Elon Musk's stock investments are primarily concentrated in companies he founded or co-founded, including:
- Tesla (TSLA): Musk is an early investor and one of the first employees of Tesla. He accumulated a majority stake and took control of the company in 2008. As of March 2025, Musk owned almost 13% of Tesla, which is worth over $100 billion1.
- SpaceX: Although SpaceX is a private company, Musk owns about 42% of it. The company was valued at roughly $350 billion in the fourth quarter of 20241.
- Twitter (X): Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in late 20221.
- SolarCity: Musk invested in his cousins’ solar energy company, SolarCity, back in 2006. SolarCity was acquired by Tesla ten years later for $2.6 billion in stock2.
In addition to these companies, Musk has also been involved in other investments, such as PayPal, which he co-founded and