Elon Musk made a surprising appearance on Joe Rogan’s show the day before the election, taking a moment away from political topics to reveal an unexpected accomplishment: he’s one of the top 20 players worldwide in Diablo 4.
In a leaderboard dominated by non-Americans, Musk stands as one of only two U.S. players.
It’s hard to believe, right? The wealthiest person on the planet also ranks among the most dedicated Diablo 4 players. But it’s not just a brag—it’s true.
Musk is currently ranked #19 in the world for timed runs in Pit 150, a high-level challenge within the game.
For those who follow Musk on social media, this news may not come as a total shock. While his posts are mostly political or space-related, he occasionally shares clips of himself playing Diablo 4 at expert levels.
He typically plays as a Barbarian and has even voiced complaints to Blizzard, the game’s developer, about the class needing improvements.
Recently, he switched to the Spiritborn character for the Vessel of Hatred expansion, which helped him achieve his current #19 rank using a popular Quill build—although he’s clearly optimized it to great effect.
There are skeptics, of course, who suggest that Musk could be relying on someone else to boost his stats or paying for top-tier loot to gain an edge.
While this isn’t outside the world of possibility, there’s no evidence to support it.
The real question is how he manages to find the time to grind Diablo 4 while juggling responsibilities at SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter (X), not to mention tweeting dozens of times each day.
It raises the question of whether he’s perhaps more hands-off with his companies than he lets on—or if he’s somehow gaming efficiently in the margins of his busy life.
A longtime gamer, Musk has previously shown enthusiasm for titles like Cyberpunk 2077 (in which Grimes, the mother of some of his children, appears) and was once widely mocked for a poorly built character in Elden Ring.
Recently, he even rallied for a “gamer” voting block, tweeting “make video games great again!” and sharing posts critical of “woke” content in games, aligning himself with certain factions in the gaming culture wars.
Love him or hate him, Musk is undeniably a Diablo player of exceptional skill. Whether he’ll retain his spot in the world rankings remains to be seen as the election passes and his focus potentially shifts back to his business ventures.
