The first trillionaire: SpaceX goes public — and it’s not just Elon Musk who’s striking it rich

Both Elon Musk and his company SpaceX broke records on Friday, while bringing thousands of uplifting stories along with it.

Not only has SpaceX, founded in 2002, finally gone public with a massive opening on the NASDAQ, but with it, everyday employees’ lives are changed forever.

‘… from engineers to Cafeteria workers.’

SpaceX’s IPO has successfully raised $75 billion, making Musk the world’s first trillionaire, officially. Outlets including Reuters have reported that the company — now trading under SPCX — will boost Musk’s net worth to more than $1.1 trillion due to his controlling shares.

With him will come new millionaires in the thousands. More than 4,000 people will see a huge financial boost from the offering, which has been reported to include even cafeteria workers who have long