New Delhi: The world’s richest man Elon Musk has made a big announcement on his Twitter account. Musk said that he is thinking of quitting his job and becoming an influencer. Let us tell you that Musk is continuously reducing his stake in Tesla. On Thursday, he sold 934,091 shares of the company for $963 million. To meet the target of selling a 10 percent stake, he will have to sell another six million shares.
Musk did this tweet
Musk tweeted and said, ‘I am considering leaving my job and thinking of becoming a full-time influencer. Along with this, he has also asked people for their opinion.
Many users have responded to Musk’s tweet. A user has suggested he start a YouTube channel. Musk’s tweet comes at a time when the Tesla CEO is one of the most influential faces on social media.
The world’s biggest rich Elon Musk is often in the headlines due to his tweets. But this time his new haircut has created a ruckus on social media. Due to this haircut, he is also being compared to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The funny thing is that Musk says that he himself cut his hair. On this, many funny memes are being made on social media.
Opinion sought from users to sell shares
Earlier, on November 6, Elon Musk had asked his followers on Twitter whether he should sell a 10% stake in him. Most of the followers voted in support of it. Since then, Elon Musk has sold about 9.2 million shares of his company, whose value is $ 9.9 billion. Last Tuesday, Elon Musk sold 934,091 shares of Tesla to pay the tax liability.
Why is Elon Musk selling shares?
Actually, Elon Musk takes stock options in Tesla instead of salary. In this, they get the right to buy shares of Tesla at a price of 90% below the market price. In 2012, Tesla gave stock options to Elon Musk. Under this, Musk got the option to buy about 22.8 million shares of the company at a price of just $ 6.24 per share. Musk had until 2022 to capitalize on this option.
