The tycoon intends to personally lead the fight against what he sees as a looming demographic “apocalypse,” the report claims
Elon Musk wants to populate the Earth with a “legion” of high-intelligence children to prevent the collapse of human civilization due to a global decline in birth rates, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
An investigation by the paper focused on what it described as a “harem drama” surrounding Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency and a close ally of US President Donald Trump. According to the report, the billionaire has had at least 14 known children with four women – although the actual number could be much higher. However, his relationships with the mothers reportedly often involve hush-money payments and heated parental disputes.
At the heart of Musk’s reproductive drive lies his “dark view” of the future in which humanity could perish as a species due to poor demographics, the WSJ claims. “He is driven to correct the historic moment by helping seed the earth with more human beings of high intelligence,” the report says, citing people familiar with the matter.
Ashley St. Clair – one of the women Musk allegedly had an affair with and who claims to be the mother of one of his children – showed the WSJ a message purportedly sent by the billionaire. In it, Musk allegedly referred to his offspring as a “legion” – invoking the ancient Roman military units known for expanding imperial reach – and insisted on making even more babies with other women. “To reach legion-level before the apocalypse,” he reportedly said. “We will need to use surrogates.”
The WSJ claims that Musk has used his platform X to recruit potential mothers, often one whom he has never met in person, but who enjoy a high-profile social status.
In 2021, Musk said that low birth rates were “one of the biggest risks to civilization.”“If people don’t have more children, civilization is going to crumble,” he said at the time.
However, Musk’s private life has drawn criticism. His daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson, who cut ties with him and has come out as transgender – a move Musk has criticized – has called the billionaire a “serial adulterer.” He is also involved in a custody dispute with Canadian pop star Grimes, who has alleged that he withheld one of their children from visiting family for several months.
