Elon Musk
Also known as elonmusk
At a glance
What they own
Holds stakes in SpaceX (84% of votes).
Roles
SpaceX (CEO, chairman and CTO), OpenAI and xAI
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Kimbal Musk
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- Elon Musk runs SpaceX, which since 2026 also holds his AI company SpaceXAI, the X network and Cursor.
- He is also CEO and product architect of Tesla.
- He co-founded Zip2 and X.com, which became PayPal.
- He co-founded OpenAI in 2015 and left its board in 2018.
- In 2025 he was the de facto head of DOGE in the Trump administration, leaving in May.
Why it matters
- For anyone following space launch, electric cars or the AI race: he controls SpaceX and its AI arm, and his decisions move companies, markets and policy.
Key facts
- Current roles
- CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX; CEO of SpaceXAI; CEO and product architect of Tesla; CTO of X Corp.; president of the Musk Foundation1
- Born
- 28 June 1971, Pretoria, South Africa1
- Citizenship
- South Africa, Canada, and the United States (since 2002)1
- Education
- Queen's University (from 1990), then the University of Pennsylvania: BA in physics, BS in economics (Wharton)1
- Zip2
- Co-founded in 1995 with his brother Kimbal and Greg Kouri1
- X.com / PayPal
- Co-founded X.com in 1999; it merged with Confinity in March 2000 to form PayPal; removed as head in 20001
- SpaceX
- Founded May 20021
- Tesla
- Led the 2004 Series A and joined as chairman; CEO since 20081
- OpenAI
- Co-founder, December 2015; on its board until 20181
- Other companies
- Co-founded Neuralink (2016); founded The Boring Company (2017)1
- Twitter / X
- Bought Twitter for about $44B, closed 27 October 2022; renamed X in 20231
- xAI
- Launched July 2023; a SpaceX subsidiary since 2026, renamed SpaceXAI1
- Government
- De facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency from January 2025 to May 20251
- Net worth
- $1.004 trillion, Forbes real-time estimate, 11 October 20262
What they own
Shareholder in
- SpaceX84% of votes
about 84% of the votes source on SpaceX
Roles
Leads
- SpaceXOrganization
CEO, chairman and CTO · since 2002 source on SpaceX
On the board of
- SpaceXOrganization
chairman source on SpaceX
Connections
Related
- Kimbal Muskbrother; co-founded Zip2 together in 1995
Links
Sources
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