The Tech Elites in the Epstein Files

The Department of Justice has released what appears to beryllium its last tranche of files related to convicted enactment offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In all, the DOJ has released astir 3.5 million pages successful effect to the Epstein Files Transparency Act of November 19, 2025. The files overgarment a representation of Epstein’s connections—including a fig of acquainted names successful the Silicon Valley billionaire set.

Some of the tech names successful the files person agelong been associated with Epstein; Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates has been the taxable of Epstein rumors and reporting for years. Other Epstein correspondents, similar Elon Musk, had little of an established transportation earlier Friday’s release.

To beryllium clear, a sanction appearing successful the Epstein files does not mean that idiosyncratic has committed immoderate benignant of crime; a notation often means lone that Epstein oregon an subordinate was talking astir that idiosyncratic alternatively than straight to them, oregon shared a quality nonfiction oregon property merchandise with their sanction successful it. Some worldly besides appears to beryllium unvetted tips that members of the nationalist provided to investigators. Even so, the files uncover conscionable however intertwined Epstein’s web was with the tech industry—even years aft his 2008 blameworthy plea for solicitation of prostitution and of procurement of minors to prosecute successful prostitution.

Below are the names successful tech that amusement up astir often successful the Epstein files, listed by the fig of files successful which their afloat names appear. This doesn’t see each Big Tech sanction successful release; erstwhile Microsoft enforcement Steven Sinofsky appears successful 1,427 files, and appears to person turned to Epstein for negotiating proposal connected his mode retired the door. Other salient executives are besides named successful the files, but with acold little frequence and seemingly nary nonstop interaction with Epstein himself.

Note besides that this doesn’t seizure aggregate mentions wrong a azygous file, the usage of nicknames—Gates is seemingly often referred to arsenic “bg” successful Epstein texts and emails—or first- oregon last-name mentions only. The files besides look to incorporate respective duplicates, meaning the fig of discrete mentions is successful galore cases overmuch smaller than the fig listed. A last caveat is that the fig of mentions is thing of a moving target, arsenic the DOJ appears to person pulled immoderate files down aft having released them.

With that said, present are the biggest names successful tech that look successful the highest fig of Epstein files—and what they accidental astir however interwoven those relationships were.

Reid Hoffman (2,658 Files)

Hoffman’s Epstein ties person been antecedently reported, peculiarly successful transportation to Hoffman’s fundraising efforts connected behalf of the MIT Media Lab. While helium has acknowledged that helium did sojourn Epstein’s island—which the DOJ files look to corroborate—Hoffman has maintained that it was strictly to enactment that philanthropic campaign.

Hoffman expressed remorse for engaging with Epstein successful a 2019 Axios post. “I helped to repair his estimation and perpetuate injustice. For this, I americium profoundly regretful,” Hoffman wrote. In an appearance connected the Newcomer podcast connected December 1 of past year, Hoffman said “I was determination for a night,” of his land visit. “Note to self: Google earlier going.”

The latest batch of references to Hoffman successful the Epstein files look to comprise chiefly scheduling emails for meetings and calls, often including erstwhile MIT Media Lab manager Joi Ito. Hoffman appears to person discussed plans to sojourn not conscionable Epstein’s land but besides his New Mexico ranch and New York City townhouse.

On X, Hoffman shared a file that appears to beryllium an intraoffice FBI email with the taxable enactment “Names successful JE file.” Gates, erstwhile president Bill Clinton, and economist Larry Summers are each listed nether “positive lawsuit hits.” Donald Trump and Prince Andrew are among a acceptable of highlighted names to bespeak “salacious information” associated with the case. Hoffman appears connected a overmuch shorter database of names listed arsenic “no hit.”

“Release each the files,” helium wrote. “Prosecute the abusers.” Hoffman did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Bill Gates (2,592 Files)

The narration betwixt Gates and Epstein archetypal came to airy good earlier the merchandise of the Epstein files. A 2019 New York Times story and a 2023 Wall Street Journal report elaborate respective meetings betwixt the two, and erstwhile releases person shed airy connected the relationship. (As WIRED has reported, a erstwhile merchandise shows Epstein was successful adjacent interaction with a Gates advisor successful 2017.) The caller files released by the Justice Department look to connection much detail, though; Epstein adjunct Lesley Groff appears to person received a calendar alert from March 1, 2013 astir a “1:00pm LUNCH w/Bill Gates and Woody Allen.” Epstein emailed Groff astir a “12:30 Skype w/Bill Gates!” connected January 28, 2014, and akin references to meetings and calls betwixt the 2 amusement up passim the release. Photos of Gates person besides appeared successful the archive of Epstein files.

Gates has acknowledged and expressed remorse implicit his interaction with Epstein previously. “I privation I hadn’t met with him,” Gates told Axios successful 2019. “I shouldn’t person had dinners with him,” Gates said successful a 2023 interrogation with Sarah Ferguson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7.30 quality program.

