Elon Musk Timeline

  • Elon Musk Was Born.

    Elon Musk Was Born.
    Elon Musk was born June 28th, 1971 in Pretoria South Africa.
  • Elon Musk Moved to America.

    Elon Musk Moved to America.
    In 1995, Elon Musk moved to America after living in Canada for a short time.
  • Zip2 Was Founded

    Zip2 Was Founded
    In 1995, Zip2, a company that sold maps and business directories to online newspapers, was founded.
  • Elon Musk Earned His Bachelors Degree

    Elon Musk Earned His Bachelors Degree
    In the year 1997, Elon Musk earned his bachelors degree from the University of Pennsylvania. His degree is in physics and economics.
  • Zip2 Was Sold

    Zip2 Was Sold
    In February, 1999, Zip2 was sold and Elon Musk made $22 million from the sale.
  • X.com Was Founded

    X.com Was Founded
    March, 1999, X.com, which later became PayPal, was founded.
  • SpaceX Was Founded

    SpaceX Was Founded
    Elon Musk founded SpaceX on March 14th, 2002.
  • X.com Was Sold

    X.com Was Sold
    Elon Musk earned over $100 million on October 3rd, 2002, after X.com/PayPal was sold.
  • Elon Musk Became the Largest Shareholder in Tesla

    Elon Musk Became the Largest Shareholder in Tesla
    In February 2004, Elon Musk became the largest shareholder of Tesla with a $6.5 million investment.
  • HyperLoop Proposed

    HyperLoop Proposed
    Elon Musk proposed the idea of the Hyperloop, basically a really fast train that could carry 30 people 350 miles per hour between multiple different locations, later on, Elon announced that he was too busy to go along with development with the Hyperloop, so it has been scrapped as a concept
  • The Falcon Heavy Was Launched

    The Falcon Heavy Was Launched
    SpaceX first launched their greatest rocket yet, the Falcon Heavy, on February 6th, 2018. It was designed to carry 117,000 pounds, twice as much as its largest competitor.
  • Cybertruck Was Announced

    Cybertruck Was Announced
    Tesla introduced the Cybertruck on November 21st, 2019, which has had its release date pushed back more and more since.
  • Elon Musk Became the Richest Person on Earth

    Elon Musk Became the Richest Person on Earth
    Elon Musk Became the Richest Person on Earth on September 21st, 2021.
  • Elon Musk Bought Twitter

    Elon Musk Bought Twitter
    Elon Musk became the owner of Twitter on October 27th, 2022 after spending $44 billion.