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"Are They Twins?"... Chinese Restaurant Owner Resembling Musk Explodes in Popularity

Yoo Younggyu

Published : Aug 3, 2026 7:09 AM


▲ The Chinese restaurant owner who resembles Elon Musk

A Chinese man with an appearance remarkably similar to Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is drawing massive attention.

The protagonist is 48-year-old Ma Jianping, who runs a skewered barbecue restaurant in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, China.

After videos of Ma were posted on Chinese social media, netizens responded with comments such as, "Are they twins?" and "You should change the restaurant's name to 'SpaceX BBQ'."

With a growing number of customers visiting the restaurant, his sales have reportedly doubled.

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