SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire

The record-breaking share sale underscores investors’ faith in Musk’s ventures, even as concerns persist over his corporate influence and political role.

Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made him the world’s first ​trillionaire.