SpaceX
Space launch, satellite internet and AI · United States
SpaceX builds reusable rockets that launch satellites, cargo and astronauts, uses them to run the Starlink satellite internet service, and since 2026 also runs the Grok AI models, the X platform and AI data centers.
What makes it different
It launches most of everything that reaches orbit.
>80%Share of world mass to orbitFY2025
Falcon rockets have carried more than 80% of the world's mass to orbit each year since 2023, much of it Starlink satellites.
How big it is
How big is SpaceX?
$18.7BRevenueFY2025
170LaunchesFY2025
22,000+EmployeesQ1 2026
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly Starlink, then launches and AI.
- Connectivity$11.4B
- Space$4.1B
- Super Intelligence$3.2B
How the business works
Reuse rockets. Fill orbit. Sell bandwidth and compute.
- 1Reusable Falcon rockets
- 2Its own Starlink satellites
- 3Internet and AI compute
Most launches carry its own satellites, so cheap reusable rockets turn directly into Starlink capacity that customers pay for every month.
Brands and businesses
More than SpaceX.
Who owns it
- Elon Musk84.4%
- Alphabet Inc. (Google LLC)7.2%
- Antonio J. Gracias (Valor entities)6.5%
CEO: Elon Musk
Who it competes with
AmazonKey moments
- 2002SpaceX is founded
- 2008Falcon 1 reaches orbit
- 2012Dragon reaches the space station
- 2015First rocket booster lands
- 2019First Starlink satellites launched
Sources
Every number on this page comes from SpaceX's own reports.
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What SpaceX tracks30 metrics
Launches
Mass to orbit
Starlink subscribers
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from4 regions
United States
Ireland
Canada
The full timeline21 moments
2024
2025
2026
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