Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk is “thinking of” leaving his jobs and becoming an influencer. The world’s richest man tweeted on Thursday: “Thinking of quitting my jobs & becoming an influencer full-time wdyt (what do you think),” Musk said in the tweet without elaborating.

It was not immediately clear if Mr Musk, a prolific user of the social media platform, was being serious about quitting his roles. 

Mr Musk, who is also the founder and CEO of rocket company SpaceX, and leads brain-chip startup Neuralink and infrastructure firm The Boring Company, had said during a conference call in January that he expected to be the CEO of Tesla for “several years”. 

Mr Musk tweeted: “It would be nice to have a bit more free time on my hands as opposed to just working day and night, from when I wake up to when I go to sleep 7 days a week. Pretty intense....” 

Last month, he had asked his followers on Twitter whether he should sell 10 per cent of his stake in the electric-car maker, to which the majority had agreed. He has sold shares worth nearly $12 billion since.