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title: OpenAI valuation soars to $500bn, topping Musk’s SpaceX
description: "Current and former OpenAI employees sold ~$6.6bn of stock to investors at a $500bn valuation, boosting the US company’s price tag well past its previous $300bn level. \n\nSource: HolgerZ, Bloomberg"
---

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# [OpenAI valuation soars to $500bn, topping Musk’s SpaceX](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/openai-valuation-soars-to-500bn-topping-musks-spacex)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Oct 2, 2025, 2:01:00 PM

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