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Elon Musk’s Empire is Even Bigger Than You Think | On The Grid | WIRED

There’s barely a place left on Earth outside the gravitational pull of Elon Musk’s empire. How far does Elon’s clout really stretch—and what conflicts of interest are emerging as he wields the power of the federal government? WIRED pulled the data and mapped out the key places that shape Elon’s Empire. Map of Starlink satellites…

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There’s barely a place left on Earth outside the gravitational pull of Elon Musk’s empire. How far does Elon’s clout really stretch—and what conflicts of interest are emerging as he wields the power of the federal government? WIRED pulled the data and mapped out the key places that shape Elon’s Empire.

Map of Starlink satellites courtesy of satellitemap.space

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  1. @costafilh0

    March 8, 2025 at 2:03 pm

    *NOT ENOUGH PROPAGANDA*

  2. @JarJarBong

    March 8, 2025 at 2:43 pm

    those who complain the loudest have the most to hide

  3. @iancarlson-l9h

    March 8, 2025 at 4:24 pm

    Nefarious C.E.O.’s dye hard!!!!

  4. @iancarlson-l9h

    March 8, 2025 at 4:37 pm

    If you buy a pet you want to keep but it smells and ruins your house, try removing the Musk glands. AIn’t much of a better analogy than that.

  5. @renderkid

    March 8, 2025 at 5:56 pm

    Wired is in full rant against the Trump government. Hahaha. Just get over it. Hey, the guy is stupid, yes. But come on, look how many great companies (and the reach of them) he has founded. Look how many benefits these companies are bringing to humanity. This video is proof of it

  6. @vinny7114

    March 8, 2025 at 7:24 pm

    $9.5 billion in a tax exempt foundation and he spent way way way under the minimum required by law in order to keep its tax exempt status. This guy is just like Trump, grifting to the end. Trump also had a foundation of which he used it to pay for gatherings, parties and portraits of himself in a fake time magazine as man of the year (pathetic).

    How can anyone know these things and support and vote for Trump and his commander Musk.

  7. @Umumbadey

    March 8, 2025 at 9:04 pm

    So you are left media and FRUSTRATED 😂

  8. @wand42er

    March 8, 2025 at 10:54 pm

    terrible – full of msm summaries of negative articles. try harder.

  9. @SKELETORS_BITCH

    March 8, 2025 at 10:58 pm

    if the legal system cannot bring justice, then i guess the people will need to??? boycott every single business that is corrupt

  10. @shumbi11

    March 8, 2025 at 11:21 pm

    The Biden administration weaponised the regulators against enemies. The Trump administration was always going to halt the trumped up, obstructionist investigations.

  11. @andrewy3711

    March 9, 2025 at 1:13 am

    INCEL-STARK

  12. @goldeneastgun

    March 9, 2025 at 1:24 am

    Failed at hyper loop. Failed at solar roof. Failed at Twitter and free speech. Failed at gaming. Failed at chargers. Failed at Cyber Truck… now failing at Tesla. What a genius!

    • @jakeparker8254

      March 9, 2025 at 3:52 am

      Isn’t Twitter making money now since he took over.. and perhaps it was massively overvalued 😂

    • @shrirajwal

      March 9, 2025 at 12:55 pm

      @@goldeneastgun if he is such a failure ,I wonder how he got this far in life

    • @goldeneastgun

      March 9, 2025 at 1:07 pm

      @@shrirajwal Most people equate wealth with intelligence, but if you study this area of sociology, truly intelligent people do not pursue money. Still, Elon’s case goes beyond his fathers emerald mine and winning life’s lotto. His true skill is in conning people, specifically the government, having taken over $38B since 2003. In the same way that Bernie Madolff and Elizabeth Holmes were celebrities, it was all built on hype and false promises. The info is out there if you care to research it.

    • @salland12

      March 9, 2025 at 1:11 pm

      @@shrirajwal it is called a pump and dump scheme. U jack up the stock price of your company”s by making bold claims and promises like mentioned above in this comment section and in the end deliver nothing or something that falls way short of the initial promise. after that just repeat. U do realize Musk his wealth is mostly based on the value of Tesla stock, which is grossly over valued because of the pump and dump scheme.

    • @goldeneastgun

      March 9, 2025 at 1:13 pm

      @@shrirajwal The quick answer is that he’s a con man.

