Elon Musk in a dive: Tesla falls, SpaceX cheered - what now?

Elon Musk in a dive: Tesla falls, SpaceX cheered - what now?

Pretoria, Südafrika - Elon Musk, born on June 28, 1971 in Pretoria, is a South African-Canadian-American entrepreneur and billionaire. He is known for his innovative approaches in various industries, but achieves increasingly negative headlines due to radical statements and conspiracy theories. Musk's assets, estimated at around $ 327.3 billion (as of March 2025), comes from several successful activities.

The companies that represent Musk are impressive: from ZIP2 to PayPal and the space company SpaceX to Tesla and other projects such as Neuralink and Boring Company. It is particularly noteworthy that SpaceX is now the most valuable company, with an estimated assessment of $ 350 billion, after Tesla no longer took the top position in his portfolio on March 18, 2025, in a turn of the tech billionaire.

setbacks at Tesla

Tesla, once the heart of Musk's assets and with a market capitalization of over $ 1.5 trillion, has been fighting challenges in recent months. In January 2025, the company reported low delivery figures, which resulted in a dramatic decline in stock prices. Sales in key regions such as Germany, China and Australia also decreased, while analysts have reduced their forecasts for global deliveries to the lowest level since 2022

On the financial difficulties of Tesla, the public criticized the public. Protests against Musk and the company took place in the United States. In addition, there are legal disputes, such as the cancellation of his record salary package from 2018 by a court in Delaware, which questioned the fairness of the package. This means that Musk now has about 12 % of Tesla shares, the value of which is estimated at $ 97.8 billion, but has pledged over half of these shares for loans.

SpaceX on the advance

In addition, Musk's participations in Xai, the recently renamed X Corp, the Boring Company and Neuralink, contribute around $ 45 billion to its total assets. Despite the challenges associated with the simultaneous leadership of these six companies, Musk remains optimistic about the future of Tesla and SpaceX.

Despite all the setbacks, Elon Musk remains the richest person in the world. Critical public reactions, including anti-Semitism allegations and controversy around his statements, have burdened its position in recent years. For example, he spent over $ 200 million to support Donald Trump's re-election and is not only there as an innovative entrepreneur, but also as a controversial figure.

Although the markets fluctuate and musk is criticized, he remains a central player in the technological landscape and continues to send strong signals that remain. In this dynamic environment, the next challenge or turning point could come at any time.

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