview

Identity

Founder and executive across electric vehicles, launch systems and artificial intelligence, with wealth dominated by concentrated equity positions.

TeslaSpaceXxAINeuralink

Born: 28 Jun 1971 · Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality: United States
Occupations: Founder, Executive, Engineer
Wikidata: Q317521
Official website: www.tesla.com
Last changed: 2 mo ago

Career timeline

5 events

2023xAIFounder
Artificial intelligence company founded.
2022X CorpOwner
Acquired the social platform then known as Twitter.
2008TeslaCEO
Assumed chief executive role.
2002SpaceXFounder, CTO
Launch and satellite operator.
1999–2002X.com / PayPalCo-founder
Payments company acquired in 2002.

Wealth

Confidence Medium

$240B–$400B

Midpoint estimate $310B · recalculated 20 Aug 2026

Listed automotive equityREPORTED$150B–$200BBeneficial ownership per filings, marked to last close. · Confidence Very high

Pledged-share and margin liabilitiesREPORTED-$15B–-$5BDisclosed pledged shares treated as a liability haircut. · Confidence High

Private AI and social holdingsESTIMATED$20B–$60BPrivate rounds with a wide valuation dispersion. · Confidence Low

Private launch company stakeCALCULATED$70B–$110BEstimated stake at most recent secondary transaction price. · Confidence Medium

Public-company holdings marked to last close, private holdings marked to most recent primary round, less disclosed pledged-share liabilities.

Business & representation

Public professional information

Organizations

Tesla, Inc. · executive · Chief Executive Officer2008 – present · Very high confidence
SpaceX · founded · Founder, CTO2002 – present · Very high confidence
xAI · founded · Founder2023 – present · Very high confidence

Representation

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In the headlines

Metadata and original summaries

Automaker confirms timetable shift for autonomy programme
Reuters · Business · 2 mo ago
Company guidance moves a previously announced schedule; shares reacted in after-hours trading.
Launch provider completes latest test flight
Reuters · Technology · 2 mo ago
Test campaign continues ahead of the next contracted mission window.

Sources & methodology

2 material claims

Cross-source verification

4 independent sources corroborating · 0 open conflicts · score 90/100 · checked 6 h ago

Net worthAInternal calculationCorroborated“USD 240B–400B”Platform midpoint sits inside the published range.
IdentityCWikipediaCorroborated“Elon Musk”
Portrait licenceCWikimedia CommonsCorroborated“Elon Musk (54816836217) (cropped 2) (b).jpg”
IdentityCWikidataCorroborated“Elon Musk”
Date of birthCWikidataCorroborated“1971-06-28”

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listed equityBeneficial ownership per filingsARegulatory & company filings

Filing extraction · Confidence Very high (96) · verified · Retrieved 22 Aug 2026

net worthUSD 240B–400BAInternal calculation

Mark-to-market listed equity + private marks − pledged-share haircut · Confidence Medium (66) · calculated · Retrieved 22 Aug 2026

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