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X.com

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Defunct online bank

X.com was an American online bank founded by Ed Ho, Harris Fricker, Elon Musk, and Christopher Payne in 1999 in Palo Alto, California. It merged with competitor Confinity in March 2000, retaining the X.com name, and the company changed its name to PayPal in 2001.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 1999Founded1
  • HeadquartersPalo Alto1
  • Founded inPalo Alto1
  • Websitewww.x.com

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X.com was an American online bank founded by Ed Ho, Harris Fricker, Elon Musk, and Christopher Payne in 1999 in Palo Alto, California. It merged with competitor Confinity in March 2000, retaining the X.com name, and the company changed its name to PayPal in 2001.2

Corporate structure

X.com is part of a group headed by USA Today Co.. 239 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • USA Today Co. New York, New York, United States
    • X.com Palo Alto
    • Classified Ventures Subsidiary · Chicago
    • MMAjunkie.com Subsidiary
    • Oshkosh Northwestern Subsidiary · Daily Northwestern Building
    • Action Advertising, Inc. Subsidiary · Wisconsin, United States
    • Albuquerque Publishing Company Subsidiary · New Mexico, United States
    • Alexandria Newspapers, Inc. Subsidiary · Louisiana, United States
    • American Influencer Awards, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Arizona News Service, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Baxter County Newspapers, Inc. Subsidiary · Arkansas, United States
    • Bizzy, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Blue Dot Seats, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Boat Spinco, Inc. Subsidiary · Wisconsin, United States
    • BridgeTower Media DLN, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • BridgeTower Media Holding Company Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • BridgeTower Media, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CA Alabama Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CA Florida Holdings, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CA Louisiana Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CA Massachusetts Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CA North Carolina Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • CA South Carolina Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Citizen Publishing Company Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
    • CMGI (Moduslink) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc. Subsidiary · Illinois, United States
    • and 213 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Elon Musk on Mar 1999, in Palo Alto.1

Leadership

Who has led X.com, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Mar 2000Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Mar 1999Founded Founded in Palo Alto1

Sources

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