Elon Musk, this name has made a special identity in the whole world today. By making his place in the Forbes list as the richest person in the world on 8 January 2021, Elon Musk proved that nothing is impossible in life. If we read further about his life, then we will be able to know how many difficulties he has faced to reach the position he is in today. In this article, we are going to tell you about the life of Elon Musk. Here you will read the biography of Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk Biography
Full Name | Elon Musk |
Date Of Birth | 28 June 1971 |
Birth Palace | Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa |
Age | 53 years |
Hometown | Bel Aires, Los Angeles, California, United States |
Star Sign | Cancer |
School | Not Known |
Collage/University | Queen’s University and University of Pennsylvania |
Education | BS and BA Degree |
Occupation | Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor, and Investor |
Nationality | South Africa (1971–Present) Canada (1989–Present) United States (2002–Present) |
Religion | Not Known |
Marital Status | yes |
Networth | US$ 330.1 billion |
Twitter owner Elon Musk
The most used Twitter in the world is now going to be sold. Elon Musk has come forward to buy it. Let us tell you that Twitter is being bought for 44 million dollars. It was also discussed earlier that Elon Musk has bought 9 percent shares of Twitter. But now he has bought 100 percent stake. Earlier when Elon had made this offer, nothing was said by the company at that time. But now the company has agreed to sell it.
This was first confirmed by Twitter’s Independent Board Chairman Brett Taylor who said that the Twitter board has passed Elon’s proposal by fixing the price. After which now 100 percent stake has come to Elon.
Elon Musk family information
On June 28, 1971, Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Errol Musk, Elon Musk’s father, was a pilot and electric engineer. May Musk, Elon Musk’s mother, worked as a nutritionist. Elon’s parents split in 1980, when he was ten years old. Elon began residing with his dad. He also finished his early schooling in Africa while residing with him.
Father Name | Errol Musk |
Mother Name | May Musk |
Brother – Sisters
| Kimbal Musk Brother, Tosca Musk Sister |
Elon Musk Education
When Elon Musk was 12 years old, he had read so many books that even graduates do not read. His favorite subject was computer, that is why he learned computer with the help of books and made a game by programming in computer. He named this game Blast. He sold this game to an American company for just 500$. Now you can understand that Elon was very intelligent since childhood.
An incident from his childhood is that when he used to go to school, his classmates did not behave well with him. Elon Musk often used to fight with them. Once while fighting with them, he fell from the stairs and became unconscious. After that incident, Elon still has trouble breathing.
When Elon Musk turned 17, he wanted to go to America but due to some problems, he could not go to America. After some time, he also got separated from his father because his father had married again and was not able to give him his time. This was the reason why he decided to go to his mother’s relatives who lived in Canada. Elon Musk went to Canada to complete his studies. He also acquired Canadian citizenship and obtained a BA degree in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania, and also a degree in Economics (BE) from the Wharton School of Business.
Life changed after going to America
It is said that a person gets at least one chance in life to succeed and the same happened with Elon. He took admission in Stanford University, America in 1995 and went to America to do PhD. Here he got knowledge of the internet and within two days he withdrew his admission and in America itself, along with his brother, formed a company named Zip2 in 1995.
History and success of Zip2
7 percent shares in his first company Zip2 and it used to provide city guides to a newspaper. Later this company was bought by Compaq in 1999 and Elon received $22 million as per his stake.
The launch of X.com and the creation of Paypal
In 1999 itself, he started his second company x.com, which used to do money transactions. At the same time, a company named Confinity also used to do the same work and that company also merged with X.COM. And X.com was given a new name PAYPAL.
After the formation of Paypal, there was a dispute between Elon Musk and the board members of PayPal and they decided to sell PayPal. At that time Ebay bought PayPal and Elon got 165 million dollars.
How founded SpaceX
Elon Musk understood that if he wanted to move ahead in his life, he would have to think differently from the rest of the world. He had got two consecutive successes. He also had a lot of money. He thought why not try his hand in space (rockets). He first went to Russia in 2003, where he wanted to buy 3 ICBM rockets. But when he was getting one rocket for 8 million dollars, Elon thought why not make the rockets himself instead of wasting so much money here. Elon Musk came back and started studying rocket science and after a year he made his own rocket. And formed SpaceX company, but his first rocket failed. He tried once again but he could not succeed. Now he started running out of money and he also had very little time.
This time instead of getting new parts, he thought about manufacturing the same rockets that were destroyed and made another rocket. This time also his rocket failed but he did not have much investment in it. He once again made a rocket with the help of the same parts and other new parts. This time he got success and he did what no one had even thought of. He made a rocket at a very low cost and sent it to space.
Today NASA also uses rockets made by Elon Musk i.e. SpaceX and sends rockets to space at a very low cost i.e. with the help of manufacturing.
Elon Musk and Tesla
Elon Musk’s name always appears when the name of the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is mentioned. Tesla used to produce electric cars before Elon Musk joined the company, but their exorbitant price prevented them from finding a market. When Elon entered this business, he was able to get electric cars made at extremely low prices, and as a result, the cars began to sell quickly. Tesla has grown to such a large size that its automobiles are marketed all over the world. With the use of artificial intelligence, Tesla has now produced driverless cars.
Tesla and Solar City merge
While taking the Tesla company forward, Elon also started working as an investor. In 2006, he invested in his cousin’s company Solar City and in a very short time, he developed this company into America’s second largest solar company. In 2013, Elon Musk merged this company with Tesla and today Solar City and Tesla are making very good vehicles together and working on new technology.
Elon Musk's other companies and social work
Apart from being a good entrepreneur, Elon is also a good social worker. He has also formed three companies named Neuralink, The Boring Company and Starlink. Neuralink is working on using the human brain like a computer. Because Elon believes that a time will come when computers will rule over humans. The Boring Company is working to make transportation easier and is converting transportation with the help of underground tunnels, while with the help of Starlink company, Elon wants to provide internet to every corner of the earth.
Married Life of Elon Musk Wife, Children
Elon Musk married Justine Bilson in 2000, and the two of them have five children together. But in 2008, Elon and Justine got divorced. After that, he married Talulah Rial in 2010, however the two of them divorced in 2012. The fact that Elon Musk married Talulah Rial for the third time in 2013 and that they got divorced again in 2016 might surprise you.
| First wife’s name : | Justin Bilson (divorce) |
Children : | 12 |
Second wife’s name : | Talulah Riley (divorce) |
Elon Musk is the current CEO of these companies
Company Names | Title |
SpaceX | CEO |
Tesla Inc. | CEO |
Neuralink | CEO |
Solar City | Chairman |
OPEN AI | Co- Chairman |
become one of the richest people in the world
Recently, on January 8, 2021, Elon Musk topped the list of the world’s richest persons. He has 184 billion US dollars in net worth. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts on this post and what you took out from Elon Musk’s life.
FAQ .
Q – How old is Elon Musk?
53 years old.
Q- Who is Elon Musk’s wife?
First wife’s name – Justin Bilson
Second wife’s name – Talulah Rial
Q – How many children does Elon Musk have?
12 children.
Q – What is Elon Musk’s net worth?
US$ 330.1 billion
Q – How much did Elon Musk buy Twitter for?
$44 billion
