Nvidia Reaches $4 Trillion Milestone
Nvidia hits $4 trillion as the first public company to surpass Apple and Microsoft in market capitalization. The milestone was reached on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, when the chipmaker’s shares surged by more than 2% throughout the trading day.
NVDA Stock Price Surges
Nvidia closed at a record high, pushing its market cap slightly under the $4 trillion mark by close, still securing its historic status. The company’s stock is up 22% year-to-date and 24% over the past 12 months.
Nvidia’s supremacy is fueled by the buzz around AI.
The AI hardware market is still dominated by the tech behemoth. It is now the preferred provider for top tech companies creating extensive language models and AI infrastructure due to its next-generation CUDA platform, AI-optimized CPUs, and dedicated graphics cards.
Nvidia’s clients include major players like Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META), Microsoft, Google (GOOG), and Tesla (TSLA), all of which are investing billions into AI-driven infrastructure.
Nvidia Defies Doubts
Earlier this year, Nvidia took a $600 million hit after DeepSeek launched its R-1 model using lower-end chips. As the market shifted from AI training to inference, the incident raised concerns about Nvidia’s long-term sustainability. But Nvidia continued.
They remain essential for both training and inference because their processors can handle the high processing load required for advanced generative AI, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Global Demand and Sovereign AI Fuel Growth
Furthermore, Nvidia is leading the charge on “sovereign AI” projects, helping countries establish AI data centers free from external intervention. Countries like Saudi Arabia and several in Europe are expected to buy hundreds of thousands of Nvidia chips.
Despite facing trade restrictions, Nvidia has weathered U.S. bans on chip sales to China. Although it posted a $4.5 billion loss last quarter and expects an $8 billion writedown this quarter, the company’s momentum continues.
Thanks to his audacious vision
President and CEO Jensen Huang has led Nvidia through times of upheaval. He introduced the company’s next-generation “Blackwell Ultra” processors at Computex 2025, which could solidify Nvidia’s leadership in AI.
Since there are now no obvious competitors, Nvidia’s growth trajectory is not slowing down.
Source: Yahoo Finance
