Elon Musk welcomes baby 14; his fourth with Shivon Zilis
FILE - Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2025. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
WASHINGTON - Elon Musk and Neuralink Director Shivon Zilis recently announced that they welcomed their fourth child together.
Zilis shared the news on X that they welcomed a son named Seldon Lycurgus.
Elon Musk, Shivon Zilis welcome son Seldon Lycurgus
What they're saying:
"Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus," Zilis wrote in a post on Feb. 28. Zilis added that Seldon is "built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold."
"Love him so much," she wrote in the post.
Musk commented with a heart in reaction, but did not provide any further details.
What we know:
Musk and Zilis share three other children, yet only twins Strider and Azure have been publicly named. The pair reportedly conceived the twins via in vitro fertilization and did not have a romantic relationship, according to Reuters.
At the time, Musk tweeted, "Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far."
What we don't know:
It’s unclear when the child was born.
Dig deeper:
Zilis, director of Neuralink, previously worked for Tesla and OpenAI, according to FOX Business. In 2015, Zilis was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 venture capitalists. She was also named to LinkedIn's 35 Under 35 list.
Neuralink, co-founded by Musk, is developing computer interfaces that help people with neurological conditions translate their thoughts into action.
Musk is also the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and heads other companies as well. Most recently, the billionaire has served as the head of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) tasked with cutting federal spending, but he's faced fierce criticism from some lawmakers and legal challenges over DOGE's efforts to slash funding and layoff government workers.
How many kids does Elon Musk have?
What we know:
In addition to the four children the billionaire shares with Zilis, Musk and his first wife, Justine Wilson, have six children.
He and his ex-girlfriend, Claire Boucher "Grimes," allegedly share three children.
Conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair filed a petition in February to legally recognize Musk as her child's father and seek full custody. St. Clair's child, who has not been publicly named, is allegedly around 5 months old, FOX Business reported.
That makes a total of 14 children.
Nick Cannon, who has also made headlines as a father of 12 with multiple partners, congratulated Musk last month on X when news of St. Clair's child came out.
"Yo @elonmusk got me out here looking for my Super Suit again! LOL Congratulations my brother," Cannon wrote.
The Source: This story was reported using information published by Shivon Zilis on X and FOX Business. It was reported from Cincinnati, and FOX Business contributed.