Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom llp

300 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90071-3144

       DIRECT DIAL (213) 687-5527        DIRECT FAX (213) 621-5527        EMAIL ADDRESS JONATHAN.KO@SKADDEN.COM ________ TEL: (213) 687-5000 FAX: (213) 687-5600 www.skadden.com September 1, 2017 FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES ----------- BOSTON CHICAGO HOUSTON NEW YORK PALO ALTO WASHINGTON, D.C. WILMINGTON ----------- BEIJING BRUSSELS FRANKFURT HONG KONG LONDON MOSCOW MUNICH PARIS SÃO PAULO SEOUL SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO TORONTO

VIA EDGAR

Erin E. Martin

Special Counsel

Office of Financial Services

Division of Corporation Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

Filed September 1, 2017

File No. 333-220130

Dear Ms. Martin:

On behalf of Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed initial public offering of the Company’s securities, the Company has filed today an amendment to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Amended Registration Statement”). The changes reflected in the Amended Registration Statement include those made to update the date of the Company’s audited balance sheet to June 30, 2017 and the filing of certain exhibits as well as other updates.

For the convenience of the Staff, we also have sent to you paper copies of this letter and copies of the Amended Registration Statement marked to show changes from the Company’s Registration Statement filed on August 23, 2017.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

September 1, 2017

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Please contact me at (213) 687-5527 should you require further information.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jonathan Ko

Jonathan Ko

cc: Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.

Chamath Palihapitiya

cc: Shearman & Sterling LLP

Harald Halbhuber, Esq. and Ilir Mujalovic, Esq.