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Elon Musk is certainly the richest person in the world with over a net worth of 190 billion
dollars. While being a CEO of an electric car and space company has its pros and cons,
he already had a visualized idea of how he’ll spend his vast fortune. Today, we’re
looking at the top 10 most expensive things owned by Elon Musk.
While unveiling his new Model Y Tesla car in 2019, Elon was spotted sporting a shiny
new pair of Jordan black and Red sneakers. These were custom made shoes that were
covered in the original Python Skin branded by Tesla. While the actual Tesla version of
these sneakers aren’t available for sale, people can still get a similar non-Tesla version
of the pair online for about 1050 dollars. The company will charge the basic for the
sneakers and adds the additional for the customization. Elon’s one-of-a-kind shoes
seemed to catch a lot of attention and quickly grew in demand and keeps growing even
more.
Surprisingly, Elon Musk is not one of those men who take pride in owning expensive
pieces of jewelries or items. However, he was the inspiration behind Ben Baller’s
creation of a diamond and ruby encrusted ring branded with the Tesla logo on it. The
ring’s worth is over 37 thousand dollars and he gave this ring as a present to Elon
Musk. The jeweler wanted to show his gratitude to Elon Musk for creating Tesla hence
providing over 50k jobs to Americans. This is the only piece of jewelry Baller has given
to any type of well-known personality as a gift.
Number 8: Audi Q7
In the days when Elon used to live with a very large family, his Tesla company was
focused on developing two-seater cars. Therefore, the Musks required something
bigger to chose. Therefore, Elon went with one the most luxurious ones of that time, the
Audi Q7. While he wasn’t impressed by this car, he loved the style back in the days of
its launch in 2006. It surely was one of the most refined as well as the most costly
vehicles Elon’s early generated money could buy him back then.
Number 7: Mclaren F1
After his first company was sold, Elon had to decide between purchasing a house in
Palo Alto or a Mclaren F1. However, it was pretty easy for him to decide that he wanted
the F1 in a small condo and it was quite cheaper compared to the other Mclared F1s
ever constructed. The three-seater hyper vehicle was capable of exceeding upto 240
miles per hour and Musk used it for his company purposes. He would often make use of
the car while commuting from L.A to San Francisco. Despite having 11k miles on it,
Musk was pretty firm that he didn’t wanted to live as a cliché rich person buying
luxurious sports cars and crashing them, therefore he didn’t even bothered going for
insurance.
This 1976 Lotus Esprit Sports car is not just any of its kind, but certainly the one which
was featured in the 1977 James Bond infamous action film. Therefore, someone who’s
obsessed with such kind of material and stuff, it caught the eye of the Tesla and
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who himself grew up while immersed within these films. In the
year 2013, he anonymously bidded the car and paid upto 1 million for this amazing
aquatic vehicle.
This 17 million walled gate and secure artistic systemic palatial residence is about 16
thousand sq ft in overall dimensions. With over 7 bedrooms and 11 baths, the estate
has a lot of mysterious edge to it while also remaining its aesthetically maintained look.
The gardens, swimming pool and inset spas with dining measures keeps everything
lavish for its residents. Moreover, the garaging of about 4 Teslas in this multi-story
towering house comes with a beautiful architecture that views the Blair country club and
the breezes of the Pacific Ocean over its horizon. Built in 1990, this home also includes
a built-in theater with two-story library as well as guest rooms with a gym. Not to
mention that Musk also owns various other residences around the area including the
Gene Wilder former estate across the street.
We know how obsessed rich billionaires are with their very own private Jets. This is no
different for Elon Musk as he owns the 70 million gulfstream aerospace with customized
jet delivered to him in the year 2016. The jet can surpass over 7500 miles nonstop due
to its twin engine. Elon uses it as a business jet aeroplane as the majority of billionaires
does with this much recommended choice.
Number 2: Solarcity
While Elon owns a lot of entities, we can’t complete this list without mentioning one of
his most valuable assets. Solarcity has a worth of over 3.5 billion dollars and specializes
in the development and marketing of Solar Panels to commercial as well as residential
residences around the globe. It is a subsidiary of Elon’s golden child Tesla and has
been expanding tremendously around the world ever since Elon Musk acquired the
company for his expanded visions.
Number 1: SpaceX
On the top of the list, it is all the pride and joy of Elon Musk’s huge empire. SpaceX is a
space exploration as well as aerospace manufacturer in America. Founded in 2002, the
company got various international contracts as well as projects that Elon envisioned for
humanity. One of his most motivating factors is space exploration and SpaceX is
therefore, the golden achievement for Elon Musk.
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