Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTJing PanSat, June 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM GMT+2 8 min readMoneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below.SpaceX’s (NASDAQ:SPCX) blockbuster IPO did not just create one of the most valuable companies on Earth. It helped create something the world had never seen before: a trillionaire.Elon Musk crossed that threshold after SpaceX began trading publicly on June 12, turning his already massive fortune into something almost impossible to comprehend. Forbes declared (1) Musk the world’s first trillionaire, while other real-time wealth trackers have put his fortune higher even as shares continued to swing.Dave Ramsey warns nearly 50% of Americans are making 1 big Social Security mistake — here’s how to fix it ASAPJP Morgan sees gold hitting $6,000/oz before 2027 — and a Gold IRA lets you hold the physical metal while deferring the tax bill. Get your free guide from Priority GoldThe ultra-rich use these 5 real estate strategies to build wealth while they sleep — you can start with just $100The numbers are staggering.According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index (2), Musk owns 4.76 billion SpaceX shares, based on the company’s June 2026 S-1 filing. That means every $1 move in SpaceX stock adds — or subtracts — about $4.76 billion from Musk’s paper net worth.That is not a typo.A $10 gain in the stock? Roughly $47.6 billion for Musk.A $20 gain? Roughly $95.2 billion.And when SpaceX shares surged earlier this week, Musk’s wealth jumped by more in a single day than Bill Gates’ entire fortune.That is how wide the gap has become at the very top. In fact, you are now closer to Jeff Bezos’ wealth than Bezos is to Musk’s.Think about that. Bezos has a net worth of about $254 billion, so even if you started with $0, the distance between you and Bezos would be $254 billion. But Musk is currently worth $1.23 trillion — putting the gap between Bezos and Musk at nearly $1 trillion.But here is the part ordinary investors can actually use.You do not need to be Elon Musk to benefit from a rising stock. You just need to own even a small piece of the company.At SpaceX’s latest closing price of $185, here is what different investment amounts would buy:A $1,000 investment would buy about 5.41 shares.A $7,000 investment would buy about 37.84 shares.A $15,000 investment would buy about 81.08 shares.That means every $1 increase in SpaceX stock would add about $5.41 to a $1,000 position, about $37.84 to a $7,000 position and about $81.08 to a $15,000 position.No, that will not turn you into a trillionaire. But it shows the same wealth-building principle that made Musk’s fortune explode: ownership.Terms and Privacy PolicyEU DSA contactPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info