Elon Musk Most Expensive Expenses: Elon Musk is one of those billionaires in the world who maintains a unique balance between simplicity and luxury. Sometimes they live in a small house, and sometimes they spend money on jets, rockets and supercars worth crores. Know his 15 unique expenses…
Elon Musk Top 15 Unique Expenses: The world’s richest man Elon Musk is in the news these days about Zerodha founder Nikhil Kamat’s podcast ‘People by WTF’. He has shared a lot in this podcast. Their lifestyle is quite different. He remains in the news not only for his innovations and companies, but also for his unique and expensive expenses. On one hand, he lives in a small house of 375 square feet and on the other hand, he spends money on cars, jets and rarest collectibles worth crores and billions. Musk’s spending style is not at all like other billionaires. Sometimes simplicity, and sometimes such hobbies which common people cannot even think of. Know in this article the 15 most expensive and surprising expenses of Elon Musk…
Tesla
Elon Musk has about 15% holding in Tesla, which can increase to 29%, because recently Tesla’s shareholders have approved the largest package ever for CEO Musk with conditions, which is worth 1 trillion dollars i.e. about Rs 83 lakh crore. Whatever holding Musk has, he has mortgaged a large part of it for personal loan. Tesla has a market cap of $8.5 trillion (Rs 750 lakh crore), but Musk rarely cashes out.
SpaceX
SpaceX, which started in 2002, has today become a company worth more than $400 billion. Its Falcon 9 rockets made 91 successful launches in 2023 and it now performs more than 70% of global satellite launches itself.
Gulfstream Jets
In the year 2023, Musk remained in the air for 48 days. He has a Gulfstream G700 ($75M), a G650 and two G550 jets. Their total value is approximately $199 million. This does not include maintenance and crew.
McLaren F1
After selling Zip2 in 1999, Musk bought a McLaren F1 by paying $1 million. Today its value is more than 20 million dollars. The funniest thing is that he crashed it without insurance while driving with PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel!
Twitter (X)
In 2022, Musk bought Twitter for $44B and renamed it X. He holds about 74% ownership. Many major changes were made after this purchase. These include features like mass layoffs, paid verification, and creator tools.
Richard Mille RM029
Elon Musk once wore a $200,000 Richard Mille RM029 watch, which was made of titanium and was super rare. Later he changed it and started wearing Omega Aqua Terra watch worth $5,000.
The Boring Company
This company of Elon Musk is an underground tunnel construction and civil engineering company, whose target was to reduce urban traffic congestion. The company is set to reach a $5.7B valuation in 2022. The Vegas Loop is its first major project, in which Tesla cars shuttle passengers inside the tunnel.
Gene Wilder’s Bel Air House
In 2013, Musk bought legendary actor Gene Wilder’s home for $6.75M. They promised that its charm would not change, but they later rented it to Wilder’s nephew and sold it in 2020.
Jaguar E-Type 1967
Musk bought this car for about $100,000. Enzo Ferrari called it the most beautiful car. Musk still considers it his dream car.
Boxabl’s tiny house
In the year 2020, Elon Musk sold all the mansions and started living in a small boxable house of 375 square feet, which costs only $ 49,500. The home is minutes away from the SpaceX launch site.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
Elon Musk bought another luxury watch, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, which was worth around $50,000. AP Royal Oak is known for its hexagonal bezel and classic design. This is considered a low-key flex in Silicon Valley.
Neuralink
Neuralink, launched in 2016, implants the first brain chip in 2024. The patient could move the computer cursor just by thinking, meaning work was done on future technology. Musk has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in it.
Tesla Roadster in Space
In 2018, Musk sent his red Tesla Roadster into space with a Falcon Heavy rocket. A dummy named ‘Starman’ was kept on the driver’s seat. This car is now rotating in the orbit of the sun and has been described as the fastest car in the universe.
Tesla Diamond Ring
Jeweler Ben Buller made a Tesla logo ring made of diamonds and rubies for Musk, which is worth about $37,000. This ring was never sold. It is one-of-a-kind.
Lotus Esprit Submarine
Musk bought the submarine car from the James Bond film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ in 2013 for $900,000. This was not a real submarine, but Musk was planning to make it real by modifying it with Tesla parts. Currently it is the Tesla headquarters.
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