NVIDIA Achieves Historic $4 Trillion USD Valuation

Surpassing a prior market value record established by Apple in December.

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NVIDIA has officially become the first publicly traded business globally to attain a market value of $4 trillion, marking a significant milestone for the global economy and the technology industry. This extraordinary milestone, achieved on Wednesday, cements the chip designer’s status as a leading company on Wall Street, highlighting its crucial role in the burgeoning artificial intelligence sector.

NVIDIA's rise has been exceptionally rapid. The corporation initially exceeded a $1 trillion USD market valuation in June 2023 and subsequently tripled that figure within approximately one year, surpassing the pace at which technology behemoths such as Apple and Microsoft reached comparable milestones. The company's shares increased by 2.5% to a record high of $164 on Wednesday, driven by the sustained demand for its premier AI chips, which support a range of applications from data centers to sophisticated generative AI technologies.

The company's remarkable success, evidenced by a tenfold increase in its stock price since early 2023, signifies the substantial investment directed towards AI infrastructure. Notwithstanding a lackluster commencement to 2025 and prior apprehensions regarding Chinese AI rivals such as DeepSeek, NVIDIA's stock has seen a robust recovery. This rise, partially fueled by optimism for prospective trade agreements, has also contributed to elevating the broader S&P 500 to unprecedented levels. NVIDIA has now attained the highest weighting in the S&P 500, above both Apple and Microsoft, so underscoring its significant impact on the market.