Elon Musk reportedly secretly welcomed his twelfth child earlier this year.
According to Bloomberg, the 52-year-old business mogul - who is one of the richest men in the world - has had another baby, bringing his brood to 12.
The publication reported that Neuralink's Director of Special Projects, Shivon Zilis, is the mother of the billionaire's child born earlier this year.
"He's fathered at least 12 children, six of them in the past five years - three with the musician Grimes and three with Neuralink Corp's director of special projects, Shivon Zilis, including one who hasn't been known to the public until now," the outlet wrote, as cited by 1News.
Sources close to the parents alleged that the child, whose name and gender have not been disclosed yet, was born earlier this year. Zilis declined to comment, and Musk didn't respond to inquiries.
The Tesla founder previously welcomed two-year-old twins Strider and Azure with Zilis, 38, in November 2021.
The twins’ arrival came just one month before the birth of his daughter Exa Dark Sideræl, (aka Y) - whom he and then-partner Grimes welcomed via surrogate.
The former couple also share a son named Techno Mechanicus (Tau) and a four-year-old boy called X Æ A-Xii. They adjusted the spelling of his name to meet California's legal guidelines, which only allow letters from the English alphabet.
Grimes explained her eldest child's name on X, writing: "X, the unknown variable. Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence) A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent."
The singer - whose real name is Claire Boucher - continued: "A=Archangel, my favorite song" adding a rat and sword emoji. "Metal rat."
The businessman - who is one of the richest men in the world - also fathered twins Griffin and Vivian, born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who arrived in 2006, with his first wife Justine Musk. The pair's eldest child, Nevada, tragically passed away at 10 weeks in 2002.
The Space X owner previously joked about his large family, stating that he’s “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis,” a problem he views as “the biggest danger civilization faces.”
In addition to this, Musk revealed to Page Six that when it comes to kids, he wants "as many [kids] as I am able to spend time with and be a good father".
Congratulations to Musk and Zilis!
