Is Elon Musk married? Unpacking his marriages and relationships
Is Elon Musk married? He is not in a confirmed relationship or marriage at the time of this writing. However, the SpaceX founder has been romantically involved with a few ladies over the years, including Justine Wilson, Talulah Riley, and Grimes.
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Key takeaways
- Elon Musk was married to Justine Wilson between 1990 and 2008.
- He also had a short-lived romance with Jennifer Gwynne between 1994 and 1995 while studying at the University of Pennsylvania.
- His second marriage to American actress Talulah Riley, whom he met in 2008, lasted about three years.
- He has been in confirmed romantic relationships with Amber Heard and Grimes.
Profile summary
| Full name | Elon Reeve Musk |
| Popular as | Elon Musk |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of birth | 28 June 1971 |
| Age | 54 years as of 2025 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African, American |
| Current residence | Boca Chica, Texas, United States of AmericaWest Lake Hills, Texas, United States of America |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Sexuality | Straight |
| Height in centimetres | 188 |
| Height in feet | 6'2" |
| Weight in kilograms | 85 |
| Weight in pounds | 187 |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Mother | Maye Musk |
| Father | Errol Graham Musk |
| Siblings | 2 |
| Relationship status | Single |
| Children | 14 |
| Elementary school | Waterkloof House Preparatory School |
| High school | Bryanston High School,Pretoria Boys High School |
| College | Queen's University,University of Pennsylvania,Stanford University |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
| Net worth | $414.6 billion |
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Is Elon Musk married?
At the time of this writing, Musk has not confirmed his marital status. However, the American businessman has presented himself as an actively involved father in the lives of his children.
Who has Elon Musk been in a relationship with?
Musk has been in eight publicly known relationships. Here are details of his romantic relationships and co-parenting arrangements.
Justine Wilson (1990–2008)
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Canadian author Justine Wilson Musk was Elon Musk's first wife. She is the author of Uninvited, I Need More You, Best Served Cold, Lord Of Bones, and Blood Angel.
The pair met during her first year at Queen's University in Canada, where they both studied. The couple dated throughout the 1990s before tying the knot at the turn of the century. Their love survived Elon's transfer to Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a short-lived breakup after Justine graduated.
Elon and Justine got married in January 2000 and got divorced eight years later, just as he became the CEO of Tesla. While recalling details of their marriage, she spoke to Marie Claire about their tumultuous divorce, saying:
I trusted my husband. Why else had I married him? And I told myself it did not matter. We were soul mates. We would never get divorced. A life without Elon was unthinkable, something I realised a few months before he proposed, as we napped together one spring afternoon before a friend's wedding.
During their marriage, Musk fathered six children with Justine. In 2022, they had their firstborn son, Nevada Alexander, who passed away at 10 weeks from SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
On 15 April 2004, she gave birth to twins, Vivian Jenna Wilson and Griffin Musk. Elon Musk's triplets, Kai, Saxon and Damian, were born in 2006.
Jennifer Gwynne (1994–1995)
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Little-known, Jennifer Gwynne is Musk's college girlfriend, who shot into the limelight after an auction of memorabilia from their time together in 2022. The pair were romantically linked in 1994 during their time at the University of Pennsylvania, where they met as resident advisers.
Gwynne earned more than $165,000 from the auction that included a $16,643 birthday card, $51,008 14K gold and green emerald necklace and eighteen photographs that sold for between $1,306 and $21,889. While describing their college fling, she told the Daily Mail:
We met in the fall of 1994. I was a junior and he was a senior. We were in the same dorm and we worked together...His shy nature attracted me at first. He used to be my type.
Talulah Riley (2008–2016)
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Elon Musk and Talulah Riley have been married to each other twice, both marriages ending in divorce. Speaking to 60 Minutes, Talulah described meeting her first husband, saying
It all happened very fast. We were engaged after sort of two weeks of knowing each other, and then there were all these boys, which was the best part. It was fast, and then we were in it.
