July 26, 2026
To the moon… or into the comments
Google Discloses $94.1B in SpaceX Stock, Marking 6% Stake
Commenters are already calling it a giant money pit while side-eyeing Google’s priorities
TLDR: Google says it owns $94.1 billion in SpaceX shares, a massive 6% stake in the newly public rocket company. Commenters immediately split between calling it a genius early bet and mocking it as a giant future loss—while others asked why Google needs so much money for AI if it already has this much tied up elsewhere.
Google revealed it holds $94.1 billion worth of SpaceX stock, equal to about a 6% stake, and the internet instantly did what it does best: turned a dry financial filing into a full-blown popcorn moment. On paper, this is a huge show of confidence in Elon Musk’s rocket company. In the comments, though, many people weren’t exactly popping champagne. They were asking whether Google just proudly announced a future headache.
The sharpest reaction came from the brutally simple joke, “Google discloses $94B loss,” which pretty much set the tone. Another commenter wondered if Google bought in at a much cheaper price before SpaceX went public, because if not, they think this could end badly. That sparked the big debate: smart long game or absurdly overpriced bet? In other words, is Google backing a space giant—or stuffing cash into a very expensive hype balloon?
And then came the side-eye over timing. One commenter jabbed, “Didn’t they just raise $85B for AI?” Translation for normal humans: if Google is asking investors for huge sums to chase artificial intelligence, why is it also sitting on an enormous pile of rocket-company shares? That question gave the thread its real juice: not just whether SpaceX is worth it, but whether Google’s priorities are all over the place.
Even the thread got messier when one comment swerved into old Elon scandal bait, proving once again that online tech discussions can never stay purely about business for long. Classic internet: one part finance, one part meme, one part chaos
Key Points
- •Google disclosed that it owns $94.1 billion in SpaceX stock.
- •The disclosed holding represents roughly a 6% stake in SpaceX.
- •Google’s filing says $80 billion of the SpaceX shares are subject to short-term restrictions on sale.
- •Another $14.1 billion of the shares are subject to long-term restrictions.
- •The long-term restrictions extend through the third quarter of 2027, according to the quarterly filing published Thursday.