Fortune July 12, 2026 • 10:31

James Murdoch may have reaped as much as $7.5 billion from his pre-IPO investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX - Fortune

By Claire Atkinson

James Murdoch may have reaped as much as $7.5 billion from his pre-IPO investment in Elon Musk’s SpaceX - Fortune

His early bet on the rocket company has likely made him much richer than his father Rupert Murdoch ever did.

James Murdoch appears poised to reap a fortune from his investments in SpaceX that could far exceed what he gained from his fathers media empire.James, the estranged 53-year-old son of Rupert Murdoch… [+7564 chars]

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