The astir caller tranche of files released by the DOJ contains the astir utmost allegations yet astir Gates, though they travel successful the signifier of emails that Epstein either near arsenic drafts oregon sent lone to himself. In an email Epstein sent to himself July 18, 2013, helium wrote that helium had helped Gates “to get drugs, successful bid to woody with consequences of enactment with state girls, to facilictating [sic] his illicit trysts, with joined women.” That aforesaid day, Epstein sent himself different email claiming that Gates had asked him to “provide [Gates] antibiotics that [he] tin surreptitiously springiness to Melinda” related to an “std” that Gates had allegedly emailed Epstein astir previously.

It’s unclear whether Epstein ever sent these emails to Gates, and there’s nary denotation that immoderate of the allegations are based successful reality.

“These claims are perfectly absurd and wholly false,” a spokesperson for Gates said successful an emailed connection to WIRED. “The lone happening these documents show is Epstein’s vexation that helium did not person an ongoing narration with Gates and the lengths helium would spell to entrap and defame.”

Peter Thiel (2,281 Files)

The New York Times reported successful 2023 that task capitalist and Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel seemingly met with Epstein respective times, according to scheduling records they had viewed. Similar notices look passim the DOJ’s precocious released files, with references to “LUNCH w/ Peter Thiel” connected aggregate dates betwixt 2014 and 2017.

In astatine slightest 1 nonstop correspondence betwixt the two, Thiel appears to initiate the invitation. “What are you up to connected Friday?” Thiel wrote to Epstein connected April 5, 2016. “Should we effort for lunch?” They subsequently agreed to conscionable astatine Thiel’s bureau astatine noon. The pursuing month, soon aft the revelation that Thiel had secretly funded a suit against Gawker, Epstein emailed Thiel, “I would person gladly stock your expenses for the gawker suit.” The email exchanges spell up to astatine slightest 2019, with Thiel asking Epstein wherever he’ll beryllium successful February.

The narration appeared to beryllium a two-way street; successful an August 2016 effect to an email astir Tom Barrack, an advisor to Trump’s statesmanlike run astatine the time, Thiel asked Epstein: “Any thoughts connected the race?” Epstein replied, “lots, and you should beryllium person . So that your proposal is considered.” Thiel tells Epstein to springiness him a call; Epstein responds “signal app,” apt referring to the encrypted messaging platform.

Thiel was 1 of the fewer vocal Trump supporters successful Silicon Valley successful 2016; helium spoke successful enactment of his run astatine that year’s Republican National Convention and donated to Trump’s run that October. Before JD Vance became vice president successful Trump’s 2nd term, helium was a Thiel protégé successful Silicon Valley, and his run received a $15 cardinal donation from the task capitalist during his 2022 Ohio legislature run.

The bulk of the Thiel and Epstein emails, though, look to halfway astir scheduling meetings, calls, and meals. In 1 email referencing a 9:30 americium gathering betwixt Thiel and Epstein connected February 4, 2016, Thiel’s erstwhile main of unit and elder enforcement adjunct Alisa Bekins shared a database of dietary restrictions “in the lawsuit they devour breakfast.” An unredacted version lists dairy, fruit, gluten, and grains among the foods to avoid. Approved proteins see “kaki oysters,” catfish, sashimi, scallops, eggs, oversea urchin, squid, and “sweet shrimp.” Thiel did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from WIRED.

Elon Musk (1,116 Files)

Musk has agelong maintained that helium ne'er visited Epstein’s notorious land compound, and helium erstwhile utilized the Epstein files arsenic a cudgel against President Donald Trump during a little falling retired past summer. “Time to driblet the truly large bomb: @realDonaldTrump is successful the Epstein files,” Musk wrote successful a since-deleted post from June 5, 2025. “That is the existent crushed they person not been made public. Have a bully day, DJT!” (Trump’s sanction and representation person appeared successful the files DOJ released, though the astir perchance incriminating claims mentioning him look to beryllium uncorroborated tips sent to investigators.)

But Musk himself present shows up successful the DOJ’s Epstein files good implicit 1,000 times, including nonstop correspondence betwixt the two. In 2012 Epstein emailed Musk to ask, “Is determination immoderate 1 astatine Solar City that my guys tin speech to astir electriying the caribean island? oregon the caller mexico ranch.” (SolarCity was a star installation institution founded by 2 of Musk’s cousins, with Musk arsenic president and largest shareholder; Tesla acquired it successful 2016.) Musk appeared consenting to help, forwarding the email to his relative Peter.

And portion the files don’t look to corroborate immoderate trips to Epstein’s island, they bash suggest that Musk was funny successful going there. “What day/night volition beryllium the wildest enactment connected your island?” Musk wrote to Epstein connected November 25, 2012. And past again connected December 13, 2013, helium emailed: “Will beryllium successful the BVI/St Bart's country implicit the holidays. Is determination a bully clip to visit?” There’s nary denotation that Musk really made the trip, though the files bash suggest that Musk and Epstein had spoken with each different arsenic aboriginal arsenic September 2012.

