SpaceX Files for Record IPO on Nasdaq as SPCX
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- SpaceX filed publicly for its IPO on Nasdaq under the symbol SPCX, in what Bloomberg calls potentially the largest-ever initial public offering
- Elon Musk's shares give him 85.1% of voting power in the company, per the S-1 filing made public on May 20, 2026
- The S-1 reveals billions in losses and 18,712 Bitcoin on the balance sheet, per Unchained and crypto.news
- Cross-coverage consensus across Bloomberg, CNBC, WSJ, Reuters, BBC, NPR, Forbes and dozens more centers on Musk's potential trillionaire status and the tight control structure
- Nikkei Asia's headline notes SpaceX excludes China as a market for the IPO while flagging it as a threat
- Ars Technica reports the detailed financial filing came ahead of a potential June public debut
Why it matters: The filing positions this as the largest IPO in history, yet Musk's 85.1% voting stake means public shareholders get economic exposure with minimal governance voice—a structure the S-1 itself flags alongside billions in losses and an 18,712-Bitcoin position that most headlines are burying beneath the trillionaire narrative.
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