Private company

X Corp.

Logo: Sawyer Merritt on Twitter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons2

X Corp. is an American technology company based in Bastrop, founded in 2023.1 It was founded by Elon Musk.1 It employed 1,300 people in 2023.1 It is part of SpaceX.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 9, 2023Founded1
  • IndustryInternet industry, social media, technology industry1
  • HeadquartersBastrop1
  • Founded inBastrop1
  • Websiteabout.x.com
  • Legal formNevada corporation1
Twitter Offices in San Francisco
Photo: Filip Troníček, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Corporate structure

X Corp. is part of a group headed by SpaceX. 7 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • SpaceX Hawthorne, California, United States
    • X Corp. Bastrop
    • SpaceXAI Subsidiary · San Francisco Bay Area
    • Starlink Subsidiary · Hawthorne, United States
      • Starlink Internet Services Limited Subsidiary · Ireland
    • Swarm Technologies Subsidiary
    • The Boring Company Subsidiary · Hawthorne
    • Starbase Owned · Starbase, United States
    • Starship Owned

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Elon Musk on Mar 9, 2023, in Bastrop.1

Leadership

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

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Twitter, Inc.1

Employees over time

  • 20231,3001

Timeline

  1. Mar 2025Acquired Acquired by SpaceXAI1
  2. Jun 5, 2023New chief executive Linda Yaccarino becomes CEO1
  3. Mar 9, 2023Founded Founded in Bastrop1

Sources

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