Elon Musk has promised to give away a share of SpaceX to every American child in 2027 in a publication made on the social network 72 million minors that was in the country as of July 2025, according to CNBC, would be giving away shares worth 10.5 billion dollars, about 9.4 billion eurosaccording to Friday’s price. Musk, who in addition to SpaceX directs tesla, x and other companies, has indicated that this donation ‘it will be the first of many’.
The titles would come of your personal assetsas explained in his announcement. Musk owns some 4,766 million sharesvalued at approximately 696 billion dollars without counting options or actions subject to conditions. The figure of 6,419 million that appears in their regulatory statements also includes these categories.
Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first of many.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 19, 2026
According to The Wall Street Journal, the magnate has indicated that he would use the ‘Trump accounts’an investment account program for minors created by the US Government in 2025, as a possible way to distribute them. However, it has not published the requirements, details of the procedure or a specific schedule.
Musk has made significant donations in the past, although not as high as the one he now promises. In 2021, transferred $5.7 billion in Tesla shares to his charitable foundation and in the political field, since July, it has contributed 276 million to Republican groups.
SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq on June 12 with a listing price of 135 dollars. Until last Friday, it showed an increase in 8.2% with $146.03although it has come to exceed the 225 dollars. Its prospects depend on the growth of starlinkfrom income from space launches, from the development of Starship and to make its artificial intelligence business profitable, which requires multimillion-dollar investments.
One retail share may not seem like much, but In the long term it could have a greater impact. The trajectory of other technologies exemplifies how much the value of a share can change over decades. Google It went public in 2004 at $85 and today each share is worth $13,695. Microsoft It did so in 1986, at $21, and today it is at $153,665 each. Applewas worth $21 per share in 1980 and today it is $76,693. So time will tell.