U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has become the world’s first company to surpass a USD $5 trillion market capitalisation, driven by soaring investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence.
The milestone came as shares climbed 5.2 percent to $211.47 following President Donald Trump’s comments that he planned to discuss Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chips with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their upcoming meeting in South Korea. The two leaders are expected to address trade and security issues, including cooperation on curbing fentanyl production.
The achievement marks another rapid surge for Nvidia, which crossed the $4 trillion threshold just four months ago.
CEO Jensen Huang has announced a wave of new partnerships amid global demand for AI computing power. Analysts say investors are betting big on Nvidia’s dominant market position—holding over 90 percent of the AI chip market—though some warn that such valuations may be difficult to sustain as competition from AMD, Broadcom, and China’s emerging chipmakers intensifies.
The milestone follows Apple’s rebound past $4 trillion earlier in the week, underscoring the continued momentum of the tech sector’s AI rally.
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5 trillion in Monopoly ‘money’.
A line of $100 bills totaling $5 trillion would stretch to the Moon about 10 times.
That is to the Moon and back.
Or 200 times around the equator.
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