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Elon Musk stands as the wealthiest individual globally. At least he did at the moment of writing, but by the time you come across this, the situation could have shifted. After all, the wealth rankings resemble an exceedingly pricey round of musical chairs. As arguably the leading mogul of contemporary business, Musk has owned a considerable (or should it be disproportionate?) number of companies throughout the years.
His initial venture, Zip2, offered city guide software utilized by newspapers. Musk sold the enterprise to Compaq for a staggering $300 million, and that’s in ’90s currency! It eventually became part of the AltaVista search engine. Do you recall that? Musk later joined PayPal by integrating his X.com venture (not connected to Twitter) with the (now) massive payment service. Musk also co-established OpenAI (the nonprofit behind ChatGPT) and SolarCity, which Tesla later purchased.
Musk continues to be involved in numerous businesses, though. In reality, the South African-born entrepreneur presently owns no less than seven companies spanning surprisingly varied sectors.
Tesla turned Elon into a household name
