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SpaceX Revenue Jumps 161%, Driven by Starlink and AI
AI revenue rose ninefold to $7.6 billion and topped Starlink as SpaceX’s quarterly sales beat estimates and returned to strong profit.
- On Tuesday, SpaceX reported third-quarter revenue more than doubled, beating analyst estimates as AI and Starlink businesses expanded; shares rose about 3% in extended trading.
- AI-Computing and Starlink services drove the expansion, with SpaceX reporting $7.6 billion in AI revenue primarily from renting data-center capacity to developers including Anthropic and Google.
- Starlink reached 13.6 million subscribers, surpassing analyst expectations, though average monthly revenue per user fell to $69 as the company expanded internationally with cheaper plans.
- Capital spending reached $19.6 billion in the quarter, with AI-computing projects consuming $16.4 billion as SpaceX invests heavily in compute infrastructure expected to remain elevated.
- Investors await Elon Musk's comments on a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger when Tesla reports results on Wednesday, as SpaceX prioritizes its Starship development and internal network launches.
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