Elon Reeve Musk, born on June 28, 1971, is a remarkable businessman, investor, and innovator. Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, to Maye (a model) and Errol Musk (a businessman and engineer).

He holds citizenship in South Africa, Canada, and the United States. Elon Musk has been married three times and has 12 children.

He founded SpaceX in 2002 whose aims to reduce space exploration costs. It has launched over 246 rockets and spacecraft, including successful landings.

Elon Musk also joined Tesla in 2004 and played a pivotal role in revolutionizing electric vehicles. He also established The Boring Company in 2016 which focuses on tunneling solutions for urban transit.

Furthermore, Elon Musk co-founded this neurotechnology company to explore brain-computer interfaces.

As of August 2024, Forbes estimates Elon Musk's net worth at US$247 billion. Elon Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022.

He aims to promote free speech, eliminate bots, and make the algorithm open-source. Recently, he faced controversy for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the platform.

Elon Musk has made unscientific statements, promoted conspiracy theories, and faced accusations of antisemitism and transphobia.

His recent involvement in the Pizzagate conspiracy theory sparked outrage. Ownership of Twitter (now X) has been contentious due to layoffs, hate speech, and misinformation.