After topping 2024’s donor list, Elon Musk said he’d do ‘a lot less.’ Since then, he’s given more than George Soros has personally in his lifetime

Elon Musk has donated $427 million to federal political groups since May 2025, exceeding the $243 million that George Soros has personally contributed over his entire lifetime of giving since 1979. The giving surge comes despite Musk saying after topping the 2024 donor list that he would do "a lot less" politically. The figures underscore Musk's continued role as one of the most consequential individual funders in U.S. politics, with his spending now outpacing decades of contributions from Soros, a frequent target of conservative criticism. Watch for whether Musk's political giving accelerates heading into the 2026 midterm cycle and how it shapes Republican primary contests.