We’re Sorry to Report That Elon Musk Keeps Offering Women His Sperm

If you need more proof that Elon Musk is a weirdo, look no further than a recent piece by The New York Times about how he’s developed a multi-mansion compound in Austin big enough for his own personal baby-making factory. 

The Times reports that Musk now has at least three mansions in close proximity in a wealthy enclave of Austin, with enough room for all 11 of his kids and their three mothers. 

But that’s not the (only) truly strange part. Musk, who is really into in vitro fertilization, has reportedly offered his sperm to seemingly every woman he comes across. That includes “friends and acquaintances, including the former independent vice-presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan,” according to the article.  

Shanahan turned him down because apparently even Robert Kennedy Jr.’s running mate has her limits. He famously offered to do the same for pop star and fellow billionaire Taylor Swift, following her endorsement of Kamala Harris. “Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life,” he posted on X.

At a dinner party last year hosted by a Silicon Valley bigwig, he reportedly offered to supply his DNA to a married couple he barely knew, according to two guests who witnessed the moment and spoke to the Times. The couple casually mentioned they were having trouble conceiving, and Musk, ever the problem-solver, chimed in that he was happy to help and even threw in a humblebrag about his own brood. You know, just your average dinner party chat: appetizers, main course, and unsolicited sperm offers.

Musk is part of a growing pro-natalist movement and has become a vocal advocate for large families. He claims he’s personally taking on the “biggest problem humanity faces” — declining birth rates. 

Actual demographers aren’t exactly convinced of this alleged problem: In July, the United Nations reported that our planet’s current eight billion people are actually expected to balloon by another two billion over the next 60 years — before gradually dropping by about 700 million. So, it’s less “population cliff” and more “gentle population slope.”

But Musk has doubled down, claiming he’s “doing his part” and spreading the word on procreation like it’s a start-up pitch. In a 2015 biography, Musk seemed to veer uncomfortably into eugenics territory, worrying that educated people weren’t having enough children. “I’m not saying only smart people should have kids. I’m just saying that smart people should have kids as well,” he said. “I notice that a lot of really smart women have zero or one kid. You’re like, ‘Wow, that’s probably not good.’”

In the last three years, Musk has cranked up the volume on his birth rate worries in the U.S. and beyond. In 2021, his foundation dropped a cool $10 million on the University of Texas to study fertility and population trends. Since then, he’s gone on a social media spree about the topic, posting at least 67 times — 33 of those in the last year alone. 

It’s the kind of stuff that only the world’s richest man could get away with. But he is, so he does.