# Elon Musk promises one SpaceX share for every child in the US

https://mins.news/en/item/106393

- The Verge, 2026-10-19 14:20 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1013667/elon-musk-space-x-shares-us-children

> Elon Musk says he plans to give one SpaceX share to every child in the US starting next year. CNBC estimates the shares would be worth about $10.5 billion, based on around 72 million US children as of July 2025. Musk called it the first of many giveaways. The story also notes Gwynne Shotwell’s planned gifts to Trump Accounts and Musk’s donations to Republican midterm-election PACs.

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