Elon Musk – Forbes

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Stats

Age49

Source of WealthTesla, SpaceX, Self Made

ResidenceAustin, Texas

CitizenshipUnited States

Marital StatusIn Relationship

Children7

EducationBachelor of Arts/Science, University of Pennsylvania

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.

$10.7B

Billionaires March 2016

$11.6B

Forbes 400 October 2016

$13.9B

Billionaires March 2017

$20.8B

Forbes 400 October 2017

$19.9B

Billionaires March 2018

$19.6B

Forbes 400 October 2018

$22.3B

Billionaires March 2019

$19.9B

Forbes 400 October 2019

$24.6B

Billionaires April 2020

$68B

Forbes 400 September 2020

I operate on the physics approach to analysis. You boil things down to the first principles or fundamental truths in a particular area and then you reason up from there.

Dec 29, 2020

After sparking speculation earlier this month his electric car company Tesla could add bitcoin to its balance sheet, Elon Musk has said a future Mars economy could be based on cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin...

Dec 29, 2020

Amazingly, California taxes could be heading even higher. One proposal would increase Californias 13.3% tax rate to 16.8% on some high income individuals. Another would impose a .4% wealth tax on all net worth above $30 million.

Dec 28, 2020

While many prominent entrepreneurs (like Elon Musk) have criticized the MBA-ization of America, these entrepreneurs bet on startups started by business students.

Dec 20, 2020

Musk, the billionaire serial entrepreneur who's ridden Tesla's soaring share price toward the top of the global rich list this year, asked whether it was possible to convert billions of Tesla's dollars to bitcoin...

Dec 19, 2020

Several Chinese billionaires also enjoyed strong gains this week, as did tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison.

Dec 18, 2020

The electric carmaker is set to boast the biggest year-to-date stock gain in the S&P when it officially joins on Monday.

Dec 16, 2020

Is the man who named his son X A-12 really qualified to comment?

Dec 15, 2020

Tesla CEO's corporate culture criticism is mistargeted and hurts functions like IT that most need MBAs.

Dec 14, 2020

The value of an MBA education has deteriorated over time. Mr. Musk criticized MBA programs for limiting an individual's ability to think creatively. Many deans immediately defended their programs. Here are five actions to make MBA education relevant in today's world.

Dec 10, 2020

Mr Tesla Elon Musk is moving to Texas. This could drastically lower his state tax bills. Would a similar move help you lower your taxes?

Dec 10, 2020

Despite the Starship SN8 prototype blowing up virtually in the second it set down from a test run at his Texas test facility, Elon Musk is clearly loving the state. So much so, that he's rumored to be looking at properties in Austin. Here's a close look at how Texas, and Musk, will get along.

Dec 8, 2020

Elon Musk's dream of transporting people at hypersonic speeds through vacuum-sealed tunnels moved one step closer to reality last month.

Dec 8, 2020

Tesla and SpaceX will continue to do work in California.

Dec 8, 2020

The Tesla and SpaceX chief has added more than $120 billion to his net worth in less than a year.

Dec 7, 2020

The Tesla CEO told friends hes planning on moving to the Lone Star State, according to media reports.

Nov 27, 2020

Starlinks mission is to deliver high speed broadband internet to locations where access has been unreliable, expensive, or completely unavailable.

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