SpaceX Sells Shares and Elon Musk Becomes Very Rich

SpaceX 出售股份，Elon Musk 變得極其富有

Jun 12, 2026, 22:38
AsiaFinance

Introduction

SpaceX is now a public company. People can buy its shares on the stock market. Elon Musk is now the first person with one trillion dollars.

SpaceX 現在是一家上市公司。人們可以在股票市場購買其股份。Elon Musk 現在是第一個擁有一兆美元的人。

Main Body

SpaceX sold many shares for $135 each. The company got $75 billion. This is the biggest sale in history. The price went up quickly to $160.95.

SpaceX 出售了許多股份，每股 135 美元。公司獲得了 750 億美元。這是歷史上最大規模的出售。股價迅速上涨至 160.95 美元。

Many people wanted to buy these shares. Elon Musk still controls the company. He makes the big decisions. He does not worry about small problems every three months.

許多人都想購買這些股份。Elon Musk 仍然控制著公司。他做出重大決定。他不需要擔心每三個月一次的小問題。

SpaceX spends a lot of money on AI and rockets. The company lost $4.9 billion in 2025. Some experts say the company is too expensive because it does not make a profit yet.

SpaceX 在 AI 和火箭上投入大量資金。公司在 2025 年虧損了 49 億美元。一些專家認為該公司估值過高，因為目前尚未獲利。

Elon Musk has more money than some small countries. This makes some people angry. They think one person should not have this much money.

Elon Musk 的財富超過某些小國家。這讓某些人感到憤怒。他們認為一個人不應該擁有這麼多錢。

Conclusion

SpaceX is now a very big public company. It must succeed with its rockets and AI to stay strong.

SpaceX 現在是一家非常巨大的上市公司。它必須在火箭和 AI 方面取得成功才能保持強勢。

Vocabulary Learning

💰 Talking about Money & Size

In this story, we see words used to describe how much or how big something is. For an A2 learner, these are the most useful patterns:

1. The 'Too' Pattern When something is more than we want or need, we use too + adjective.

  • Too expensive → Costs more money than is reasonable.
  • Too much money → More money than one person should have.

2. Comparing Things To show that one thing is bigger or more than another, we use more [word] than.

  • More money than some small countries → (Musk's Money > Country's Money).

3. Action Words for Business Notice how these simple verbs describe a company's life:

  • Sell/Sold →\rightarrow Giving something to get money.
  • Spend →\rightarrow Using money to buy things (like AI or rockets).
  • Lose →\rightarrow When you spend more than you make (Lose money).

Quick Word Swap:

  • Big →\rightarrow Biggest (The top one in history).
  • Rich →\rightarrow Very Rich (Adding 'very' makes the feeling stronger).

Vocabulary Learning

shares (n.)
Parts of a company that people can buy
Example:I bought ten shares of the company.
public company (n.)
A company that sells shares to the general public
Example:Apple is a very large public company.
billion (n.)
The number 1,000,000,000
Example:The movie made one billion dollars.
controls (v.)
To have the power to make decisions
Example:The captain controls the ship.
experts (n.)
People who know a lot about a subject
Example:The doctors are experts in health.
profit (n.)
Money a company makes after paying its costs
Example:The shop made a small profit this month.
succeed (v.)
To do well or reach a goal
Example:She worked hard to succeed in her job.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→