Apple Overtakes Nvidia in Market Cap, Approaching $5 Trillion
Taylor Wilson
Apple's market cap rose to roughly $4.9 trillion, overtaking Nvidia — down 3.7% on the day — to reclaim the top spot by market value for the first time since May 2; if shares hit $340.43, Apple will cross the $5 trillion threshold for the first time in history.
How did Apple take back the No. 1 seat?
Apple shares rose about 1.2% on the day, extending last week's gains and lifting its market cap to roughly $4.9 trillion.
Nvidia fell about 4.62% to $197.29, pulling its valuation back to around $4.8 trillion.
This means → the two swapped places, marking Apple's first closing-price lead over Nvidia since May 2, 2025.
How far away is the $5 trillion mark?
Apple would cross $5 trillion — a level no company has ever reached — if its stock hits $340.43.
In plain terms = that gap is roughly one normal trading day's worth of gains.
Where is the money flowing inside the Magnificent Seven?
Only Nvidia and Tesla fell among the seven mega-caps on the day; Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Apple all rose.
This means → capital did not leave Big Tech — it rotated within the group, shifting away from AI-infrastructure plays (the pick-and-shovel sellers) toward other tech names.
This reflects a market reassessment: whether the companies spending most heavily on AI have run too far, too fast, while broader tech beneficiaries remain undervalued.
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