Musk’s path to $1 trillion: SpaceX files for IPO, reports say

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Apr 02, 2026 · 472 words · By Doloresz Katanich

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What to know about Musk’s path to $1 trillion: SpaceX files for IPO, reports say

Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing — a blockbuster offering that would likely rank among the largest ever and could make its founder the world’s…

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A SpaceX IPO promises to be one of the biggest Wall Street events of the year, with several investment banks lining up to help raise tens of billions to fund Musk’s ambitions to establish a base on the Moon, place data centres the size of several football…

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The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission publicly.

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Claim 1: “SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”

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Claim 2: “Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing — a blockbuster offering that would likely rank among the largest ever and could make its founder the world’s first trillionaire.”

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Claim 3: “The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission publicly.”

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Claim 4: “Forbes estimates Musk’s net worth at roughly $823 billion.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk initiated an acquisition of the American social media company Twitter, Inc. on April 14, 2022, and concluded it on October 27, 2022. Musk had begun buying shares of the company in January 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Twitter_by_Elon…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), and xAI. He is the wealthiest individual in the world, and a former U.S. government employe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Views_of_Elon_Musk

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$676 billion as of February 2026, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and $852 billion according to Forbes,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth_of_Elon_Musk

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Claim 5: “Over the past five years, SpaceX has secured $6bn (€5.2bn) in contracts from NASA, the Department of Defense and other US government agencies, according to USAspending.gov.”

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Claim 6: “SpaceX owns Starlink, the world’s largest satellite communications company.”

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The company Starlink, owned by SpaceX, has become the world’s largest satellite communications company
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/spacex-files-to-go-p…

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Claim 7: “The company has also recently brought under its umbrella two other Musk businesses: social media platform X (formerly Twitter) and artificial intelligence firm xAI, in a controversial transaction, as both the buyer and seller were controlled by him.”

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Claim 8: “The offering, which could come as early as June, may value SpaceX at around $1.5 trillion — nearly double its valuation in December, when some minority shareholders sold their stakes, according to research firm PitchBook, prior to an acquisition that increased the company’s size.”

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Claim 9: “SpaceX has become the leading commercial launch company in its industry, sending payloads into orbit for customers worldwide.”

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Claim 10: “The White House and Trump have repeatedly denied any conflicts of interest between his role as president and his family’s business dealings.”

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Claim 11: “Among current SpaceX investors is Donald Trump Jr, the president’s eldest son, who owns shares through 1789 Capital.”

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Claim 12: “Musk currently owns about 42% of SpaceX, according to PitchBook, although that figure will change after the IPO as new shares are issued.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elon Reeve Musk ( EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and entrepreneur known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X, and xAI. Musk has been the wealthiest person in the world since 2025; as o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, doing business as SpaceX, is a private American aerospace and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Te…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceX Mars colonization program (also referred to as Occupy Mars as a joking reference to the Occupy movement) is the stated long-term objective of the company SpaceX, and particularly of its founder…
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Claim 13: “Exactly how much SpaceX plans to raise has not been disclosed, but the figure is reportedly as high as $75bn (€65bn).”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starship is a spacecraft and second stage under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Stacked atop its booster, Super Heavy, the pair compose SpaceX's super heavy-lift space vehicle, also …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_(spacecraft)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Before settling on the 2018 Starship design, SpaceX successively presented a number of reusable super-heavy lift vehicle proposals. These preliminary spacecraft designs were known under various names …
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