Elon Musk-Owned X CEO Linda Yaccarino To Resign After Two Years

Yaccarino's net worth is estimated to be around $40 million. As the CEO of X, she was reportedly paid around $6 million annually and received incentives for completing targets.

Shashank Nair Updated: Wednesday, July 09, 2025, 08:52 PM IST
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and newly appointed Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino |

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and newly appointed Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino |

Linda Yaccarino has announced her resignation as CEO of Elon Musk-owned X after two years of holding the top post. She made the announcement in a post on the microblogging website X.

"When @elonmusk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company. I’m immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App," her post read.

She said that she was "incredibly proud" of the team at X for the historic business turnaround accomplished.

She also said that the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with Xai- Musk's artificial intelligence venture.

"I’ll be cheering you all on as you continue to change the world. As always, I’ll see you on x," she said in her concluding lines."
 

Yaccarino's Salary & Net Worth

Yaccarino's net worth is estimated to be around $40 million. As the CEO of X, she was reportedly paid around $6 million annually and received incentives for completing targets.

Published on: Wednesday, July 09, 2025, 08:35 PM IST

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