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Elon Musk Just Became the World’s First Trillionaire, and SpaceX Hasn’t Even Finished Its First Trading Day
Key takeaways
- Musk s $1 trillion fortune eclipses the GDP of all but 19 countries and dwarfs second-place Larry Page at $288 billion.
- Space X s dual-class structure grants Musk 10 votes per share, ensuring he controls the board regardless of how many public shares trade.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and SpaceX didn t make the cut.
Elon Musk Just Became the World’s First Trillionaire, and Space X Hasn’t Even Finished Its First Trading Day Joel South Fri, June 12, 2026 at 11:21 PM GMT+7 4 min read SPCX NVDA Quick Read Space X (SPCX) debuted at $135 and surged to ~$168, vaulting Musk past $1 trillion to become the world s first trillionaire.
Musk s $1 trillion fortune eclipses the GDP of all but 19 countries and dwarfs second-place Larry Page at $288 billion.
Space X s dual-class structure grants Musk 10 votes per share, ensuring he controls the board regardless of how many public shares trade.
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