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Elon Musk

What's on Elon Musk's mind?

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paid 2.5 million times the median worker 24% friends with trump again, for $100 million 20% · newnvidia holds $21B of SpaceX, harvard $2.2B 16% · new48.4% of SpaceX, on the record 13% everything else 27%
#1
$158 Billion, or One Median Tesla Salary Every 4.2 Seconds

His 2025 package was bigger than every other S&P 500 CEO's combined, and it dragged average CEO pay to a record $22.8M.

Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025

The Guardian · 2026-08-13
our translation

the ratio is the point. once one board pays 2.5 million times the median worker, every other board gets to argue their ceo is a bargain. he isn't defending a package, he's repricing the whole market.

Reuters CEO-pay survey landed this weekvery sure · 4 sources
#2
The Feud Ends With a $100 Million Handshake
new — New reconciliation reporting broke Aug 14-15pretty sure · 4 sources
#3
Nvidia Discloses a $21 Billion Bet on SpaceX
new — Q2 13F filings posted this weekvery sure · 4 sources
#4
48.4% of a $2 Trillion Company, Now Officially on File
Filing details still being unpackedvery sure · 4 sources
saturday, august 15
Retweet Nvidia's 13F like it's a personal endorsement(safe bet)
Explain that $158 billion isn't money, it's options(safe bet)
Place the monthly courtesy call to Trump(reported)
Tease the Starship tower catch again, still no date(reported)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Nvidia discloses $21bn stake in SpaceX

news.google.com · 2026-08-15

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