A survey found that 37% of Americans have invested in the tweets of electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk’s tweets have proven their influence on capital markets.
According to Market Insider, an economic media outlet on the 10th (local time), an online survey of 3,400 people from the 6th to 8th of last month conducted an online survey of 3,400 American polling companies, and 37% of respondents invested based on Musk tweets. Replied that he had done it before.
21% said they had invested once or twice when they saw the Musk tweet, and 16% said they made several investments according to the Musk tweet. When it comes to the fluctuations of the Glo stock price in Musk, 48% said it was “very fun” and 29% said it was “not at all fun.”
To Musk, the’geeky entrepreneur’, 33% of all respondents said they liked him, and 6% said they hated him. 43% said they had no likes or dislikes about Musk.
The majority of those who said they knew Musk rated him positively. 48% said he was a genius, some said it was funny (22%), and someone who was crazy in a good direction (12%).
On the other hand, those who viewed Musk negatively said that he was a nerd (7%), a person crazy in a bad direction (6%), and an unpleasant geek (5%).
People who admire Musk cited passion, dedication (45%), and honest opinion (22%), while those who hated Musk pointed out that he is arrogant (35%) and behaves in a whimsical manner (24%). did.
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