Nvidia has officially become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company, and first ever company to reach the $4 trillion market cap on Wednesday.
Its shares climbed 2.5% to $164, surpassing Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet in valuation. Fueled by global demand for artificial intelligence, Nvidia’s rise has been staggering.
Just two years ago, the stock traded at $14. It reached $2 trillion in early 2024, crossed $3 trillion in June, and now sits atop the global tech world.
Founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Nvidia created the first GPU in 1999. What began as a gaming innovation is now core to AI. Its chips power systems like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini by processing massive data sets quickly and efficiently.
Huang once called AI “the next industrial revolution.”
He’s now one of the world’s wealthiest people, adding $25 billion to his net worth in 2025 alone, per Bloomberg.
Nvidia’s rapid growth has redrawn the tech industry’s power map. The company holds the largest weight in the S&P 500, meaning its stock moves can sway global markets. Its performance has helped drive the index to record highs—even as inflation and new tariffs raise concerns.
In its last quarter, Nvidia reported $18.8 billion in profit on $44.1 billion in revenue—a 69% jump.
Wall Street expects another record-breaking quarter when results come next month.
Tech companies and startups are scrambling to secure Nvidia’s chips. They’re being used in everything from self-driving cars to tools that generate music, art, and text.
Nvidia momentum shows no signs of slowing down.
