Elon Musk claims SpaceX to carry 90% of global payload mass to space in 2025; Google CEO Sundar Pichai responds

Elon Musk has claimed that SpaceX will handle approximately 90% of the world’s payload mass launched to orbit in 2025, a projection based on the company's dominant market position and reusable rocket technology.

Musk shared a chart showing SpaceX already accounted for over 90% of global payload mass in the second quarter, driven primarily by Falcon 9 launches. “SpaceX will carry ~90% of the world’s payload mass to space this year, so it is pretty much Earth’s space program," Musk said in a response to a post which claimed that “SpaceX is essentially the US space program”.Musk shared a chart showing quarterly launch attempts since 2020, illustrating SpaceX's commanding lead.

The visualisation displays SpaceX's blue bars towering over minimal activity from US non-SpaceX providers and China's rising but significantly smaller black bars, demonstrating SpaceX's de facto monopoly on American space access.“Without SpaceX, China would have outlaunched the US for years,” a separate post claimed.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s response

Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded to Musk's announcement with "Incredible to see!!" Musk replied with a heart emoji.

SpaceX’s dominance is primarily driven by its reusable Falcon 9 rocket technology, which enables cost-effective, high-cadence launches. This approach has changed launch economics compared to traditional expendable rockets, allowing SpaceX to fly more frequently at lower cost per mission.Meanwhile, Falcon 9 has completed a double-header launch day. In a tweet, which was reposted by Musk, SpaceX said, “Falcon 9 completes a double-header launch day, taking 56 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida and California.”