Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jun 23
Elon Musk Loses Trillionaire Status as SpaceX Slumps 30%, Cutting Net Worth to $957 Billion
Updated
Updated · Business Insider · Jun 23

Elon Musk Loses Trillionaire Status as SpaceX Slumps 30%, Cutting Net Worth to $957 Billion

3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Jun 23

Summary

  • $957 billion is Musk’s new estimated net worth after Tuesday’s global sell-off knocked him back below the $1 trillion mark, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index.
  • SpaceX drove most of the drop: shares closed near $156, down more than 30% from a $225 intraday peak on June 16, while Tesla also fell amid fears of an AI bubble and higher interest rates.
  • The reversal came just weeks after SpaceX’s IPO valued the company above $2 trillion and briefly pushed Musk into trillionaire territory on a retail-fueled rally.
  • SpaceX still makes up nearly 80% of Musk’s fortune—about $744 billion—but its coming lockup expiration and a disclosed $4.9 billion 2025 loss could test whether the valuation holds.

Insights

With billions in losses and insiders poised to sell, is SpaceX’s historic IPO just a final cash grab?
Is SpaceX’s massive AI spending a visionary leap or a sign the tech bubble is finally bursting?