  13. @Mooooty

    March 9, 2025 at 1:51 am

    Elon Musk Is An Evil Greedy Clown 🤡

  14. @jakeparker8254

    March 9, 2025 at 4:05 am

    Hey Wired, just a hunch here but would disclose who paid for this video to be made? 😂

  15. @VladimirSVM-z7z

    March 9, 2025 at 7:03 am

    Musk is stupid. He wrote that sanctions should be introduced against Ukrainian oligarchs. He is stupid and doesn’t even know that there is a law against oligarchy in Ukraine. There are no oligarchs in power in Ukraine. In America, oligarchs rule the country.

  16. @ballapeti

    March 9, 2025 at 7:38 am

    A fetid cesspit of a person.

  17. @rachel_rexxx

    March 9, 2025 at 8:23 am

    Wired, we love you don’t ever stop or sell yourself to a villy billi

  18. @adrianasoldevila630

    March 9, 2025 at 8:40 am

    A Starlink $22B contract was also recently cancelled in Mexico 🇲🇽

  19. @AnjanaLK

    March 9, 2025 at 10:02 am

    Oh, those poor leftists. They really didn’t see Kamala losing the election and underestimated Elon. Now they can’t handle the reality, so they’re out looking for Tesla showrooms to set on fire. Instead of actually doing some real journalism, WIRED just put together a video that feels like it was made by a 10 yr old. It’s pretty pathetic how far they’ve fallen 🤡

  20. @alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723

    March 9, 2025 at 10:41 am

    He does know that is nuclear war goes off he will loose right!?

  21. @blindfaith8777

    March 9, 2025 at 11:49 am

    The hit-job energy in this is really disappointing. For example, the $1B/(metric-)ton number is likely a reference to the current rate, not the Starship rate; if Starship ends up costing $1B/MT then the program will be cancelled.

  22. @AdamMclardy

    March 9, 2025 at 4:25 pm

    What an interesting way to dox a lot of flammable buildings

  23. @enx8g139

    March 9, 2025 at 6:31 pm

    After watching this video, I want to give my tax money to Elon Musk.

  24. @M_Faraday

    March 9, 2025 at 7:08 pm

    Elon is awesome

  25. @zerodotreport

    March 9, 2025 at 8:49 pm

    HIRED

  26. @Ben-d2o4r

    March 10, 2025 at 4:55 am

    Isn’t this a channel for celebrities answering tweets 😂

  27. @kasvindakulathunga

    March 10, 2025 at 6:38 am

    Elon will get things done; you dogs can bark at the moon.

  28. @kaya9289

    March 10, 2025 at 7:30 am

    The person who most prominently shows how humans change when they hold power that is not suited to them is Elon Musk.

  29. @kindregards777

    March 10, 2025 at 8:24 am

    Trump is a liar ; Musk is a mad man ; Reagan is rolling over in his grave When Ronald Reagan a True Christian was swore in— Chief Justice Warren E. Burger administered the presidential oath of office to Reagan, who placed his hand upon a family Bible given to him by his mother, open to 2 Chronicles 7:14.2 Chronicles 7:14

  30. @KathyIngram-iz5kl

    March 10, 2025 at 9:47 am

    They need go to prison THE GOVERNMENTS DO NOTHING

    • @EvropaAeternvm

      March 10, 2025 at 3:18 pm

      Not entirely true. It does do important things but much of what the US Federal government does is pointless.

  31. @timmoore6927

    March 10, 2025 at 10:37 am

    One person should never have such power!

  32. @Raspukek-fu8un

    March 10, 2025 at 12:59 pm

    empty talk. diz. unsub.

  33. @gta5lover53

    March 10, 2025 at 1:16 pm

    elon doing amazing just dont stop i smell burning in comments 😂😂

  34. @bibabutzemann4640

    March 10, 2025 at 3:17 pm

    Interesting – earns much more views

  35. @davidvalle3068

    March 10, 2025 at 6:32 pm

    Keep coping, WIRED 😂

  36. @davidvalle3068

    March 10, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    This is clearly a biased video. How much money did the democrats pay you?

    • @jypsych3556

      March 11, 2025 at 12:46 am

      Yikes. So do you also think every anti dem video was paid for?💀 or are you just biased yourself

  37. @ROVER25X

    March 10, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    Oh wow, yet another Elon hit piece.

  38. @Jivolt

    March 10, 2025 at 10:08 pm

    It’s only a matter of time…

  39. @buttmuddbrooks

    March 11, 2025 at 12:00 am

    Elon needs Luigi’d.

