Elon Musk’s unprecendented accumulation of wealth

Published 16 June 2026 · finance

IPO mints Musk as world’s first trillionaire – now SpaceX is public, it will be harder than ever not to have a stake in its

IPO mints Musk as world’s first trillionaire – now SpaceX is public, it will be harder than ever not to have a stake in its future Hi and welcome to TechScape. Nick Robins-Early here, US tech and power reporter at the Guardian.

I’m filling in for your usual host Blake Montgomery, who is out this week on vacation. Today, we’ll be talking about the historic SpaceX IPO and the US government’s surprise order to limit the use of Anthropic’s most advanced AI model over cybersecurity concerns.

I’ll also share a dispatch from Web Summit Rio, South America’s largest tech event. SpaceX makes largest ever stock market debut, minting Musk as a trillionaire After SpaceX’s huge IPO, Americans’ financial future will be bound to AI How much money did Elon Musk make in SpaceX’s stock market debut?

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