This marks the first time a single entity has combined advanced AI capabilities with global social media control (X platform) at this scale, while backed by Middle Eastern sovereign wealth. The unprecedented $200B valuation and Saudi involvement creates a unique convergence of technological power and prophetic players, as AI development merges with communication control under Middle Eastern influence.
xAI's $200B Valuation: Saudi-Backed AI Giant Shapes Digital Future
📰 What Happened
Elon Musk's xAI is preparing for its third major fundraising round in two months, targeting a valuation between $170-200B, up from $18B in May 2024. Saudi Arabia's PIF wealth fund is expected to be a major investor, building on their existing $800M stake through Kingdom Holdings Company. The company recently acquired X for $45B, creating a combined entity potentially worth $245B. This follows recent fundraising of $10B in loans and a $300M secondary stock offering.
📖 Prophetic Significance
The merger of xAI and X platform creates an unprecedented system for potential thought control and narrative manipulation. The Saudi PIF's major stake fulfills multiple prophetic threads: Middle Eastern wealth funding global control systems (Rev 18), technological capabilities enabling mass deception (2 Thess 2:9-11), and the concentration of power in fewer hands (Rev 13). The rapid valuation increase from $18B to $200B in just 14 months demonstrates the accelerating pace of technological consolidation, while the $245B combined value approaches nation-state levels of economic influence.