Pulse · empire scoreboard
What the Musk empire is building, right now.
16 sites. 4 countries. Five companies. Every Sentinel-2 frame and primary-source filing we have, rolled up into one scoreboard. Refreshed as new captures and filings land.
Sites tracked
16
8 operational · 4 expanding
Footprint
7.86 km²
Sum of measured site areas
Capital deployed
~$70B
Sum of declared site investment
Satellite frames
493
Across 16 site timelapses
Milestones logged
100
82 verified done
Sources cited
48
Primary-source links
Aggregate
Empire build-out, 2020 → today
Average progress across all sites with a non-zero footprint
27%'20n=11
41%'21n=11
53%'22n=11
62%'23n=11
71%'24n=11
79%'25n=11
85%'26n=11
Captures
Latest satellite frames
8 of 16 sites
2026-05-15
34f
🇲🇽 Gigafactory Mexico
Santa Catarina, Nuevo León
2026-05-15
34f
🇺🇸 Vegas Loop
Las Vegas, Nevada
2026-05-15
33f
🇺🇸 Gigafactory Nevada
Sparks, Nevada
2026-05-15
33f
🇺🇸 Gigafactory Texas
Austin, Texas
2026-05-15
33f
🇺🇸 Neuralink Austin
Austin, Texas
2026-05-15
33f
🇺🇸 TERAFAB
Austin, TX (Giga Texas North Campus)
2026-05-15
33f
🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB
Lompoc, California
2026-05-15
32f
🇺🇸 Colossus
Memphis, Tennessee
Verified
Recent milestones
10 most recent
- 2026-05-152w ago
Launch: Dragon CRS-2 SpX-34[source]
- 2026-05-122w ago
Launch: NROL-172[source]
- 2026-041mo ago
PRIME study expands to 8+ implanted patients[source]
- 2026-03-212mo ago
Musk announces Terafab launch
- 2026-032mo ago
Massive expansion plans filed
- 2026-032mo ago
Grok-4 training begins
- 2026-014mo ago
Structural steel phase[source]
- 2026-014mo ago
Rapid cadence launches begin
- 2026-014mo ago
Cleanroom installation[source]
- 2025-125mo ago
Megapack production ramp
On the runway
Upcoming next 18 months
8 milestones
- 2026-Q2due
Refreshed Model Y ramp
- 2026-Q2due
Starship launch tower at 39A
- 2026-Q2due
Strip segment Phase 1 open
- 2026-Q3in 80d
Pilot fab site prep begins
- 2026-Q3in 80d
SLC-6 Starship pad construction
- 2026-Q3in 80d
Pilot production line
- 2026-H2in 111d
AI5 small-batch production
- 2026-H2in 111d
Phase 3 expansion complete
Velocity
Biggest single-year progress jumps
Year-over-year delta from progress timeline
| # | Site | Prior | Current | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸 Gigafactory Nevada | 55% | 65% | +10pp |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 Starbase | 60% | 70% | +10pp |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 Neuralink HQ | 70% | 80% | +10pp |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 Gigafactory Texas | 72% | 78% | +6pp |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 Fremont Factory | 95% | 100% | +5pp |
| 6 | 🇺🇸 Gigafactory New York | 85% | 90% | +5pp |
Mix
Status across the empire
16 sites in scope
Operational 8
Expanding 4
Construction 0
Announced 4
By company
Average build progress
Sites with measurable footprint
Tesla
85%
SpaceX
85%
Neuralink
80%
xAI
60%
Verified against
FAA filings·SEC EDGAR·USGS·KOSIS·DART·Travis County permits·NASA mission pages·NRC dockets·ClinicalTrials.gov·IR press releases
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