Elon Musk's 12-Year-Old Self Already Made a Game Program! His Mother Thought He'd End Up in a Basement

Elon Musk is currently one of the richest men in the world, thanks to his efforts in making SpaceX and Tesla very successful despite the ongoing pandemic. He showed his brilliance many times before, even at a very young age.

However, her mother, a 72-year-old model, said that she thought her son would end up in a basement. Maye gave the statement when she promoted the paperback release of her book titled "A Woman Makes a Plan."

"At three, I knew [Elon] was a genius," she said via The Daily Mail UK.

"But you still don't know if he's going to do great things because many geniuses just end up in a basement being a genius but not applying it," she added.

Musk already made a game program at age 12!

Maye Musk proudly shared that Elon Musk, her eldest son, was able to develop a computer game program at the age of 12. Because of his invention, a group of college engineering students was impressed.

Her mother said that the college students were really in awe since her 12-year-old son already knows all the shortcuts in developing a game program. She even told her son to submit the game to a magazine.

After young Elon Musk submitted his game program, he immediately earned $500. Maye added that the engineering college students didn't even know that her son was just a 12-year-old kid, claiming that it was a great start for his son.

Elon Musk's mother added that she was very excited when her son started his first company, Zip2, which Elon co-founded with Kimbal Musk, his brother. She added that Elon's first invention made life easier with door-to-door directions, and then newspapers could have a link that took the users to a restaurant.

How rich is he now?

According to CNBC's latest report, Elon Musk's net worth is currently around $185 billion! He and Jeff Bezos are battling for the position of the richest man in the world. Elon even surpassed Bezos previously, thanks to the sudden increase in Tesla's share price, allowing him to become the richest man in the world for a short period.

Back in 2020, his net worth was only $27 billion, and was barely in the top 50 richest men on Earth. However, because of his efforts in Tesla and SpaceX, he was able to increase is net worth rapidly even during the ongoing pandemic.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.