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Elon Musk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX begins trading on the Nasdaq

With SpaceX opening on the Nasdaq at $150 a share Friday, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla now has a stake in SpaceX that's worth more than $766 billion.

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With SpaceX opening on the Nasdaq at $150 a share Friday, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla now has a stake in SpaceX that's worth more than $766 billion. Combined with his Tesla stake, which is worth $280 billion, Musk's net worth from both companies as of Friday was roughly $1.05 trillion. The SpaceX IPO added more than $180 billion to Musk's fortune. He is now worth more than the next five richest billionaires in the world combined.

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