Missed1,000+ Optimus robots in Tesla factories by 2025
“My prediction is next year we'll have over 1,000, maybe a few thousand, Optimus robots working at Tesla.”
“a valuation 10 times that of the most valuable company today”
— as reported (paraphrase) · Jun 13, 2024 · 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (official Tesla YouTube channel), June 13 2024 1:35:06 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 1:35:06 — 2024 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING (OFFICIAL TESLA YOUTUBE CHANNEL), JUNE 13 2024
What actually happened
Fetched Sep 8 2026: the 2024 claim was a Tesla valuation 10× the then-most-valuable company (Apple/Microsoft ~$3T class), i.e. tens of trillions. As of Sep 8 2026 Nvidia is the largest company at about $5.58T; Tesla is about $1.40T (stockmarketcap.com). Tesla is not 10× the current leader. Deadline 2035. Status stays pending. stockmarketcap.com fetched Sep 8 2026 — Nvidia ~$5.58T #1; Tesla ~$1.40T #10, not 10× the leader ↗
The Progression
Jun 13, 2024
The promise: “a valuation 10 times that of the most valuable company today” · 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (official Tesla YouTube channel), June 13 2024 1:35:06 ↗
Today · Sep 10, 2026
Status: Pending · 3,399 days left. Still waiting.
At Tesla's June 2024 annual shareholder meeting, Musk floated a future Tesla 'valuation 10 times that of the most valuable company today.' The remark is tracked separately from his related claim that Optimus alone could be worth $25 trillion in market cap. With a 2035 deadline, the prediction remains pending.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-09-08- [VIDEO] 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (official Tesla YouTube channel), June 13 2024 @ 1:35:06
- [REPORT] interestingengineering.com
- [TRANSCRIPT] Teslarati full meeting transcript
- [REPORT] CNBC, June 13 2024
Tesla’s record
Delivered
47
59% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
32
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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