Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to each U.S. child in 2027

Musk’s pledge

The Yeshiva World reports that Elon Musk announced on Monday that he intends to give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States in 2027. The article says the proposed transfer would amount to about $10.5 billion in value.

Musk posted the plan on X. According to the article, he wrote: “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America,” and added, “This will be the first of many.”

Size and estimated value

The report says there are about 72 million Americans under age 18, which means the proposal would require roughly 72 million SpaceX shares. It says the estimated value is based on SpaceX’s Oct. 16 closing price of $146.03 per share.

The article notes that the final value would depend on the stock price at the time the transfers are made. It also says Musk reportedly owns about 4.77 billion SpaceX shares outright, not counting restricted shares and options, and that the proposed giveaway would equal about 1.5% of those holdings.

SpaceX and other child-focused pledges

The Yeshiva World says SpaceX was founded by Musk in 2002 and went public in June 2026. It describes the company as one that develops rockets and spacecraft, including Falcon 9 and Starship, and operates the Starlink satellite internet network.

The article says Musk’s announcement comes after other large pledges aimed at giving investment assets to American children. It says SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and her husband previously committed shares that would benefit more than two million children, and that Michael and Susan Dell pledged $6.25 billion toward investment accounts for about 25 million children.

Unresolved details

The report says several parts of Musk’s plan remain unresolved. It states that he has not explained how the shares would be distributed, set exact eligibility rules, or said whether the transfers would go through the federally backed Trump Accounts program.

The article also says Musk did not say when in 2027 the giveaway would begin. It notes that his announcement followed a pledge by Anthropic to allocate 5% of its shares to a fund meant to benefit the public.