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According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX is launching a secondary share sale that would value Elon Musk\u2019s rocket maker at $800 billion<\/a> \u2014 double its recent $400 billion valuation and surpassing OpenAI to claim the title of America\u2019s most valuable private company.<\/p>\n SpaceX has not responded to a request for comment; the WSJ not did report on the scale of the offering.<\/p>\n The eye-popping figure reflects how routine mega-valuations have become within private markets. OpenAI stands at $500 billion, while Anthropic reportedly surged last month to $350 billion following major investments from Microsoft and Nvidia, up from $183 billion just months earlier.<\/p>\n These companies can now achieve public-market-scale valuations while remaining private, fueled by secondary sales that provide liquidity without the scrutiny of quarterly earnings reports.<\/p>\n SpaceX, founded in 2002, dominates commercial rocket launches and operates Starlink, its satellite internet service with over 8 million customers globally as of November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n