  40. @StrawberrywithWhippedcream

    March 11, 2025 at 12:41 am

    mr. wired is having a meltdown we ask everyone to give him space

  41. @omenplayer8000

    March 11, 2025 at 1:23 am

    This is a very good channel

  42. @w2385-i2s

    March 11, 2025 at 3:12 am

    Deport Elon

  43. @FGP_Pro

    March 11, 2025 at 4:08 am

    Absolute power…

  44. @theradiomechanic9625

    March 11, 2025 at 6:02 am

    Musk wants to go to Mars
    Put him on the next SpaceX launch.
    I’ll pitch in for fuel…..

    • @monicaleon2601

      March 13, 2025 at 10:53 pm

      Hahaha lets start a go fund me to send him off and NEVER RETURN 🔥

    • @domdanbok

      March 14, 2025 at 3:07 am

      I would watch that Launch ❤️‍🔥🥹🔥

  45. @Klackala

    March 11, 2025 at 9:58 am

    Interesting video. Ended up watching it in 0.5 speed, though, because of the intense amount of information and name dropping.

    • @justgiveup9409

      March 12, 2025 at 8:57 pm

      Annoys me that people don’t do this, they have no way too tell if they are being lied to or if someone’s using biased sources 🤦‍♂️

    • @Klackala

      March 12, 2025 at 9:01 pm

      @ yes, nor is there time to think a thought of ones own

  46. @pgc6290

    March 11, 2025 at 12:19 pm

    When people vote based on memes and jokes, we are doomed.

  47. @MarlisaAhl

    March 11, 2025 at 6:09 pm

    HELLO BANA 💞 ELON AKO NA ANG MAGHIMO TANAN OG MARKETING DAX SA TESLA NASDAQ DAX JULY 28 2023 2025 2048..PROMISE NAKO NIMO KARON AKO ANG MAGHIMO NIMO TANAN DIDTO SA MARS KAY WALA NAKO MAGDUSTURBO MAKAHIMO KO NIMO TANAN MO LARGA NAKO SA MARS KARONG 2025 ANDAMI NAKO OG VISA SA MARS HA BANA ❤ ELON AKO RA ANG MAKATABANG NIMO TANAN WALAY LAIN TINUOD NI AKONG GISULAT NIMO KARON TANAN 🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸

  48. @robbiedude4319

    March 11, 2025 at 6:56 pm

    A lot farther than any of you ignorant democrats

  49. @MachWonder

    March 11, 2025 at 9:22 pm

    Man, my hometown Austin is just a big joke now. The 80’s and 90’s were amazing. I have that, at least.

  50. @qet-lab

    March 11, 2025 at 9:27 pm

    Elon treats US goverment as an inheritance.

  51. @nic_nuc

    March 12, 2025 at 5:56 am

    The Renaissance Center in Detroit is no longer GM Headquarters! In case you guys wanted to know.

  52. @JG85-h3v

    March 12, 2025 at 6:36 am

    Musk is only gonna keep getting more rich because everyone keeps running their mouth grilling him and grilling Tesla but yet everyone keep buying Tesla at those astronomical prices. So as long as that keeps happening, there is a good chance Musk will be sitting in the White House one day

  53. @omodo-a

    March 12, 2025 at 6:43 am

    why is DJ so orange? is that tan or his natural color?

  54. @zeitgeist888

    March 12, 2025 at 9:44 am

    Wow at least there is no bias in the report. I have never heard so many presumably, allegedly and speculatively comments based on un-named sources. Make sure to try and link every possible problem and negative factor while leaving out similar positives to keep the slant going. The start using Broligarc was a nice touch to set the tone. Very sad that Wired can’t do a balanced report and leave out the personal bias and hatred for Musk.

  55. @jrodelite1515

    March 12, 2025 at 6:16 pm

    Well, you got about 10 things right, 50 things wrong, spent 2 minutes on the “good” things, and 12 minutes on the “bad” things. Definitely no bias…..

    • @supskawt

      March 13, 2025 at 11:50 am

      Sorry that an exposé isn’t exposing all the “good” things? lol it’s not wrong because you just don’t like it

    • @jrodelite1515

      March 13, 2025 at 12:02 pm

      @supskawt  if you want, I wrote a 4 page document on what they got wrong.

    • @supskawt

      March 13, 2025 at 12:08 pm

      @jrodelite1515  yep

    • @supskawt

      March 13, 2025 at 5:56 pm

      @@jrodelite1515 hit me!

    • @supskawt

      March 13, 2025 at 5:56 pm

      I can’t seem to reply…?

  56. @brianhowe201

    March 12, 2025 at 7:27 pm

    This is so sad. I dont want to see SpaceX fail because of Musk. I’ve been looking forward to advancement in space for so long.

