World's Most Valuable Companies by Market Capitalisation 2026

About This Dataset

Public companies ranked by total market capitalisation in April 2026, measured in trillions of USD. NVIDIA surged past Apple and Microsoft to claim the title of world's most valuable company in 2025-26 — driven by insatiable demand for its H100 and Blackwell GPU chips from hyperscale cloud providers and AI labs racing to train frontier models. The company's market capitalisation surpassed $3.5 trillion, a valuation that would have been inconceivable for a semiconductor company just five years prior.

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The market capitalisation landscape in 2026 reveals a significant gap between the top three companies and the rest. NVIDIA's $3.50 trillion valuation not only positions it as a leader but also highlights the rapid ascent of semiconductor companies in the tech hierarchy, a stark contrast to traditional tech firms like Apple and Microsoft. Alphabet and Amazon trail with market caps of $2.10 trillion and $2.20 trillion, respectively, while Saudi Aramco and Meta Platforms lag further behind at $1.80 trillion and $1.75 trillion. This trend suggests a shifting focus in investor confidence towards AI-driven technologies, indicating that companies innovating in this space may continue to dominate market valuations in the coming years.

Source: Wikipedia

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NVIDIA (USA) leads with 4 in 2026.

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Average value in 2026: 2 · median: 2.

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Gap in 2026: NVIDIA (USA) is 3.2× larger than Tesla (USA).

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8 categories · 1 year

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3.50

NVIDIA (USA)

Market Capitalisation (Trillion USD) · 2026

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2026

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8 records · Market Capitalisation (Trillion USD) · ranked by 2026

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#	Category	2026
🥇	NVIDIA (USA)	3.50
🥈	Apple (USA)	3.20
🥉	Microsoft (USA)	3.10
4	Amazon (USA)	2.20
5	Alphabet / Google (USA)	2.10
6	Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)	1.80
7	Meta Platforms (USA)	1.75
8	Tesla (USA)	1.10