“I had precise small correspondence with Epstein and declined repeated invitations to spell to his land oregon alert connected his ‘Lolita Express,’ but was good alert that immoderate email correspondence with him could beryllium misinterpreted and utilized by detractors to smear my name,” Musk said successful a post connected X connected Saturday. “I don’t attraction astir that, but what I bash attraction astir is that we astatine slightest effort to prosecute those who committed superior crimes with Epstein, particularly regarding heinous exploitation of underage girls.” Musk did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from WIRED.

Larry Page (314 Files), Sergey Brin (294 Files)

The Google cofounders look successful the Epstein files astir the aforesaid fig of times, and some person been linked to Epstein previously. Page and Brin were some issued subpoenas successful 2023 related to a civilian suit by the US Virgin Islands against JP Morgan Chase tied to Epstein’s enactment trafficking crimes. In court documents related to Virginia Giuffre’s defamation suit against Ghislaine Maxwell, which were unsealed successful 2024, Epstein unfortunate Sarah Ransome alleged that she had met Brin and his fiancée, Anne Wojcicki, anterior to their 2007 wedding, “when they visited the land for the day.”

The precocious released DOJ files supply a overmuch fuller representation of their relationships with Epstein, peculiarly for Brin. An email speech successful April 2003 with Ghislaine Maxwell suggests that Brin had meal astatine Epstein’s New York townhouse that month. (“Dinners astatine Jeffrey’s are ever happily casual and relaxed,” Maxwell wrote.) In it, Brin offered to invitation “our CEO Eric,” referring to Google’s past CEO Eric Schmidt, though helium says that Schmidt’s “schedule volition astir apt beryllium a spot much packed,” and determination is nary denotation Schmidt attended.

Page besides appears to person dined with Epstein. “David Gergen is asking who was astatine the luncheon oregon meal years agone erstwhile helium came=to your location and the Google guys were determination (Larry Page and Sergey Brin),” Groff wrote to Epstein successful 2015. There are references successful the files, too, to purported concern dealings betwixt Page and Epstein. “Larry Page's main pilot, Tony contacted Nicolas contiguous and is funny ‘again’ utilizing your Bell 407 for the St. Barts operation,” says an email to Epstein from a redacted code sent connected December 23, 2010, followed by a breakdown of the imaginable associated fees. The Bell 407 is simply a benignant of helicopter; emails amusement that an entity called “Air Ghislaine Inc” purchased 1 connected October 30, 2002. The “St. Barts operation” appears to beryllium a visit; Epstein was notified successful an email aboriginal that aforesaid time that “Larry Page has changed his caput and volition usage vessel to st barts.”

On different occasion, Epstein emailed a nexus to a quality communicative astir Google investigating “internet-broadcasting drones” successful New Mexico to a redacted address. “You tin archer larry leafage that they tin usage my runway =s astir of this onshore is my ranch,” helium wrote. There’s nary denotation that this happened. Alphabet did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from WIRED. Anne Wojcicki did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Mark Zuckerberg (282 Files), Jeff Bezos (196 Files), Eric Schmidt (193 Files)

While Epstein appeared to email chiefly astir Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg alternatively than with him, the files bash bespeak astatine slightest 1 juncture erstwhile the 2 met. They were some connected an invitation database emailed by Reid Hoffman’s adjunct for a meal connected August 2, 2015, with neuroscientist Ed Boyden. Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Joi Ito were among the different invitees. Hoffman followed up a fewer days aboriginal with an email to Zuckerberg and Epstein with the taxable enactment “intros.” “Jeffrey, Zuck,” the connection reads, “email connections from the Ed Boyden meal -- truthful that convo tin continue.”

There’s nary denotation that Zuckerberg ever responded. And otherwise, Epstein appears to person spent acold much clip emailing astir Zuckerberg—his marriage to Priscilla Chan, whether helium deserved a Nobel Peace Prize—than with him.

Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos appears to autumn nether the aforesaid category. Epstein claims successful an email helium was astatine an “after enactment for a film” astatine Ghislaine Maxwell’s townhouse successful October 2009, and that Bezos and Clinton were besides there. (Based connected the timing and the manager Epstein names, the movie successful question is apt Amelia, an Amelia Earhart biopic.) Epstein gives nary denotation that helium interacted with Bezos, either determination oregon successful different files successful which he’s mentioned.

The files likewise don’t incorporate overmuch if immoderate nonstop enactment betwixt Epstein and Eric Schmidt, who declined an invitation to a meal astatine Epstein’s location successful 2013. That aforesaid year, Epstein wrote that helium had not seen Schmidt for “quite a while.” Press contacts for Meta and Blue Origin did not instantly respond to a petition from WIRED. A spokesperson for Eric Schmidt declined to comment.