You may have heard, but a new all-time record was set for the world’s most valuable company.
But which companies broke the records along the way?
First company to be worth $5 Trillion
What they do: Nvidia got their start making graphics processing units (GPUs) for computer gaming. But turns out the chips are super useful for building and running AI models too!
When they hit $5 trillion: Thursday
If you invested $1,000 at the company’s public launch in 1999 you’d now have:
$5,069,248
First company to be worth $4 Trillion
What they do: They also make cute robots now.
When they hit $4 trillion: July 8, 2025 (and $5 trillion just three months later…)
If you invested $1,000 just FIVE years ago you’d now have:
$15,186
First company to be worth $3 Trillion
What they do: Apple design and build consumer electronics that we know and love - like the iPad Nano and AirPods Micro (jk).
When they hit $3 trillion: January 3, 2022
If you invested $1,000 at the company’s public launch in 1980 you’d now have:
$2,759,237
First company to be worth $2 Trillion
What they do: Saudi Aramco is the world’s largest energy and chemicals company - producing, refining, and distributing oil and gas products.
When they hit $2 trillion: December 12, 2019 (one day after it went public)
If you invested $1,000 at the company’s public launch in 2019 you’d now have:
$852
(Not a typo)
First company to be worth $1 Trillion
RIP to a crazy one.
What they do: iPad Nanos and AirPod Micros (as discussed)
When they hit $1 trillion: August 2, 2018
If you invested in Apple 5 years ago you’d now have:
$2,562
