Nvidia overtakes Apple and Microsoft with $4 Trillion market value

Wall Street witnessed a reshuffling of tech supremacy today as Nvidia became the first company to touch a $4 trillion market valuation, marking a dramatic shift in investor confidence and the broader tech landscape. Though its share price dipped slightly after the spike—settling around $163 and pulling its market cap back to $3.9 trillion—the moment signals a clear shift: the age of AI hardware is defining a new generation of market leaders.

Nvidia’s rapid ascent has turned it into the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, edging past long-time titans Microsoft and Apple. What began as a GPU manufacturer for gamers has evolved into the global backbone of AI development. As demand explodes for high-performance chips used in data centers, AI model training, and cloud infrastructure, Nvidia’s role in the tech economy has become indispensable.

This milestone comes just over a year after the company crossed the $3 trillion mark in June 2024, showcasing growth unmatched by its peers. Microsoft trails behind at roughly $3.74 trillion, with Apple—once the world’s most valuable company—falling to third place at about $3.14 trillion. Both companies remain dominant in their respective domains, but Nvidia’s momentum underscores a shift in where the market sees the future being built.

Beyond the top three, other major players like Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta continue to grow but remain behind in the valuation race, hovering between $1.8 and $2.3 trillion. While these companies are all investing heavily in AI, it’s Nvidia’s foundational role in powering those systems that’s catapulting it to new heights.

With competition intensifying in the artificial intelligence space and global demand for compute infrastructure skyrocketing, Nvidia’s value surge may just be the beginning of a new era—one where chips and systems, not just software and services, define tech’s biggest winners.