Starlink Hits 4 Million Users As Elon Musk Leads Space Race

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network has reached a major milestone, surpassing 4 million users across 100 countries. This achievement raises a key question: How soon will Elon Musk debut Starlink on public markets via an initial public offering?

“This week, by the way, we will pass 4 million customers for Starlink, which is quite exciting,” Starlink President Gwynne Shotwell told Texas legislators on Tuesday. 

Congratulations SpaceX on this significant milestone of connecting 4M customers to Starlink! pic.twitter.com/gUIHIkUt2I

— Teslaconomics (@Teslaconomics) September 26, 2024

By Thursday, Starlink wrote on X, “Starlink is connecting more than 4M people with high-speed internet across 100+ countries, territories and many other markets.” 

Starlink is connecting more than 4M people with high-speed internet across 100+ countries, territories and many other markets.

Thank you to all of our customers around the world! 🛰️🌎❤️ → https://t.co/zR6w4t1qM9 pic.twitter.com/sk7wucihxH

— Starlink (@Starlink) September 26, 2024

X user Sawyer Merritt posted a chart showing Starlink’s parabolic customer growth since 4Q20.

Merritt said, “SpaceX has announced that @Starlink now has ~4 million customers across 110 countries, up from 3 million in May, and 2.3 million in December 2023.’

Starlink also has the largest number of satellites in orbit, with 6,371 currently operating a constellation network supplying internet worldwide.

Worldwide coverage.

“SpaceX added a record ~7,700 Starlink customers per day on average over the last 4 months. They are expanding their 1 million sqft Starlink terminal manufacturing facility in South Texas to be able to keep up with the high demand,” Merritt said. 

In terms of going public, we’ve asked the question: 

Ready For IPO? Starlink Achieves Cash-Flow Breakeven

Followed by: 

SpaceX Prepares For Starlink IPO In 2024, Report Says

And…

IPO Nearing? Elon Musk’s Starlink In Hyper-Growth, Surprises Analysts With $6.6 Billion Revenue Projection

Musk noted days ago:

If the rest of the year goes well, SpaceX will launch close to 90% of all mass to orbit. China will be ~6% and rest of world ~4%.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 24, 2024

In other words, SpaceX is America’s entire space program. 

Views from Dragon in flight 🐉🌎

During its five day mission, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew completed 75 orbits around Earth pic.twitter.com/NzIFElzXAm

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 27, 2024

But not all are happy about Musk’s efforts to further humanity.

The Biden-Harris administration, through various federal agencies, stalled some SpaceX rocket launches and revoked Starlink’s internet award for rural America. Also, the administration of far-left progressives squandered $42.5 billion of taxpayer funds for the rural internet program, triggering a Senate investigation.  

Musk is years ahead on high-speed space internet for humanity. Competitor Amazon’s Project Kuiper is nowhere close to commercializing its space internet for widespread use.