Elon Musk’s ‘Self-Made’ Billionaire Status Challenged By His Father: Errol Musk Says Elon ‘Grew Up Rich’

Elon Musk often touts his “self-made” billionaire status and high intelligence.Yet, his father, Errol Musk, 53, offers quiet a different take on his son’s journey to becoming the wealthiest person on Earth, with a net worth of approximately $400 billion. In an interview with Vlad TV, Errol, an engineer and property developer, sheds light on Musk’s rise to fame, but does not discuss much about Elon’s current buddy-buddy relationship with Trump, his unprecedented influence on the inner workings of the government nor his part in DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency).Errol’s two-and-a-half-hour interview, which was published on Feb. 13, provides a deeper, more personal insight into the family dynamics and Musk’s success.Errol was born in South Africa to Cora Amelia Musk, who was British and his father Walter Musk, a South African. Errol, now 72, spoke about the financial struggles his family had when he was young.“I never even had a bed until I was 10 years old, never mind a bedroom,” Errol Musk said.” I slept on a couch until I was 10. My parents were too poor. We lived in two rooms in a boarding house in the immigrant section. I mean, we weren’t ‘poor.’ Poor people were rich...