Bezos says Blue Origin likely to pursue IPO in coming years

"I think, someday, Blue Origin will have an IPO... It would be several years from now. But it probably makes sense for Blue Origin to be a public company at some point," Bezos said in an interview. This marks the clearest indication yet that the company could seek a stock market listing.

Bezos, who also founded Amazon.com, stated he has personally invested $28 billion in Blue Origin since establishing the company in 2000. The Wall Street Journal reported in September that the recent funding round valued Blue Origin at $140 billion.

Founded approximately 18 months before Elon Musk's SpaceX, Blue Origin has largely relied on Bezos for funding while securing significant contracts from NASA and the US Space Force, including work on the Artemis lunar program. The company aims to resume New Glenn launches this year after a launch-pad explosion during a static-fire test in May delayed its efforts to compete with SpaceX in the commercial launch market. "December of this year, we're going to fly that vehicle again," Bezos said.