Elon Musk Announces One SpaceX Share for Every Child in US: When Will He Give Away These Shares?
Musk said the giveaway is the first of many and could total about $10.5 billion at current stock prices, according to company filings.
- On Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced plans to give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States in 2027, describing the proposal as "the first of many."
- The initiative would reach 72 million children under 18 in the United States as of July 1, 2025, representing about $10.5 billion in value based on the $146 share price.
- Musk has not defined eligibility criteria, specified whether shares will be held in trust or transferred directly, or explained how SpaceX will verify recipients for this distribution.
- A recent demonstration of the Tesla Roadster at a SpaceX facility in Texas occurred days before this announcement, though Musk has not linked the share giveaway to other company projects.
- With a 48.4% beneficial stake in SpaceX, Musk is the company's largest shareholder and the world's richest person positioning himself as a major benefactor through this initiative.
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Multibillionaire Elon Musk, politically engaged alongside US President Donald Trump, said Monday he wanted to give an action of his company SpaceX "to every child" in the United States from 2027. ...
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Every child in the U.S. is supposed to get a share of Elon Musk's space company SpaceX. It is still unclear how exactly this is supposed to happen. For the tech billionaire it would be a fraction of his wealth.
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HandelsblattEvery child in the U.S. is supposed to get a share of Elon Musk's space company SpaceX. It is still unclear how exactly this is supposed to happen. For the tech billionaire it would be a fraction of his wealth.
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