Experts claim that Musk is now shielded like a head of state and that his security detail functions like a miniature Secret Service.

The majority of attendees at Tesla events are carefully chosen. When Elon Musk steps up to talk, there are more than thirty security officers stationed all throughout the space. The millionaire always has a personal bodyguard on standby from Foundation Security, a private security firm.

Elon Musk has hidden himself behind an armed guard as he becomes wealthier. Despite having a net worth of over $240 billion, the man frequently gets calls and messages from admirers, trolls, and even threats of death.

Every year, Musk and his businesses, SpaceX and Tesla, invest millions of dollars in security teams. According to The New York Times, Musk even established Foundation Security in order to maintain more control.

Experts claim that Musk is now shielded like a head of state and that his security detail functions like a miniature Secret Service. Twenty security professionals follow him, and they prepare escape plans ahead of time or clear the road before his automobile does. There is also a medical specialist on call.

Usually, Musk has bodyguards around him. According to a 2023 lawsuit brought by former employees over his severance pay, they even accompany him when he uses the restroom at X. It seems that the threats are overstated.

He stated, “The likelihood that a lunatic will attempt to murder you is correlated with the frequency with which the lunatic hears your name.” “They’re on a kill list because they hear my name so much.”

Musk leads a lifestyle that is distinct from other extremely wealthy individuals. With a net worth of over $145 billion, Warren E. Buffett has only retained one personal bodyguard for a number of years. Jack Dorsey, Musk’s predecessor at X, frequently strolled around San Francisco unaccompanied by a security.

For the first time, Tesla revealed this year that it has invested $2.4 million in Musk’s security in 2023. It paid $500,000 in the first two months of 2024, which is more than five times what it spent on average in 2019. Musk paid $145,000 a month on average for security between 2015 and 2018.

Musk’s bodyguards are said to perform errands for him. They even get ready for his 2015 New Year’s Eve celebration in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and wash his car and pick up his laundry.

In December 2022, Musk disclosed that a stalker had broken into his son’s car in Los Angeles, raising serious security worries. Later on in the investigation, the South Pasadena Police Department stated that they thought the suspect “was a member of Elon Musk’s security team.”

Even though Musk had “100 people” protecting him, his father told reporters in January 2023 that he worried for his son’s safety. He stated that Musk had updated the security system at his South African residence, adding electric fencing, cameras, and armed guards on duty around-the-clock.

The announcement that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will receive a $14 million annual personal security allowance also made news. To help keep Zuckerberg and his family secure, the package includes upgrades to the personnel, tools, and living space.