  57. @adrienneclayton7595

    March 12, 2025 at 9:20 pm

    friendly reminder that Elon could end world hunger and still be a billionaire

    • @adrienneclayton7595

      March 12, 2025 at 9:28 pm

      $6 billion would feed 42 million people on the brink of starvation for a year. that is 2% of elon’s net worth

    • @artair70

      March 14, 2025 at 4:38 pm

      Nope, that’s not how it works

    • @3OHT.

      March 15, 2025 at 11:27 pm

      @@artair70 Oh yeah? Why not?

    • @artair70

      March 16, 2025 at 3:32 pm

      @ Because that’s not how making food works, you’re missing out key information like logistics, sustainability, market disruption and more.

    • @3OHT.

      March 16, 2025 at 5:23 pm

      @ Money does make food my friend.

  58. @krist1246

    March 13, 2025 at 3:38 am

    Does everyone not realize who is the actual president now? The one who paid for $288 million to get Trump re elected. Dont get it yet? Dont worry. You will soon.

  59. @MikeNOtie

    March 13, 2025 at 5:23 am

    This is 1 of the most 1 sided and agenda driven videos on YouTube.

  60. @OtiesAbductionMRTR

    March 13, 2025 at 5:23 am

    This is 1 of the most 1 sided and agenda driven videos on YouTube.

  61. @YutaBLv

    March 13, 2025 at 10:03 am

    It’s a shame you didn’t put this much effort into the biden Administration and as to why there are many empty government, medical and immigrant buildings being funneled millions in payments each month. 8$ Trillion added to the national debt during that administration is criminal.

  62. @gtleshow

    March 14, 2025 at 1:20 am

    The Elon Musk Cinematic Universe—where every company is a subplot in his master plan to either save humanity or launch us all into chaos. Impressive? Absolutely. Terrifying? Also yes.

  63. @domdanbok

    March 14, 2025 at 3:09 am

    ❤️‍🔥🙏🏻 Please Launch him to Mars. 🥹🔥

  64. @Kannot2023

    March 14, 2025 at 1:49 pm

    Musk admited that he has Asperger’s syndrome, so he could qualify for licensing in SA, based on disability

  65. @artair70

    March 14, 2025 at 4:45 pm

    libs crying

  66. @mizzb101

    March 14, 2025 at 8:58 pm

    Scary!!!!

  67. @pollyseip

    March 15, 2025 at 11:54 am

    And trumpers just handed over the keys of the US to this maniac.

  68. @Miki-i1s9d

    March 16, 2025 at 9:59 am

    Puno sreće Elon u životu I u radu Elon ❤❤tu sam uz vas imate moju podršku ❤❤❤lijep pozdrav vama vašoj stranici I vašu lijepu Familiju lijep pozdrav uz Boga dragoga ❤❤❤da mi vas čuva dragi Bog od svakog zla ❤❤❤volim vas sve cmok sretno u životu ljubavi jedni prema drugima jer tako nam je lakše živjeti I raditi I ići kroz život I rad ❤❤❤kramm sretno u životu ljubavi ❤❤❤❤❤kramm

  69. @krasniusha

    March 16, 2025 at 6:21 pm

    A real-life supervillain

  70. @WayneKornmiller

    March 16, 2025 at 8:21 pm

    Not nearly created it was created by Obama and the Democrats

  71. @WayneKornmiller

    March 16, 2025 at 8:22 pm

    A cab for two lies I ain’t going to listen to no more of them

  72. @AllanThorstad

    March 16, 2025 at 10:28 pm

    Keep up with him!

  73. @messygames

    March 17, 2025 at 12:32 am

    Cyberpunk coming !

  74. @richardthompson6079

    March 18, 2025 at 8:20 pm

    Getting this Not See out of US government is the most important thing we could do for our security.

  75. @blahblacksheep3660

    March 19, 2025 at 2:46 am

    To have someone as old as him, at 53 years old, and act that way and do such things will always be a novelty to me.

  76. @1234j

    March 19, 2025 at 4:48 am

    Thank you for this. 11:26 Tesla produces 1.7 vehicles 😮 in the graphics. Oh, if ’twere only so😂, and not 1.7 million that you say

  77. @Alvert-re4sd

    March 19, 2025 at 6:15 am

    He failed at games but somehow “won” in life😢

  78. @catsupy

    March 19, 2025 at 10:00 am

    Can’t watch this or I’ll go insane, but I can let it play through and comment to boost it into Youtube’s algo!

  79. @fufufluffmuffin

    March 19, 2025 at 10:33 am

    Propaganda.

  80. @catherinedamico4596

    March 19, 2025 at 2:34 pm

    Thank you wired

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