Talulah and Elon met in 2008 at a London nightclub, the Whisky Mist. The pair's engagement announcement came in weeks after filing for divorce from his first wife, Justine Wilson. Their first marriage began in 2010 at the Dornoch Cathedral in Sutherland and ended two years later.
The pair would later get married again in 2013. Before their divorce in March 2016, Musk had filed for divorce in December 2014.
Amber Heard (2017–2018)
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Elon Musk and American actress Amber Heard were romantically linked between 2017 and 2018. The former couple were first rumoured to be together in 2016 after they were spotted together at the Delano South Beach Hotel in Miami, Florida, USA. However, Musk had sought a connection with the Machete Kills actress as early as 2013.
In August 2017, Musk first announced his breakup from Amber in a tagged Instagram post, before releasing a formal statement later. Their friendship remained strong for the next year before breaking up for a second time in February 2018.
In May 2025, Heard welcomed twins, Agnnes and Ocean. While she has not disclosed details of their father, the announcement sparked speculations about Musk being the children's father. The speculations were fuelled by a legal dispute over embryos involving Musk and Amber.
Grimes (2018–2022)
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Canadian musician, Claire Elise Boucher, popularly known as Grimes, has had a romantic and co-parenting relationship with Elon Musk since 2018. The former flames bonded over an X (Twitter) interaction.
In May 2018, the pair made their first public appearance, accompanying each other to the Fashion and The Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On 10 March 2022, Grimes announced their break-up in a tweet.
Elon Musk and Grimes' first son, X Æ A-12 (X Æ A-Xii) Musk, was born on 4 May 2020. Their other children Exa Dark Sideræl (Y) and Techno Mechanicus (Tau)were born in December 2021 and June 2022. In October 2023, Grimes revealed that she had been locked in a contentious custody battle with her co-parent.
Shivon Zilis (2021, 2024, 2025)
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Shivon Alive Zilis, a tech executive and venture capitalist, has four children with Elon Musk. In his biography, Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson, it was revealed that Shivon Zilis, who had initially considered an anonymous donor, accepted Musk's offer instead.
The Neuralink director has welcomed four children since then. Their eldest children, Strider Sekhar Sirius and Azure Astra Alice, were born in November 2021. Arcadia, their third daughter, was born on 28 February 2024 while Seldon Lycurgus was born in 2025.
Ashley St. Clair (2022)
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Ashley St. Clair, an American political activist, welcomed Elon Musk's thirteenth child, Romulus Musk, in February 2025. The birth and subsequent legal battles surrounding Romulus's parentage involved Musk offering her a large sum of money for St. Clair to conceal the birth of the child.
Natasha Bassett (2023–2024)
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Natasha Bassett and Elon Musk were reportedly in a relationship. While neither publicly confirmed the romance, they were seen together on multiple occasions, and reports indicated they were dating. The relationship reportedly ended sometime in early 2023.
FAQs
- Who is Elon Musk currently in a relationship with? The Tesla CEO is seemingly single.
- How many partners has Elon Musk had? Only eight relationship partners are known.
- How many wives has Elon Musk had? Musk has been married thrice, twice to Talulah Riley and once to Justine Musk.
- How many children does Elon Musk have? He has fourteen children as of July 2025.
- Is Elon Musk's first wife rich? Jennifer Justine Musk has a relatively low net worth of about $15 million, according to Forbes, compared to her former husband.
- Are Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis together? Neither Musk nor Shivon has confirmed a romantic relationship.
- What is the relationship between Grimes and Musk? The former couple has maintained a co-parenting relationship since their break-up in 2024.
Elon Musk is not married. The tech mogul has had a love life as interesting as his career. He has relationships with Jennifer Gwynne, Justine Wilson, and Talulah Riley. Amber Heard and Grimes were also part of his life. Shivon Zilis and Musk have children.
Legit.ng has recently published an article diving into Elon Musk's familial background. Elon's notoriety as one of the most powerful individuals and the world's richest billionaires raises curiosities over his upbringing.
Elon was born in Pretoria, South Africa, to Errol and Maye Musk, who greatly influenced his interests and ambitions. Read on for more details of his childhood and upbringing.
Proofreading by Kola Muhammed, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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