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NVIDIA is just the 12th company ever to lead the S&P 500

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NVIDIA has become the most valuable company globally, boasting a market cap of $3.335 trillion. This milestone surpasses Microsoft’s $3.317 trillion and Apple’s $3.285 trillion, marking a significant shift in the tech landscape. NVIDIA’s stock has surged 182% year-to-date and an astonishing 342,000% since its inception, driven by consistently impressive quarterly earnings and strong market performance.

NVIDIA YTD Performance vs BTCUSD: (Source: TradingView)
NVIDIA YTD Performance vs BTCUSD: (Source: TradingView)

This remarkable achievement coincides with Apple’s recent announcement of integrating AI technology with OpenAI, signaling a competitive landscape in tech innovation.

According to the Financial Times, the last time a US company outvalued both Microsoft and Apple was in 2011, when ExxonMobil held the top spot.

“Nvidia is just the 12th company ever to lead the S&P 500 since its inception in 1926,”

NVIDIA’s rapid growth is marked by hitting a market cap of $1 trillion in June 2023, reaching $2 trillion in March 2024, and surpassing $3 trillion in June 2024.

Rank Name Market Cap Price Today Country
1 Gold $15.754 T $2,346 -0.04% USA
2 NVIDIA $3.335 T $135.58 3.51% USA
3 Microsoft $3.317 T $446.34 -0.45% USA
4 Apple $3.285 T $214.29 -1.10% USA
5 Alphabet (Google) $2.171 T $176.45 -1.30% USA
6 Amazon $1.902 T $182.21 -0.68% USA
7 Saudi Aramco $1.787 T $7.39 -2.12% S. Arabia
8 Silver $1.664 T $29.58 0.04% USA
9 Bitcoin $1.284 T $65,320 -0.44% USA
10 Meta Platforms (Facebook) $1.266 T $499.49 -1.41% USA

Source: companiesmarketcap.com

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