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All of the World’s Trillion-Dollar Companies in One Chart

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Chipmaker Nvidia is now the world’s most valuable company, which means its time for an update to our frequent “trillion-dollar club” post.

In this graphic, we’ve visualized the market capitalizations of the world’s trillion-dollar companies, as of June 18, 2024. Included for additional context is the market cap of the median S&P 500 firm (as of May 30, 2024), as well as Taiwan’s TSMC, which is the next closest company to reaching the $1 trillion milestone.

Data and Key Takeaways

The figures used to create this graphic are included in the table below. Numbers for each company come from Companiesmarketcap.com, while the median S&P 500 market cap was sourced from S&P Global.

CompanyMarket Cap (USD) 🇺🇸 Nvidia$3.34T 🇺🇸 Microsoft$3.32T 🇺🇸 Apple$3.29T 🇺🇸 Alphabet$2.17T 🇺🇸 Amazon$1.90T 🇸🇦 Saudi Aramco$1.79T 🇺🇸 Meta$1.27T 🇹🇼 TSMC$932B Median S&P 500 company$92B

Here are the key reasons behind each of these companies’ massive valuations:

Nvidia: Industry leader in data center chips, essential for training artificial intelligence Microsoft: Dominance in enterprise software products (e.g. Windows, Office, Azure) Apple: Strong track record of innovation and a large, loyal customer base Alphabet: Leading player in online advertising and other digital platforms (e.g. Google Search, Youtube) Amazon: Dominance in e-commerce and rising cloud computing market share through Amazon Web Services (AWS) Saudi Aramco: World’s largest oil producer with massive reserves Meta: Dominant player in social media (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp)

If you’re interested in learning more, check out our graphic: Visualizing How Big Tech Companies Make Their Billions.

Which Company Will Hit $1 Trillion Next?

As of June 18, there are a few candidates that could soon join the trillion-dollar club, including TSMC ($932B), Berkshire Hathaway ($881B), Eli Lilly ($847B), and Broadcom ($839B).

Most of these stocks have climbed significantly in 2024 so far, with TSMC up 77% since the start of

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$100 Invested in Jim Simons’ Medallion Fund vs. the S&P 500

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The late Jim Simons was arguably the best trader of all-time, achieving 66% average gross annual returns over the span of three decades.

At the age of 40, the former mathematics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard built the renowned hedge fund, Renaissance Technologies, out of a strip mall in Long Island. Notably, Simons applied artificial intelligence and massive datasets to build an automated trading system that detected price patterns back in the 1980s.

This graphic shows the extraordinary performance of Simons’ flagship Medallion Fund in comparison to the S&P 500 over the same time period, based on data from Gregory Zuckerman’s The Man Who Solved the Market via Cornell Capital Group.

The Best Performing Fund in Modern History

Below, we show the performance of the Medallion Fund between 1988 and 2018 compared with the S&P 500 index using data from TradingView. Figures are based on net returns, which factor in fund and performance fees:

YearMedallion Fund Net Return$100 invested in the Medallion Fund (net returns)S&P 500 Return$100 invested in the S&P 500 19889.04%$109.0412.40%$112.40 1989-3.20%$105.5527.25%$143.03 199058.24%$167.02-6.56%$133.65 199139.44%$232.9026.31%$168.81 199233.60%$311.154.46%$176.34 199339.12%$432.877.06%$188.79 199470.72%$739.00-1.13%$186.65 199538.32%$1,022.1933.56%$249.29 199631.52%$1,344.3820.26%$299.80 199721.20%$1,629.3931.01%$392.77 199841.68%$2,308.5226.67%$497.52 199924.48%$2,873.6419.53%$594.69 200098.48%$5,703.61-10.12%$534.51 200133.02%$7,586.94-13.05%$464.75 200225.82%$9,545.88-23.37%$356.14 200321.90%$11,636.4326.38%$450.09 200424.92%$14,536.238.99%$490.55 200529.51%$18,825.873.00%$505.27 200644.30%$27,165.7413.62%$574.09 200773.42%$47,110.823.53%$594.35 200883.38%$86,391.82-38.49%$365.59 200938.98%$120,067.3623.45%$451.32 201029.40%$155,367.1612.78%$508.99 201137.02%$212,884.080.00%$508.99 201229.01%$274,641.7613.41%$577.25 201346.93%$403,531.1329.60%$748.12 201439.20%$561,715.3411.39%$833.33 201536.01%$763,989.03-0.73%$827.24 201635.62%$1,036,121.939.54%$906.16 201745.02%$1,502,584.0219.42%$1,082.14 201839.98%$2,103,317.11-6.24%$1,014.61 Total percentage return (1988-2018)2,103,217.1%914.61%

As the above table shows, the value of $100 invested in the Medallion Fund in 1998 would have grown to over $2.1 million by 2018 net of fees.

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Big technology companies have been enjoying a wave of stock market success, driving much of the growth in the S&P 500 index since the pandemic. Five of the companies currently dubbed the “Magnificent Seven” are behemoths in the tech space, with market capitalizations rivaling the size of entire countries’ GDPs.

We visualize the number of tech IPOs on American exchanges from 1980–2023. Data is sourced from “Initial Public Offerings: Updated Statistics” a database run by economist Jay R. Ritter, from the Warrington College of Business, University of Florida.

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From the heydays of the Dotcom boom, when more than 350 companies hit the exchanges in 1999, the number of tech IPOs has dropped steeply over the years.

In fact, the Dotcom boom, driven by investor enthusiasm for internet technologies, and subsequent bust, due to a lack of capital and business viability, left a significant impact on the market. Tech IPOs stayed in the double-digits for the next 20 years.

YearU.S. Tech IPOs 198022 198172 198242 1983173 198450 198537 198677 198759 198828 198935 199032 199171 1992115 1993127 1994115 1995205 1996276 1997174 1998113 1999370 2000261 200124 200220 200318 200461 200545 200648 200776 20086 200914 201033 201136 201240 201345 201453 201538 201621 201730 201840 201938 202048 2021126 20226 20239

However, 2021 saw a significant uptick after

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With nearly half of people under 34 worldwide unable to cover their needs for a month or less without income, it is no surprise that financial resiliency is a hot topic.

So, for this graphic, Visual Capitalist has partnered with Lloyd’s Register Foundation to explore economic resilience further and determine how long the average person can afford to cover their needs without income.

World Risk Poll 2024 Report: Economic Resilience

Lloyd’s Register Foundation produces the World Risk Poll every two years in partnership with Gallup, and the World Risk Poll 2024 report explores the everyday risks of 147,000 people from 142 nations.

They asked respondents how long they could afford to cover basic needs, such as food, transport, and shelter, if they lost all income. 

Here’s what they found: 

Age GroupLess than a monthAround a monthTwo monthsThree monthsFour months or more 15 to 2440%10%12%10%20% 25 to 3439%9%13%10%24% 35 to 4938%9%13%10%25% 50 to 6432%8%16%11%29% 65+28%9%12%10%33%

The results reveal a distinct trend across all age groups, with respondents typically falling into two categories: those with one month or less of financial runway, and those with more than four months. Relatively fewer respondents reported being able to survive two to three months.

National Economic Resilience

The nation where a person lives also significantly contributes to their ability to cover their basic needs.

The divide is particularly sharp between the percentage of respondents who could only cover their needs for a week or less and those who could cover their needs for a month or more—a tiny minority in developed economies, but a significant share of respondents from some developing nations.

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The World Risk Poll 2024 report has revealed a weakness in global economic resilience. Younger individuals and those in developing countries are at higher risk than older individuals or those in developed countries.

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