Does Elon Musk have 12 kids? Here's what we know about the Tesla CEO's mega family (2024)

Synopsis

Recent reports have suggested that Elon Musk has a third 'secret child' with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis this year itself. As the details around this reports went viral, Elon Musk confirmed these rumors saying that this was no secret and that his friends and family already knew. It was surprising for the Tesla CEO that the issue was purported to be a secret, according to reports.

Does Elon Musk have 12 kids? Here's what we know about the Tesla CEO's mega family (1)

Elon Musk is yet again making headlines, but not for SpaceX, X or Neuralink, but for his children, as reports have been doing the rounds suggesting that the Tesla CEO had a secret child with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis this year. According to reports, they already have twins from a previous instance and have now been blessed with another child very recently.

Newborn child was no secret as being claimed, says Elon Musk

As the news of the 'secret child' went viral, Elon Musk confirmed to PageSix that he and Zilis indeed had their third child recently. However, it was not a 'secret' that was being kept from the public as his friends, family, relatives and close ones already knew about it. Just 'not issuing a press release' does not make having a child, a 'big secret', said Musk.

Elon Musk has always been very clear about children: He always wants more and more of his own self being present in the world in the form of his own children. True to his 'philosophy', he has fathered children with different mothers apart from Zilis, including Canadian singer Grimes, says a USA Today report.

'The Dozen': Elon Musk's total number of children now 12

With the new-born kid, the total count of Elon Musk's children currently stands at twelve. Whether this number will be stagnant or not, will be understood with time. Canadian author Justine Wilson and Elon Musk have a total of six children together, after their first-born child passed away at 10-weeks old. Meanwhile, Musk also has three children with Grimes, rounding up his 'kid battalion' to a dozen.

Elon Musk feels child bearing only option to combat population decline, says biography

According to a biography 'Elon Musk,' author Walter Isaacson claimed that the Tesla CEO is rather concerned with population decline in various parts of the world and childbirth is the only solution to this problem. Therefore, his goal of reproducing small versions of himself, has been becoming a bigger reality for the tech kingpin.

FAQs:

Why is Shivon Zilis in the headlines?
Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis is currently in the headlines for having a child with Elon Musk very recently, which was not public until a few days before.

How many children does Elon Musk have?

Elon Musk has a total of 12 children, three with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis, six with Canadian author Justine Wilson, and the other three with Grimes.

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