#Elon Musk Bio

#Elon Musk

CEO, Tesla

$269.6B

$1.5 B | 0.57%

REAL TIME NET WORTH

as of 1/18/22

Reflects change since 5 PM ET of prior trading day

• Elon Musk is working to revolutionize transportation both on Earth, through electric car maker Tesla -- and in space, via rocket producer SpaceX.
• He owns 23% of Tesla but has pledged more than half his stake as collateral for loans; Forbes has discounted his stake to take the loans into account.
• The Tesla CEO stepped down as chairman in 2018, after making alleged "false statements" about a plan to take Tesla private, triggering an SEC probe.
• SpaceX, Musk's rocket company, is valued at $74 billion after its latest funding round in February 2021.
• He grew up in South Africa, then immigrated to Canada at age 17. He landed in the U.S. as a transfer student to the University of Pennsylvania.

ON FORBES LISTS

#2

Forbes 400 2021

#2

Billionaires 2021

#1

Innovative Leaders 2019

#25

Powerful People 2018

#12

Richest In Tech 2017

Global Game Changers 2016

Personal Stats

Age50

Source of WealthTesla, SpaceX, Self Made

Self-Made Score8

Philanthropy Score1

ResidenceAustin, Texas

CitizenshipUnited States

Marital StatusIn Relationship

Children6

EducationBachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania

Did you know

Musk was accepted to a graduate program at Stanford, but deferred attendance to launch his first business, software company Zip2.

As a kid Musk taught himself to code; he sold his first game, Blastar, for about $500.

Net worth over time

$151B

Billionaires
April 2021