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

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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

The Growth of $100 Invested in Jim Simons’ Medallion Fund

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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.

It’s worth noting these fees were significant. They included a 5% fixed fee and

The Growth of a $1,000 Equity Investment, by Stock Market

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Visualizing Stock Market Growth by Country

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In this graphic, we show the change in value of a $1,000 investment in various leading equity indexes from around the world. This data was sourced from Investing.com, and covers a five-year period from April 2019 to April 2024.

See the following table for the five-year annual return figures of the indexes shown above.

Index5-Yr Return
as of April 1, 2024 🇮🇳 NIFTY 5092.4% 🇯🇵 Nikkei 22572.5% 🇺🇸 S&P 50070.9% 🇨🇦 S&P/TSX Composite31.0% 🇬🇧 FTSE 1009.8% 🇭🇰 Hang Seng-40.2%

In terms of stock market growth by country, India (represented here by the NIFTY 50) has impressively surpassed both the U.S. and Japan.

What is the NIFTY 50?

The NIFTY 50 is an index of the 50 largest and most actively traded Indian stocks. Similar to the S&P 500, it represents a range of industries and acts as a benchmark for investors to gauge the performance of the country’s broader stock market.

What’s Going on in India?

India’s multi-year bull market has led to several records being shattered in 2023. For example, the country’s total stock market market capitalization surpassed $4 trillion for the first time, while India-focused ETFs pulled in net inflows of $8.6 billion over the year.

A primary driver of this growth is the country’s fast-rising middle class. According to a report by Morgan Stanley, this “once-in-a-generation shift” will result in India having the third largest stock market globally by 2030, presumably behind the U.S. and China.

Japan Also Breaks Records

Japanese equities (represented in this graphic by the Nikkei 225) slightly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past five years. The index, which represents the top 225 companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, recently set a new record high for the first time since 1989.

Japanese companies have reported strong earnings as of late, partly thanks to a weak yen, which benefits many of the country’s export-reliant companies.

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