Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX According to a media report, investors have promised an IPO in the second half of 2026. At the same time, SpaceX is considering allowing some employees and early backers to sell shares, wrote The Information website. SpaceX should be valued at a total of 800 billion dollars (a good 687 billion euros), it was said, citing informed people.
SpaceX currently plays a key role in the American space program and is also known for the Starlink space satellite service. According to media reports, Musk holds more than 40 percent of SpaceX – and has control over the company thanks to shares with more voting rights.
Musk had once considered just spinning off Starlink and taking it public. SpaceX has now abandoned this plan, wrote “The Information”.
An IPO for SpaceX would also make it easier to quantify the tech billionaire’s assets. The value of his SpaceX share is currently estimated based, among other things, on previous individual share sales.
At the electric car manufacturer led by Musk Tesla The valuation of his investment, however, is based on the share price. According to estimates by the financial service Bloomberg, Musk, as the richest person, currently has a fortune of almost $470 billion.