Elon Musk briefly touched a trillion-dollar net worth as SpaceX shares surged on its Wall Street debut, though his wealth later settled below that mark. The rocket company's IPO positions it among the largest US-listed firms, with Musk reiterating his ambition to take humanity to Mars and beyond.

Elon Musk SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk is on the cusp of becoming the world's first trillionaire as SpaceX prepares for its massive $75 billion IPO. With SpaceX valued at $1.77 trillion,…

SpaceX's record-breaking IPO catapults Musk to unprecedented wealth amid rising angst over global inequality.

Musk's fortunes were boosted from $813 billion to over $1 trillion, sending SpaceX into the ranks of the world's most valuable companies.

Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire on Friday after SpaceX made its stock market debut on Nasdaq.