Nigeria, June 13 -- Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has attained trillionaire status after SpaceX, the rocket, AI and satellite communications company established by him, turned a soaraway success on its first trading day, surging 20 per cent to $2.1 trillion in valuation.

SpaceX's shares closed at $161 on the Nasdaq on Friday, compared to its initial public offering (IPO) price of $135, making it the biggest-ever stock market debut.

The IPO had earlier raised $75 billion from investors and the underwriters of the transaction before the listing.

"Liftoff! First $SPCX trade complete," Space X wrote on X (formerly Twitter), which Mr Musk also owns.

The 54-year old now has a total net worth of $1.1 trillion, according to the Bloom...