As the helm of two famous American companies, this week Musk and Zuckerberg's "dating" affair has been raging.。

The incident started when IBC Group founder and CEO Mario Nawfal wrote a post on Twitter about Meta developing a social media platform "Threads" that competes with Twitter.。Musk scoffed at the content of the post, saying that "the planet can't wait to be completely in Zuckerberg's hands and there is no other choice."。Some netizens reminded Musk that he had better be careful because he heard that Zuckerberg was practicing jiu-jitsu.。Musk was undaunted, saying he was ready to take part in an "octagonal cage race."。

Zuckerberg then responded positively to "location me" on his social media Instagram, directly pushing the event to a climax。Of course, as the world's richest man, Musk naturally did not recognize the unintelligent, and then tweeted that "Vegas octagonal cage," referring to the venues used for integrated combat (MMA) competitions.。

But interestingly, the billionaire's mother could not sit still, like a child to stop the "dating" incident。Musk's mother, Maye Musk, tweeted, "Stop it, bickering."。

Although the two "big brothers" about not, but does not hinder the netizens to discuss。Some netizens compared the physical conditions of the two.。Zuckerberg, 39, who usually practices jujitsu and participates in jujitsu competitions, also claims to have recently completed the grueling "Murphy Challenge" in 40 minutes.。On the other side, Musk, 51, is physically stronger than Zuckerberg.。While not dominant in age, he said he grew up in South Africa and took part in "real street fights."。

In addition, the two companies can not escape the "contrast"。Tesla's current market capitalization is about $800 billion, nearly $100 billion more than Zuckerberg's Meta.。In terms of revenue, Meta is better, but Tesla is growing faster。According to analysts surveyed by Refinitiv, by 2025, the two companies' revenue will almost converge。In terms of free cash flow, according to the latest statistics, Meta has $37 billion in cash and marketable securities, much higher than Tesla.。Meta has generated $116 billion in free cash flow over the past five years and delivered $96 billion to shareholders through buybacks.。In terms of return on equity investments, Meta first went public in 2012, when an investment of $1 was now worth 7.45美元。The $1 invested in Tesla at the same time is now worth $144, and Tesla can be said to have won an overwhelming victory in terms of return on investment。

From a business perspective, the two companies have also performed very differently in the past two years。End of 2021。Zuckerberg announced that he would change his company name to Meta, enter virtual reality, and claim to create a "meta-universe."。But the attempt resulted in an operating loss of nearly $14 billion last year.。In addition, Meta's social platforms such as Facebook and Instagram are also under threat from new platforms such as Tik Tok。

In contrast, Tesla's business can be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds。Last year, Tesla won the global pure electric vehicle sales champion with 1.31 million electric vehicle deliveries.。At present, Tesla has completed more than 40,000 super charging piles worldwide, and opened its charging network to other brands of new energy vehicles in more than 10 European countries.。In North America, its super charging network is even more aggressive, directly challenging government standards。

It's not the first time Musk and Zuckerberg have torn each other apart.。The two had already fought about the meta-universe before.。At the time, Zuckerberg's statement that Meta would become the leader of the meta-universe was ridiculed by Musk.。The cause of this incident is the dispute over social platforms.。

Earlier this month, media reported that Meta is developing a new application software, internal code name "Project 92," the official name may be Threads。Chris Cox, Meta's chief product officer, showed off the product to employees at the plenary session and called the new app "our response to Twitter."。Cox said the company's goal for the app is to be "safe, easy to use, reliable" and ensure creators have a "stable place to build and grow their audience."。

Musk has been dogged by controversy since he bought Twitter in November for $44 billion.。He made a massive overhaul of Twitter's interior after the acquisition, with significant layoffs。Before Musk bought Twitter, Twitter was losing money。Musk says Twitter is losing more than $4 million a day。This makes him have to choose layoffs and other ways to reduce costs and increase efficiency.。

According to a forecast by research firm Insider Intelligence, Twitter will face a sharp decline in advertising revenue in 2023.。The agency expects Twitter's ad revenue in 2023 to be only 29.$800 million, up from 47 predicted last October.$400 million even lower。In contrast, Meta2023's advertising business had an operating income of 281 in the first quarter..$01 billion, up 4.1%, ending the previous three consecutive quarters of revenue decline。

For Musk's acquisition of Twitter, there has been news circulating that it is to fulfill his dream of a "super app."。Musk has repeatedly revealed his desire to build a super app, such as China's WeChat。As a super app, WeChat has a variety of features, including a PayPal-like payment system, a Facebook-like post function, a TikTok-like short video platform, and more.。Musk said after acquiring Twitter in 2022: "Buying Twitter is an accelerator for creating the all-purpose app 'X'。After his acquisition of Twitter, he has also been accelerating Twitter feature updates, such as the launch of a new subscription service, Twitter Blue, the launch of a long tweet feature, and a cap on the number of daily tweets posted.。

Perhaps fearing that Twitter would eventually become a "super app," Meta chose to develop new apps to deal with it.。Although it didn't really happen in the end that the two met in the fighting arena, the competition between the two had already begun.。Now that Musk has "Twitter" in his hand, he is firmly in the position of "defending party."。When Meta's new software comes out, we will be able to witness Zuckerberg and Musk in the business of the "ring"。