# Elon Musk-linked companies have made up a significant share of recent Cybertruck registrations.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-16 · Gizmodo*

## Key points

- SpaceX accounted for over 18% of U.S. Cybertruck registrations in late 2024.
- Elon Musk’s companies together purchased nearly one in five Cybertrucks registered during that period.
- Tesla’s Cybertruck sales dropped 48% to 20,237 units in 2025, far below Musk's projections.
- Yale research found Musk’s political activism cost Tesla at least 1 million sales since 2022.
- Electrek reported SpaceX may eventually buy up to 2,000 Cybertrucks.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, Neuralink, The Boring Company
**Countries:** United States

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