SpaceX Pulls Off the Biggest IPO Ever — ~$75 Billion Raised
SpaceX raised about $75 billion in the largest IPO ever at a ~$1.75 trillion valuation; shares jumped 19% on day one to a ~$2.1 trillion market cap.
TL;DR — SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history in June 2026, raising about $75 billion at a ~$1.75 trillion valuation; shares (Nasdaq: SPCX) jumped 19% on day one to a ~$2.1 trillion market cap, edging past Tesla.
The most valuable private company in history just became a public one — in record fashion. In June 2026, SpaceX completed the largest IPO ever.
The numbers
SpaceX raised roughly $75 billion by selling 555,555,555 shares at $135.00 each — the largest IPO in history — at an IPO valuation near $1.75 trillion. Shares began trading on the Nasdaq (SPCX) on June 12, 2026 and closed the first day at $161.11, up 19.34%, for a first-day market cap around $2.1 trillion — edging past Tesla. Over 500 million shares changed hands on day one.
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Raised | ~$75B (555.6M shares @ $135) |
| IPO valuation | ~$1.75T |
| Day-one close | $161.11 (+19.34%) |
| First-day market cap | ~$2.1T |
What they said
"There’s just tons of money going into this... What would ultimately make the market potentially go down is this liquidity stopping to flow into these things." — Ethan Feller, stock strategist, Zacks Investment Research
Why it matters
- A record by a wide margin. It roughly tripled Saudi Aramco’s 2019 IPO (~$25.6–29.4B).
- Past Tesla. SpaceX instantly became one of the world’s most valuable public companies.
- A test of the AI-and-space boom. Demand on this scale gauges how much capital is chasing frontier tech.
FAQ
How big was the SpaceX IPO?
SpaceX raised about $75 billion by selling 555.6 million shares at $135 each — the largest IPO in history — at a valuation near $1.75 trillion. It began trading on the Nasdaq (SPCX) on June 12, 2026.
How did SpaceX shares perform on the first day?
They closed at $161.11, up 19.34%, giving SpaceX a first-day market capitalization around $2.1 trillion — edging past Tesla and making it one of the most valuable listed companies in the world.
Sources
Image: “SpaceX Falcon 9 launch” by Johnnyboy1890, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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