Elon Musk is reportedly 5 feet 11 inches tall, while some other sources claim that he is 6 feet 1 inch tall.
Who is Elon Musk?
Elon Reeve Musk is a business magnate and investor. He is the founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; president of the Musk Foundation; and owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc.
As of October 27, 2022, Musk is estimated to have a net worth of around $210 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the world according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes's real-time billionaires list.
Musk was born and grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. He attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada at the age of 17, acquiring Canadian citizenship through his Canadian-born mother. Two years later, he graduated from Queen's University and went to the University of Pennsylvania, where he got bachelor's degrees in economics and physics.
In 1995, he moved to California to attend Stanford University, but instead decided to pursue a business career, co-founding the web software company Zip2 with his brother, Kimbal. The startup was bought by Compaq for $307 million in 1999. The same year, Musk co-founded X.com, an online bank, which merged with Confinity to form PayPal in 2000. eBay acquired PayPal in 2002 for $1.5 billion.
In 2002, Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturing and space transport services company. He is the company's CEO and chief engineer. He was an early investor in Tesla Motors, Inc., which is now known as Tesla, Inc. He subsequently became its chairman and product architect, and eventually assumed the position of CEO in 2008. In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy company that was later acquired by Tesla. Today, SolarCity is known as Tesla Energy.
In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a company that promotes friendly artificial intelligence. In 2016, he started a company called Neuralink, which is focused on developing brain–computer interfaces. He also started The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company. In 2022, Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion. He has suggested a high-speed vactrain transportation system called a hyperloop, and he is the president of the Musk Foundation, which gives money to scientific research and education.
Musk is known for his opinions on politics and technology, especially on Twitter. He has also been criticized for making unscientific statements, such as the spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19. In 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Musk for tweeting that he had funding for a private takeover of Tesla.
He stepped down from his chairmanship of the company after he settled with the SEC but did not admit guilt. In 2019, he was victorious in a defamation case brought against him by a British caver who had advised the Tham Luang cave rescue.
What is Elon Musk’s current net worth?
Elon Musk is currently worth $210 billion as of October 2022.
Where is Elon Musk originally from?
Elon Musk is originally from Pretoria, South Africa.
FAQs
Q. How old is Elon Musk?
A. Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971. He is currently 51 years old.
Q. How tall is Elon Musk?
A. Elon Musk reportedly stands at 5 feet 11 inches.
Q. What are Elon Musk’s children’s names?
A. Maye Musk, Sandy Garossino, Errol Musk, and X Æ A-Xii Musk.
Q. Where does Elon Musk live?
A. According to sources, Elon Musk currently lives in Boca Chica, Texas, USA.
