We Mapped Elon Musk's Entire Empire

There's barely a place left on Earth outside the gravitational pull of Elon Musk’s empire. How far does Elon's clout really stretch—and what conflicts of interest are emerging as he wields the power of the federal government? WIRED pulled the data and mapped out the key places that shape Elon's Empire.

Map of Starlink satellites courtesy of satellitemap.space

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Constantine EconomidesEditor: Louis Lalire
Host: Dhruv Mehrotra
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon WhiteProduction Manager: Peter BrunetteProduction Coordinator: Rhyan LarkCamera Operator: Chris EustacheSound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Ryan CoppolaPost Production Supervisor: Christian OlguinPost Production Coordinator: Rachel KimSupervising Editor: Eduardo AraujoAssistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow