NVIDIA Achieves Milestone as the First Company to Attain a $4 Trillion USD Valuation

This significant ascent is propelled by increasing demand for its AI processors and cloud solutions.

NVIDIA has officially become the first publicly traded business globally to attain a market value of $4 trillion, marking a historic occasion 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. Its shares ascended by as much as 2.5% to a record high of $164 on Wednesday, driven by the sustained demand for its preeminent AI chips, which facilitate operations in data centers and sophisticated generative AI applications.

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 experienced a robust resurgence. This rise, partially fueled by optimism for prospective trade agreements, has also contributed to elevating the broader S&P 500 to unprecedented levels. NVIDIA now possesses the most weighting in the S&P 500, exceeding that of Apple and Microsoft, so illustrating its significant impact on the market.