Will Starlink go public?

Q607 answers2020-2025
Short answer

He said Starlink may go public at some point but he is in no rush, citing public-company overhead and lawsuits.

From his 2025-05 answer in FULL: Elon Musk Live from the Qatar Economic Forum | Elon, Inc.. Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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𝕏 post · 2020-09-28 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @vm_one1 · open post ·
Says Starlink will probably IPO, but only once revenue growth is smooth and predictable, with priority for small retail investors.
"We will probably IPO Starlink, but only several years in the future when revenue growth is smooth & predictable. Public market does *not* like erratic cash flow haha. I’m a huge fan of small retail investors. Will make sure they get top priority."
𝕏 post · 2020-12-25 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @harsimranbansal · open post ·
Says Starlink will most likely go public once its revenue growth is reasonably predictable.
"It will most likely make sense for Starlink to go public once the revenue growth is reasonably predictable"
𝕏 post · 2021-02-09 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @BLKMDL3 · open post ·
Says Starlink will IPO once cash flow is reasonably predictable.
"Once we can predict cash flow reasonably well, Starlink will IPO"
🎙 Interview · 2023-04-29 · Starship flight 1 debrief X Spaces (2023) · asked by X Spaces host · watch at 33:53 · transcript ·
He says SpaceX does not anticipate needing to raise funding.
"We do not anticipate needing to raise funding."
🎙 Interview · 2023-12-21 · X Spaces with Cathie Wood (ARK Invest) (2023) · asked by Cathie Wood · watch at 32:35 · transcript ·
He says the regulatory and legal burdens of being a public company are far too high.
"the regulatory burden of being public is way too high and then the legal burden of being public is also way too high."
🎙 Interview · 2023-12-21 · X Spaces with Cathie Wood (ARK Invest) (2023) · asked by Cathie Wood · watch at 38:58 · transcript ·
He says it is not worth going public until revenue is extremely stable and predictable.
"I don't think it's worth going public until you have maybe an extremely stable and predictable revenue stream."
🎙 Interview · 2025-05 · FULL: Elon Musk Live from the Qatar Economic Forum | Elon, Inc. · asked by Michelle Hussein (Bloomberg) · watch at 12:47 · transcript ·
He said Starlink may go public at some point but he is in no rush, citing public-company overhead and lawsuits.
"it's possible that Starlink uh may go public at some point in the future"

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