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Musk Falls Below $1 Trillion After SpaceX Shares Plummet

Concentrated, mostly unrealized stakes in SpaceX, disclosed 2025 losses with heavy AI capital spending, plus an approaching July lock-up expiry raise near-term valuation risk.

Overview

  • SpaceX’s June 12 IPO briefly pushed Elon Musk’s paper net worth above $1 trillion but a rapid post-debut correction has erased that milestone.
  • SpaceX shares slid more than 30% from a mid‑June intraday high near $225 to about $156 by June 24–25, and Tesla shares fell roughly 5–6%, amplifying Musk’s paper losses.
  • Major wealth trackers now place Musk below the $1 trillion mark, with Forbes reporting about $969 billion and Bloomberg and other outlets showing figures near $957 billion or lower, while he remains the world’s richest person.
  • Regulatory filings revealed a $4.9 billion loss in 2025 and roughly $12.7 billion in AI-related capital expenditures at SpaceX, raising questions about near-term profitability that weighed on investor confidence.
  • Investors are focused on a July lock-up expiry that will let early shareholders sell, a move that could increase supply, pressure the stock price further, and affect funds and individual investors holding SpaceX shares.