Musk wants to give every child in the U.S. one share of SpaceXhow much is this "big gift package" actually worth?

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19/10/2026
Just now, Musk announced a plan to give one share of SpaceX stock to every child in the United States. Based on SpaceX's current share price and the U.S. child population, if Musk fulfills his promise to give one share of SpaceX stock to every minor in the United States, the total value of the shares involved could reach $10 billion to $10.7 billion. In terms of the number of recipients, the White House announced on October 7 that nearly 70 million "Trump Accounts" had been established, of which more than 60 million were created through automatic enrollment. The U.S. Treasury previously estimated that the total number of children eligible for Trump Accounts in 2026 would be about 73.37 million. This means that if the stock donation plan is implemented through Trump Accounts, the existing number of accounts can serve as a basis for preliminary estimates; if it covers all eligible children, the baseline would need to be 73.37 million people. Based on SpaceX's latest closing price of $146.03 on October 16, if one share is given to each of 70 million accounts, the total value of the shares involved would be about $10.222 billion; if it covers all 73.37 million eligible children, the total value would be about $10.714 billion. The above calculations are all based on the current share price, and the final scale of the stock donation will still depend on the actual number of recipients and the market price at the time the shares are delivered.