A majority of people in the UK and Germany view Elon Musk's efforts to influence politics in their countries as unacceptable and believe the US tech giant doesn't know much about the two countries or the issues they face, a poll shows .

The YouGov investigation follows a series of hostile comments from the billionaire owner of Tesla, SpaceX and social media platform X, attacking UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Shaw Olaf Scholz and their respective governments.

The poll of more than 2,200 people in each country also found that a 54% majority in both countries believed it was "not important" for their government to have a good relationship with Musk, with about 50% saying it was best to ignore him.

The survey found that only 13% of respondents in both countries believe Musk's interference in their politics is acceptable, with 69% of respondents in the UK holding the opposite view and 73% in Germany holding the opposite view. Most also view his interference in American politics as unacceptable.

When asked how well the billionaire knows about the politics and issues facing his country, attitudes were equally harsh: Only about one in five people in each country said he knew "a lot" or "quite a bit" ”, 63% of people “don’t know much” or “have nothing”. A similar proportion thought he was generally ignorant of European politics and issues.

In Germany, weeks before the federal election, Musk sparked outrage with comments on the X website claiming that only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party could "save Germany", followed by a column in which he wrote, Calling this "clearly wrong", he called the party extreme.

He also called Social Democrat Scholz an "incompetent fool" and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier an "anti-democratic tyrant." Last week, he spoke highly of AfD leader Alice Weidel during an X live broadcast.

Musk described Britain as an "authoritarian police state", said Starmer was a "two-level Kyle" over judicial discrimination charges against far-right rioters and described new farm inheritance tax rules as Britain's "completely Stalinist" ".

He said King Charles should dissolve Parliament and the Labor Prime Minister should be jailed for his alleged role in the grooming gang scandal, calling Starmer "extremely despicable" and "grossly complicit in mass rape in exchange for votes".

An investigation has revealed that the owner of — is very unpopular in the United States. UK and Germany.

The only exceptions are voters for the AfD, which Musk calls Germany's "only spark of hope," and Reform Britain, the anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage, to which Musk is reportedly considering donating $100 million.

Musk is particularly popular among these voters, with 70% of AfD voters saying they have a favorable opinion of the billionaire, compared with less than 20% of supporters of Germany's other major parties.

Britain's reformist voters are less enthusiastic, possibly because Musk said this month that Farage "doesn't have what it takes" and should be replaced as party leader, in an apparent move against the jailed far-right firebrand Tommy Robinson is divisive.

However, Musk's approval rating among reform supporters is as high as 47%, which is still significantly higher than his approval rating among Conservative voters at 26%, and only 4%-5% among Labor and Lib Dem voters.

Reform and AfD voters are also more likely to think Musk's political interference is acceptable and that he should be nurtured - although only 18% of Reform voters and 19% of AfD voters think he has influence in the UK or Germany force.

Overall, more than 70% of respondents in both countries said they had a negative view of the combative billionaire. However, few think his intervention will change anything: only one in five think he has much influence on national politics.

When asked how they thought Musk was managing X, which he bought for $44 billion in 2022, only 16% of Britons and 19% of Germans said he was doing it appropriately. Only 14%-15% say they currently have a favorable opinion of the platform.