Elon Musk’s bid to buy OpenAI for $97 billion has sparked fears among Tesla investors that he’ll dump his shares to fund the deal. Several Tesla insiders, including Elon’s brother, Kimbal Musk, Tesla Chairwoman,

Investors seem to be growing worried that Elon Musk, for all his business acumen, is getting distracted, with his fingers in too many pies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations and safety programs have stymied Tesla, his electric car company, and its efforts to create fleets of robotaxis and other self-driving automobiles.

After reaching a net worth of more than $486 billion in December, Elon Musk’s wealth has sunk below $400 billion for the first time in 2025. Tesla—where Musk derives about 60% of his wealth—has had an abysmal year. Waning demand and Musk’s continued controversial foray into politics have helped drive the stock down 27%.

According to SpaceX’s own calculation, the Roadster completed its first orbit around the Sun in August 2019 and made its first close approach to Mars on Oct. 7, 2020.

Tesla’s stock continues to pullback, as the souring of public opinion toward CEO Elon Musk fuels worries of lower sales.