{"id":3897,"date":"2023-03-26T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T13:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/?p=3897"},"modified":"2023-03-26T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T13:22:49","slug":"when-did-elon-musk-make-paypal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/when-did-elon-musk-make-paypal\/","title":{"rendered":"When did elon musk make paypal?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and business magnate who co-founded PayPal in 1998. He also founded SpaceX and Tesla Motors. As of March 2016, Musk has an estimated net worth of $13.9 billion.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk co-founded PayPal in 1998, serving as the company’s chairman and CEO until 2002.<\/p>\n

How much did Elon Musk make on PayPal? <\/h2>\n

Yes, Elon Musk still owns PayPal. He sold it to eBay in 2002 for $15 billion. As the majority shareholder in the company with 1172 percent of shares, Musk made between $175 million and $180 million from the deal.<\/p>\n

PayPal is a digital payment company that was first founded in 1998. The company was originally called Confinity and was founded by Peter Thiel. In 2002, the company merged with its major competitor, Xcom. Xcom was founded by Elon Musk and is best known for its other companies, Tesla and SpaceX.<\/p>\n

Who owns PayPal now <\/h3>\n