What is SpaceX's current employee count?

22,000, dated March 31, 2026, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 13, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).

When did SpaceX's employee count last change?

The latest value on the record is 22,000, dated March 31, 2026; before it the record holds 7,000, dated November 1, 2017 and closed on August 1, 2020.

What was SpaceX's employee count before 22,000?

7,000, valid from November 1, 2017 to August 1, 2020 (status superseded), from one secondary source (elonx.cz).

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SpaceX employees

As of November 13, 2026, SpaceX's employee count on the AsOf record is 22,000, dated March 31, 2026, from a primary source (sec.gov).

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current employees: 22,000March 31, 2026 · 3 sources

2 dated values, oldest first; the current one in colour.

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2 values · 1 current · supersededA later claim replaced it: it keeps its end date and a pointer to the claim that replaced it, and is never deleted.More in About →

SpaceX employees: every dated value on the record, oldest first, with its dates, status, confidence and sources
value	valid fromThe day the value took effect, not the day it was published. A period figure (a year's revenue) is dated at the period's end.More in About →	valid to	confidenceHow well the sources support the value, from 0 to 1. A single primary source is asserted from 0.7; nothing below 0.5 is asserted; a dead or disagreeing source lowers it.More in About →	sourcesPrimary: the entity's own filing, feed or site. Secondary: a publisher reporting it. Each claim links every source it has, with the passage that states the value where one was read.More in About →
7,000: employees 7,000 from 2017-11-01, claim clm_9831F1AA46E7 and its sources (superseded)unverified to 2020-08-01 · wikidata.org +1	2017-11-01	2020-08-01	0.85	wikidata.org +1
22,000: employees 22,000 from 2026-03-31, claim clm_E22D8B2FA7E3 and its sources to present · sec.gov +2	2026-03-31	present	0.95	sec.gov +2

What replaced what

1 replacement

7,0002017-11-01 to 2020-08-01→clm_B961F24CF59E

Questions this record answers

What is SpaceX's current employee count?: 22,000, dated March 31, 2026, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 13, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).
When did SpaceX's employee count last change?: The latest value on the record is 22,000, dated March 31, 2026; before it the record holds 7,000, dated November 1, 2017 and closed on August 1, 2020.
What was SpaceX's employee count before 22,000?: 7,000, valid from November 1, 2017 to August 1, 2020 (status superseded), from one secondary source (elonx.cz).

Answered from the rows above, as of November 13, 2026.

Cite SpaceX employees

Each form names the value, its as-of date (2026-03-31), the day you read it (2026-11-13), the claim's stable URL and id and its primary source. The URL never changes: a superseded claim stays at the same address.

Plain text

AsOf. "SpaceX employees: 22,000", as of 2026-03-31. Claim clm_E22D8B2FA7E3, https://asof.is/claim/clm_E22D8B2FA7E3, accessed 2026-11-13. Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm.

APA

AsOf. (2026). SpaceX employees: 22,000 (as of 2026-03-31) [Record clm_E22D8B2FA7E3]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from https://asof.is/claim/clm_E22D8B2FA7E3 (source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm)

BibTeX

@misc{asof_clm_E22D8B2FA7E3,
  author = {AsOf},
  title = {SpaceX employees: 22,000},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://asof.is/claim/clm_E22D8B2FA7E3}},
  note = {Claim clm\_E22D8B2FA7E3, as of 2026-03-31; source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}

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