Elon Musk is often seen as advocating for having more children. He argues this as necessary step to sustain population for US economy. Elon Musk, turns 54 today, having 13 children from 2 marriages and 3 girlfriends. One of his child died during birth. Born on June 28, 1971 in South Africa, Musk grew up in Pretoria.

1. Justine Wilson: Marriage lasted from 2000-2008 and had 5 children

After meeting during their studies at Queen’s College, Elon married Canadian author Justine Wilson in 2000 and they divorced in 2008. Their first son Nevada was born in 2002. He died of Infant Death Syndrome when he was ten weeks old. In 2004, the couple welcomed twins Vivian and Griffin through IVF. In 2006, three children Kai, Saxon and Damian were also born through IVF.

Elon Musk married Canadian author Justine Wilson in 2000 and they divorced in 2008.

2. Talulah Riley: 2008 to 2012 and 2013 to 2016. No children

In 2008, Elon started dating British star Talulah Riley. They got married in 2010. However, they divorced in 2012. By the next summer, they remarried. In December 2014, Talulah filed for divorce a second time, but withdrew it the following year. In March 2016, Talulah filed for the third time and got divorced. The couple has no children.

Elon Musk and Talulah Riley met in London in 2008. Musk had his second marriage with Talulah.

3. Amber Heard: 2016-2017. No children

Elon dated actress Amber Heard for several months in late 2016 and early 2017. Amber’s ex-husband Johnny later accused her of cheating on him with Elon while they were married, but both Elon and Amber denied this relationship. They separated in summer 2017 and in November 2017 Elon revealed that he was ‘really in love’ with Amber.

Elon Musk started dating actress Amber Heard in 2016. They did not get married.

4. Grimes: 2018-2022. Three children

Elon and singer Grimes began dating in April 2018, one month before making their red carpet debut at the Met Gala. In May 2020, the couple welcomed their first child. He was named X A-12. In December 2021, they welcomed daughter Exa Dark Sidereal via surrogate. They separated in 2022. Last year it was also revealed that the couple has a third child named Techno Mechanicus. Very little information is known about the child, including their exact birth date.

Elon Musk and singer Grimes started dating in 2018. They also did not get married.

5. Shivon Zilis: Currently dating, four children

Currently, Elon Musk is in a relationship with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis. They have 4 children. Elon and Shivon welcomed twins Strider and Azure in November 2021. In 2022, they had another child named Grahl. In 2024, Shivon gave birth to another child whose name has been kept secret.

Musk believes that the world is currently facing an underpopulation crisis and people with good IQ should have children.

Currently, Elon Musk is in a relationship with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis.

Musk’s childhood in South Africa

Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971 in South Africa and grew up in Pretoria. His mother is a Canadian-born South African model who was a finalist in the 1969 Miss South Africa competition. His father Errol Musk is an engineer. His parents separated in 1980.

Musk received bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Business from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. He is a dropout from Stanford University’s Physics PhD program.

Musk grew up with his siblings. In the picture, Musk (standing behind) with his mother Maye. Brother Kimbal is sitting next to mother and sister Tosca is in mother’s lap.

Created and sold a video game at age 12

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world. His net worth is around 35 lakh crore rupees. He is the CEO of popular electric vehicle maker Tesla and SpaceX. Musk learned computer programming at the age of 10 and created a video game called ‘Blaster’ at the age of 12. A local magazine bought it from him for five hundred US dollars. This can be called Musk’s first ‘business achievement’.

In 1995, he created a web software company called Zip-2. Compaq acquired this company in 1999 for 307 million dollars. From this deal, Musk received 22 million dollars for his 7% stake in the company. This was the real beginning of Elon Musk’s business.

In 1995, he founded the web software company Zip-2.

eBay bought PayPal

Musk founded PayPal in 1999. eBay acquired it in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Musk earned $180 million from this deal. Immediately after this, Musk established SpaceX. Through this company, Musk wants to establish a colony on Mars and make humanity a multi-planet species.

Musk’s second company was X.com which was an online service company. Later it became PayPal and was acquired by eBay.

Created companies like Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink

Tesla:Tesla was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Elon Musk was one of the early investors in the company and made a major investment in Tesla in February 2004. After this, Musk became Tesla’s chairman and then CEO. Tesla’s goal was to make electric cars accessible to common people and promote sustainable energy.

SpaceX: SpaceX was founded by Elon Musk in March 2002. His dream was to reduce space launch costs and establish a human settlement on Mars. SpaceX launched its first successful rocket (Falcon 1) in 2008, and in 2012 its Dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station.

Neuralink: Neuralink was founded by Elon Musk in 2016. The company’s purpose is to develop brain-machine interface technology that connects the human brain with computers. Neuralink’s goal is to treat neurological diseases and better connect humans with artificial intelligence in the future.