Nvidia has officially become the first company in the world to cross the $4 trillion market capitalization mark, overtaking tech giants Apple and Microsoft. This historic achievement cements Nvidia’s dominance in the booming artificial intelligence and semiconductor industry. The company stock surged over 5% during early U.S. trading, pushing its valuation past the symbolic $4 trillion milestone.
AI Demand Fuels Unprecedented Growth
NVIDIA’s rapid ascent is largely driven by soaring global demand for artificial intelligence hardware and infrastructure. The company’s high-performance GPUs (graphics processing units) power a majority of today’s generative AI models, including those used in data centers, cloud computing, and machine learning operations. Tech giants like Google, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft rely heavily on Nvidia chips to run their large-scale AI models.
With the launch of new AI-optimized chips, such as the Blackwell GPU series, and ongoing innovation in server-grade products, Nvidia continues to ride a massive investment wave in AI technologies.
Outpaces Silicon Valley Icons
By surpassing Apple and Microsoft, Nvidia has rewritten the tech industry’s hierarchy. Apple, once the most valuable company in the world, now trails Nvidia despite strong iPhone sales and services revenue. Microsoft, which had briefly held the top spot due to its own AI initiatives, now stands in third place.
This marks a dramatic turnaround for Nvidia, which was once seen as a niche gaming hardware company. Its rapid evolution into an AI infrastructure leader reflects the shifting priorities of the tech world, where data, computing power, and machine learning now drive the next wave of innovation and market dominance.
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