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1 million people on Mars

“SpaceX has stated its goal is to colonize Mars with one million people.”
— as reported (paraphrase) · Sep 27, 2016 · IAC 2016 keynote 'Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species', Guadalajara (official SpaceX YouTube) ↗
Video: IAC 2016 keynote 'Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species', Guadalajara (official SpaceX YouTube)
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT — IAC 2016 KEYNOTE 'MAKING HUMANS A MULTIPLANETARY SPECIES', GUADALAJARA (OFFICIAL SPACEX YOUTUBE)

The Progression

Sep 27, 2016
The promise: “SpaceX has stated its goal is to colonize Mars with one million people.” · IAC 2016 keynote 'Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species', Guadalajara (official SpaceX YouTube) ↗
Today · Jun 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 12,621 days left. Still waiting.

In his 'Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species' keynote at the 2016 International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Musk presented SpaceX's stated goal of colonizing Mars with one million people. The target sits at the far end of every other Mars prediction in this tracker. With a deadline of 2060, the claim remains pending.

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