Apple snatches the number-1 crown from Nvidia: Becomes the world’s most valuable company, market cap reaches $4.88 trillion

Business Desk – iPhone maker Apple has once again achieved the title of the world’s most valuable company. The company achieved the first position in terms of market capitalization, leaving behind chip maker Nvidia. According to the report, Apple’s market cap reached $4.88 trillion, while Nvidia’s market cap stood at around $4.86 trillion after a 3.5% fall in shares.

Apple returned to the top after a year

Apple has achieved the position of the world’s most valuable company for the first time since April last year. On the other hand, Nvidia remained on top of this list for almost a year. The company had overtaken Microsoft and achieved the number-1 position in June 2025. After this, in October 2025, Nvidia became the first company in the world to cross the market value of 5 trillion dollars. At that time, the company had taken the biggest advantage of the AI ​​boom and taken a huge lead over its competitors.

Sign of change in market thinking

This change in the ranking of companies is being considered as an indication that investors are now not only betting on companies related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), but are also showing confidence in other big tech stocks.

However, this does not mean that Nvidia’s lead is gone forever. Nvidia is still getting big benefits from the increasing demand for AI infrastructure and chips. If the market trend again moves towards AI companies, then Nvidia can regain the top position.

Apple also faces challenges

Apple has currently become the number-1 company, but it also faces many challenges. The company has increased the prices of its products to compensate for the rising costs. This is expected to impact demand in the times to come. In June, Apple increased the prices of MacBook and iPad worldwide by 25%. Investors are keeping an eye on how much increase in prices affects sales.

Which company’s shares gave higher returns this year?

According to the report, Apple’s shares have registered a rise of about 22-23% so far this year. At the same time, Nvidia shares have increased by about 7%. The strong rise in Apple’s shares has played an important role in taking its market cap ahead of Nvidia.