SpaceX: 5th largest company globally
As of the IPO, SpaceX became the 5th largest company in the world by market cap, surpassing Amazon.
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SpaceX IPOs at $2.89T Market Cap, US Govt Suspends Fable & Mythos 5, Altman Delays OpenAI’s IPO | EP #265
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Jun 18, 2026
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SpaceX IPO Deep Dive: The $2.89T Civilizational Bet
At 6:20 · chapter starts 2:00
Peter breaks down SpaceX's IPO numbers, frames it as three converging exponential businesses, and plays Elon Musk's opening remarks. Discusses Starlink profits, launch monopoly, and the SpaceX-Tesla merger thesis. [1] — Peter Diamandis "People are pricing SpaceX like a normal tech company. It isn't. It's a launch monopoly, a $1B-per-quarter profit engine via Starlink, and a…" 02:33
$2.89T market cap
SpaceX opened at $135/share, closed up nearly 20% to $161, and reached a $2.89 trillion market cap within days of its IPO.
SpaceX's IPO: The Largest Single-Day Creation of Millionaires in History
SpaceX's IPO wasn't just a stock offering — it was the largest single-day creation of millionaires in history. Roughly 4,400 employees became millionaires and 400 became centi-millionaires or billionaires. This is what abundance looks like: value created, not extracted.
Not a Tech Stock — A Civilizational Bet
People are pricing SpaceX like a normal tech company. It isn't. It's a launch monopoly, a $1B-per-quarter profit engine via Starlink, and an AI frontier lab — all wrapped around the thesis that humanity is about to become multi-planetary. You're not buying revenue. You're buying a stake in the future of humanity's economy.
Starlink: $1B quarterly profits
Starlink has 10 billion subscribers and generates over $1 billion in quarterly profits, serving as SpaceX's primary cash engine.
Elon: 82% voting control of SpaceX
Elon Musk holds approximately 82% of voting control in SpaceX, giving him near-complete control over the company's strategic direction.
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