We are aware that since November, Musk has sold $16.4 billion worth of shares, or 10% of his entire Tesla holdings.
He said in a recent interview that it was to pay taxes on options that expire the next year. However, the current donation’s enigmatic timing aligns.
With a conversation between Musk and one organization, which may indicate where it will ultimately rest. Or not. The World Food Programme’s director,
David Beasley, urged the world’s billionaires, naming Musk and Jeff Bezos in particular, to take action and contribute a modest portion of their wealth to end global hunger back in late October.
Beasley said in a CNN interview that “$6 billion is all that is required to help 42 million people who are literally going to die if we don’t reach them.” It’s not difficult.
Just over 2 percent of Musk’s $244.5 billion wealth (as of the publishing of this article) is represented by $6 billion.
