By Sakshi Sah
Published Apr 24, 2025

Hindustan Times
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8 facts about Elon Musk and his billion-dollar empire

Meet the world’s richest person- inventor, business boss, and bold thinker.

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Born in South Africa, Elon Musk is the head of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter).

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Musk backed Trump and gained more control in the government.

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Elon Musk has a fortune of around $379 billion, rising with Tesla's success.

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His company Neuralink, is testing brain chips, with three people already having implants.

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Elon Musk wants to turn X into a one-stop app for chatting, shopping, and more.

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Trump appointed Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as 'Doge'.

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Musk got into Stanford to study physics but decided to leave early and focus on starting companies.

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In the 1990s, Musk founded two tech start-ups- one was a web software company, and the other became PayPal.

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