Elon Musk is a South African-born American entrepreneur and businessman who founded X.com in 1999 (which later became PayPal), SpaceX in 2002, and Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s when he sold his start-up company, Zip2, to a division of Compaq Computers.
Elon Musk Biography (wiki):
Full Name (real name) | Elon Reeve Musk |
Nickname or Other Names | Elon Musk |
Profession | American entrepreneur and businessman |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth and Age | June 28, 1971 |
Age (as of 2023) | 51 years old |
Birthplace | Pretoria, South Africa |
Nationality | United States |
Ethnicity | American |
Religion | Christian |
Spouse | Divorced |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Elon Musk Net Worth 2023:
In January 2021, Musk reportedly surpassed Jeff Bezos as the wealthiest man in the world and as of 2023 is the richest person in the world.
Elon Musk net worth is $158 Billion (the 2nd richest man of the world)
Early Life
Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. As a child, Musk was so lost in his daydreams about inventions that his parents and doctors ordered a test to check his hearing. At about the time of his parent's divorce, when he was 10, Musk developed an interest in computers. He taught himself how to program, and when he was 12 he sold his first software: a game he created called Blastar.
In grade school, Musk was short, introverted, and bookish. He was bullied until he was 15 and went through a growth spurt and learned how to defend himself with karate and wrestling.
Family Tree
Father Name | Errol Musk |
Mother Name | Maye Musk |
Brother Name | Kimbal |
Sister Name | Tosca |
Spouse Name | n/a |
Children | n/a |
Education and Certificates
At age 17, in 1989, Musk moved to Canada to attend Queen’s University and avoid mandatory service in the South African military. Musk obtained his Canadian citizenship that year, in part because he felt it would be easier to obtain American citizenship via that path. In 1992, Musk left Canada to study business and physics at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelor’s degree in physics.
After leaving Penn, Musk headed to Stanford University in California to pursue a Ph.D. in energy physics. However, his move was timed perfectly with the Internet boom, and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days to become a part of it, launching his first company, Zip2 Corporation in 1995. Musk became a U.S. citizen in 2002.
Height and Weight
Here you can read about Elon Musk's height and weight, as he is 6ft 2in (187 cm) tall in height and 82 kg (180 lbs) in weight.
Social Media Profiles
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Career
Elon Reeve Musk FRS is a business magnate, industrial designer, and engineer. He is the founder, CEO, CTO, and chief designer of SpaceX; early investor, CEO, and product architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink; and co-founder and initial co-chairman of OpenAI.
Awards and Achievements
Interesting Facts and FAQs
- At the age of 12, Elon Musk created and sold a video game to a magazine.
- Musk's earliest venture was the founding of Zip2, a company that provided maps and business directories to newspapers and was later sold to Compaq for $307 million.
Elon Musk Photos
Musk has stated he graduated from college with $100,000 in student debt. Musk made his fortune with PayPal's $1.5 billion sales to eBay in 2002. He was first listed on Forbes Billionaires List in 2012, with a net worth of $2 billion.