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Elon Musk shares his boldest SpaceX valuation scenario

2026-10-12 04:12:26
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Musk: SpaceX's valuation is expected to exceed the global economy

Elon Musk has put forward a very forward-looking idea that SpaceX's development trajectory will make its value reach several times the current global economy. Although the entrepreneur himself admitted that the assumption was highly speculative, Michael Saylor expressed optimism.

Summary of Core Views

  • Musk envisions SpaceX's valuation being several times larger than the global economy, while also admitting the speculative nature of the scenario.
  • This ambition is based on the development of orbital artificial intelligence, space solar energy and the lunar industry.
  • There are still many technical and financial obstacles that make this vision difficult to achieve in the short term.
  • Michael Siler welcomed the forecast with optimism and mentioned Bitcoin, but did not announce a new investment plan.

Musk paints the future of SpaceX beyond the global economy

On October 8, Musk wrote on social platform X: "This sounds completely crazy, but I see a path in which SpaceX's value may be several orders of magnitude higher than the current earth's economy."

"Several orders of magnitude" means at least a hundredfold increase. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026 will be approximately US$126.3 trillion. If Musk's remarks are taken literally, the potential value of SpaceX will exceed $1200 trillion.

随后,马斯克提供了一个较低但仍令人咋舌的基准。他澄清道:“目前看来,估值超过1000万亿美元(即1000 quadrillion)似乎属于可能的结果集合之一,而此前我认为这种情况不可能发生。”

然而,马斯克并未将此金额视为财务目标或预测。他补充道:“看到一条路径并不意味着我们对实现该结果有极度的信心。”他认为这种可能性并非为零,但这并不等同于保证成功。

将 SpaceX 价值与全球 GDP 比较存在误导性

这种对比虽然引人注目,但混淆了两种不同性质的指标。公司的市值代表投资者在特定时刻对其所有股份赋予的价值,而 GDP 衡量的是某一年内商品和服务的生产总值。

从理论上讲,一家公司的市值可以超过一个国家的年度 GDP,而不必拥有相当于其整个经济体财富的价值。苹果、微软或英伟达等公司的市值已经超过了许多国家的年生产总量。

然而,差距依然巨大。截至今年6月在纳斯达克上市后,SpaceX 目前的市值约为2200亿美元。这意味着它仅占2026年估计全球 GDP 的不到2%。要达到1000万亿美元的估值,其市值需要增长450倍以上;若要匹配马斯克提到的“几个数量级”的严格解释,增幅则需要更大。

Currently, no traditional financial model can justify such a huge value based on SpaceX's current revenue, profits or activities.

Orbital AI and solar power support this scenario

Musk's vision is not just based on rocket launches or Starlink subscription services, but is aimed at building an extraterrestrial industrial economy, including data centers powered by space solar energy.

Satellites can carry chips specifically used for artificial intelligence. In space, solar panels can enjoy more stable sunlight and avoid some limitations in ground data centers, such as land availability and grid access issues.

Achieving this project depends first and foremost on a sharp drop in launch costs. Starships must quickly become fully reusable in order to transport large quantities of equipment into orbit. Musk then envisioned producing solar panels, heat sinks and satellites on the moon. Low lunar gravity will reduce the energy requirements needed to send these devices into space.

However, this scenario has accumulated multiple technical, financial and regulatory obstacles. Issues such as maintenance of orbital infrastructure, data transfer, component cooling and space debris remain major challenges. The lunar industry Musk describes has not yet reached commercial scale.

Michael Siler establishes symbolic connection with Bitcoin

Strategy 公司执行主席迈克尔·塞勒对马斯克的帖子做出了回应,只说了一个词:“₿ullish”。他将“看涨”(bullish)的首字母替换为比特币符号,但未解释 SpaceX 的扩张如何直接惠及加密货币领域。

这一举动提醒人们,SpaceX 本身持有比特币。截至6月30日,该公司报告称拥有 18,712 枚 BTC,购入成本为 6.61 亿美元,当时估值近 11 亿美元。

塞勒长期以来一直倡导这样的观点:数字经济的 spectacular 增长将增加对一种独立于国家货币的稀缺资产的需求。然而,他的反应仅是象征性的认可,而非宣布对 SpaceX 进行投资。

结语

埃隆·马斯克的预测最终描述了一个尚属多行星未来的假设性图景。它更多地揭示了他工业雄心的规模,而非 SpaceX 在当今条件下所能实现的合理财务价值。

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