“An Empty Fridge, Only One Towel”…A Look Inside the 34m² Home of the $1.2 Trillion World’s Richest Man

A Peek Inside with Just Two Ornaments on the Table
Mother Maye Musk Says, “There Was Only One Towel, So I Let Him Have It”

The interior of the home of Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and widely regarded as the world’s richest person, has been released to the public, drawing significant attention.

Recently, Dima Zenuk, an overseas blogger known for sharing news about Tesla and SpaceX, posted photos of Musk’s home on his social networking service (SNS) account. Zenuk described Musk’s house as “a home equipped only with the absolute essentials for living, without a single extravagant item.”

In the released photos, the living room and kitchen are designed as an open-plan space without any separation, and only basic furnishings such as white storage cabinets and a stainless steel refrigerator are present. Although there are hardly any wall decorations, the presence of a Japanese sword and a rocket-shaped figurine on a dark wooden table in the center of the living room highlights Musk’s extremely minimalist lifestyle.

Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, also commented on the post. Maye remarked, “There was hardly any food in the fridge and only one towel,” adding, “I had to give up my towel for my son.” She further mentioned, “I slept in the garage on the right side of the house,” which attracted even more attention.

Previously, in 2021, as controversy over his increasing wealth grew, Musk declared, “I will not own a house.” He then sold three homes he owned in Bel Air, an affluent neighborhood near Los Angeles, for about 40.9 million dollars (approximately 61 billion won), and began living in a prefabricated house. This prefabricated home is valued at around 50,000 dollars (about 74 million won), and is a small house of approximately 34 square meters, equipped with a kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom.

Meanwhile, on March 10 (local time), Forbes, a U.S. business media outlet, released its 40th annual global billionaire ranking. Musk topped the list, ranking first among global billionaires for the second consecutive year, with assets totaling 839 billion dollars (about 1,230 trillion won). Musk’s wealth increased by 1.5 times from 342 billion dollars last year. It is also the first time in Forbes’ history that someone has surpassed 800 billion dollars in assets.

Second and third place went to Google’s co-founders, Larry Page (257 billion dollars, about 385 trillion won) and Sergey Brin (237 billion dollars, about 355 trillion won). Among Koreans, Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, was ranked 95th with assets totaling 27 billion dollars.

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