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SpaceX IPO Demand Hits $75B as BlackRock Places $5B Order

Wall Street Journal Markets •
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SpaceX is gearing up for what could become the largest public offering ever, with plans to sell $75 billion in shares. BlackRock has already committed to purchase at least $5 billion worth of the offering, according to sources familiar with the deal. Other major asset managers have also submitted substantial orders, signaling strong institutional appetite for the space venture.

The scale of demand dwarfs typical IPO activity. Individual investors alone requested over $70 billion worth of shares, while sovereign-wealth funds and family offices joined the rush. One family-office investor sought more than $1 billion in shares. For context, chip maker Cerebras raised $5.55 billion total in the largest IPO this year — a fraction of SpaceX's potential haul.

These numbers reveal investor confidence in SpaceX's business model and growth trajectory. The company's reusable rocket technology and Starlink satellite constellation have positioned it as a leader in the commercial space sector. With orders totaling more than the annual GDP of many countries, this offering could redefine how investors value private space companies.

The massive oversubscription suggests traditional valuation frameworks may not apply to SpaceX. Markets will likely view this as validation that space infrastructure has moved from speculative investment to legitimate asset class.