Answer
Does Elon Musk own data centers?
Yes, through the companies he controls: xAI (his AI company), Tesla (which runs its own compute for autonomy training), and to a smaller extent SpaceX. The flagship is xAI Colossus in Memphis, TN, one of the largest single-site GPU clusters ever built. Tesla’s Cortex cluster sits at Giga Texas near Austin.
As of 2026-08-24, the DEPLOY registry tracks 4 facilities connected to Musk-controlled companies, with capacity varying by site of disclosed critical IT.
Every tracked facility
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Rebuilt every 15 minutes from data_center_facilities. Match set: any facility operated by xAI, Tesla, SpaceX, or The Boring Company, plus explicit name matches (Colossus, Cortex). Facility status shown as recorded; capacity claims per-site live on each facility page.