<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Elon Musk has never been afraid to speak his mind.Theo Wargo/WireImage</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>2022 was a very notable year for Elon Musk. </li><li>He became Twitter's new owner but also lost the title of "world's richest man."</li></ul><p>Elon Musk had an eventful year in 2022, which he entered as the world's richest man. But by the end of the year, he had not <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-twitter-ceo-stepping-down-tesla-stock-2022-12">only lost billions</a>, but also the confidence of many people <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-investors-plead-leave-twitter-2022-12">who invested in his companies</a>. </p><p>The billionaire's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-happened-with-elon-musk-twitter-timeline">acquisition of Twitter on October 27</a> left Tesla investors particularly weary. Some feared he was <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-twitter-ceo-stepping-down-tesla-stock-2022-12">neglecting the EV</a> company in favor of fixing the social-media platform.</p><p>Analysts have also noted that Twitter is distracting Musk from Tesla and say his <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/investors-worried-elon-using-tesla-personal-atm-cover-twitters-losses-2022-12" rel>politicized tweets</a> have damaged the EV maker's brand.</p><p>The billionaire, who is the first person to suffer from <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-30/elon-musk-becomes-first-person-ever-to-lose-200-billion">a $200 billion loss,</a> never shied away from controversies and likes to tweet his opinions on most topics. </p><p>Let's a look at 20 of the most interesting things Musk said between June and December.</p>