Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Elon Musk responds to YouTuber who wanted to hug him

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  • Elon Musk grants wish of Fidias Panayiotou, a YouTuber from Cyprus.
  • Video has received 6.5 million views and numerous reactions since it was shared on Twitter.
  • Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX as well as the owner of Twitter.

Elon Musk responds to YouTuber who wanted to hug him. To add to the litany of similar instances, Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX as well as the owner of Twitter, recently honoured the wish of a YouTuber from Cyprus. If you’re wondering what’s so great about this request, let us explain.

For a year, YouTuber Fidias Panayiotou has been pleading with Elon Musk to simply hug him. Yes, you read that correctly. Panayiotou has even pushed his supporters to persuade Musk to do the same. So, when two little boys and Panayiotou fans had the opportunity to meet Musk during the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar, they begged Musk give the YouTuber a hug, and Musk appeared to comply.

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Fidias Panayiotou later released a video of the two little boys pleading with Elon to hug him. “Best video I ever watched @elonmusk ( dm me Elon to arrange the hug )” he tweeted. Musk responded to this tweet with, “Will do it.”

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