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

Charted: Four Decades of U.S. Tech IPOs

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Charting Four Decades of U.S. Tech IPOs

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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.

ℹ️ Tech stocks are defined as internet-related stocks plus other technology stocks, not including biotech New Tech Listings in 2021 Broke a 20-Year-Record

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

Charted: How Many Data Centers do Major Big Tech Companies Have?

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How Many Data Centers do Major Big Tech Companies Have?

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The Big Tech companies are often compared against each other in many ways: how much money they make, market capitalization, and the newest flavor, generative AI capabilities.

But in their great strides to capture the digital realm, how many huge data facilities do they need for all their services, analytics, and storage?

Sourcing information from Meta, Google, Microsoft, and some third-party estimates for Apple and Amazon, we find out.

Ranked: Big Tech’s Data Facilities

Cloud computing giants—Microsoft and Amazon—have data centers in the triple-digits to accommodate their customers’ burgeoning business demands.

However, there’s no one standard of how big a data center needs to be, so quantity doesn’t automatically translate into greater capacity.

Big Tech CompanyData Centers Microsoft**300 AWS*215 Google25 Meta24 Apple*10
Note: *Third-party estimates vary depending on the source. AWS is usually listed between 160–220 and Apple from 8–10. **Microsoft lists their count as “300+.”

According to Statista, AWS still maintains the biggest market share in the cloud computing segment (31%) even as Microsoft Azure edges ever closer (25%).

In fact, Amazon is aiming to spend $150 billion on more facilities over the next 15 years. Estimates say 26 data centers are currently under construction. All of this, of course, to chase the AI boom.

Despite dominating our digital lives however, Big Tech aren’t the only players when it comes to data center metrics. For example, Digital Realty, a colocation data center provider, would rank alongside Microsoft with 300+ data facilities.

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What Laptop Brands do Americans Use in 2024?

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What Laptop Brands do Americans Use in 2024?

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We chart the market share of commonly used laptop brands in the U.S., per Statista survey data. Multiple responses were allowed, and percentages do not sum to 100.

ℹ️ Survey details: Between April, 2023 and March 2024, 6,843 American adults aged 18–64 were asked: “What brands are the laptops in your households?” The “don’t know” responses have not been visualized. The U.S. Laptop Market Landscape

HP emerges as the preferred choice for laptops, present in 32% of surveyed households.

Meanwhile, Apple’s dominance in America’s smartphone segment isn’t quite matched in the laptop market with their Macbooks, trailing HP at 28% of households.

Here’s the full survey data.

BrandShare of Respondents HP32% Apple28% Dell24% Acer14% Lenovo12% Samsung12% Microsoft10% ASUS9% Toshiba5% Alienware4% DigitalStorm2% Falcon Northwest2% Huawei2% MSI2% Vaio1% Other6% Don’t know2%
Note: DigitalStorm, Falcon Northwest, Huawei, MSI, and Vaio’s share of respondents were combined into the “Other” category in the graphic. “Don’t know” responses were not visualized.

Another well-known manufacturer, Dell, comes in at 24%, rounding out the top three by household share.

Other big laptop brands, Acer, Lenovo, Samsung, and Microsoft all range between 10–15% of surveyed households.

For a broader picture, market research firm, Technavio, predicts a 3.2% combined average growth rate for the global laptop market from 2024–28. A lion’s share of that growth (42%) is expected to come from North America. Rising popularity of gaming laptops will be a key tailwind.

Interestingly, thanks to their graphics processing units, gaming laptops are also in demand for AI/machine-learning work. Some companies have already started releasing models catering to this specific audience.

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Visualizing Berkshire Hathaway’s Stock Portfolio (Q1 2024)

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Visualizing Berkshire Hathaway’s Portfolio as of Q1 2024

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Wondering what the Oracle of Omaha has his money invested in?

In this graphic, we illustrate Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio holdings, as of Q1 2024. This data was released on May 15, 2024, and can be easily accessed via CNBC’s Berkshire Hathaway Portfolio Tracker.

The value of each position listed in this graphic is based on market prices as of May 23, 2024, and will change over time.

Furthermore, note that Berkshire has received SEC permission to temporarily withhold data on certain positions. This includes all of its Japanese stocks, which are reported as of June 12, 2023.

It’s (almost) all Apple

The data we used to create this graphic can be found in the following table. Positions worth less than $5 billion were included in “Other”.

Company% of PortfolioValue
(As of 05-23-2024) 🇺🇸 Apple Inc39.7$149.8B 🇺🇸 Bank of America10.7$40.6B 🇺🇸 American Express9.7$36.8B 🇺🇸 Coca-Cola6.7$25.2B 🇺🇸 Chevron5.3$20.0B 🇺🇸 Occidental Petroleum4.2$15.7B 🇺🇸 Kraft Heinz3.1$11.7B 🇺🇸 Moody’s2.7$10.2B 🇯🇵 Mitsubishi Corp2.1$7.8B 🇺🇸 Chubb1.9$7.1B 🇯🇵 Mitsui & Co1.7$6.4B 🇯🇵 Itochu Corporation1.5$5.5B 🇺🇸 DaVita1.3$5.0B 🌍 Other9.4$35.9B Total100$377.9B

From this, we can see that Berkshire’s largest position is Apple, which makes up almost 40% of the portfolio and is worth nearly $150 billion.

While Warren Buffett once referred to Apple as the best business in the world, his firm actually trimmed its position by 13% in Q1 2024.

Even after that cut, Berkshire still maintains a 5.1% ownership stake in Apple.

Why Japanese Stocks?

While most of Berkshire’s major positions are in American companies, Japanese firms make up a significant chunk.

In 2020, Berkshire took positions in five Japanese trading houses: Itochu, Marubeni, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, and Sumitomo.

Also known as sōgō shōsha, which translates to “general trading company”, these firms are highly diversified across major

Nvidia is Worth More Than All of These Companies Combined

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Putting the Market Cap of Nvidia Into Perspective

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Nvidia’s massive rise in the AI era has been well-documented, but did you know that it’s currently the world’s third most valuable company?

To put the massive market cap of Nvidia into perspective, we’ve put it side by side with a collection of other major U.S. tech companies.

All figures were sourced from Companiesmarketcap.com, and are as of May 23, 2024.

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Data and Takeaways

All of the numbers we used to create this graphic are included in the table below.

CompanyMarket Cap
(as of May 23, 2024) Nvidia$2.5T Meta$1.2T Tesla$553B Netflix$272B AMD$257B Intel$128B IBM$157B

These figures are even more impressive when you consider that at the beginning of 2020, Nvidia was valued at a relatively tiny $145 billion.

Since then, the company has greatly surpassed other American chipmakers like Intel and AMD. This growth is due to several key factors:

Expansion into AI and data centers: Nvidia’s chips are highly effective for AI training, making them essential for companies engaged in machine learning and generative AI Advancements in AI software: Nvidia has developed AI software platforms, such as CUDA-X and TensorRT, which are widely used by researchers. Strong financial performance: Nvidia has consistently delivered strong financial results in recent years, with substantial revenue growth. Closing in on Apple

With Nvidia’s latest stock surge (up 13.5% over the past five days ending May 24, 2024), the company could possibly overtake Apple to become the world’s second most valuable company.

Microsoft, another major player in AI, holds the #1 spot with a market cap of $3.2 trillion.

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If you enjoyed this graphic, be sure to check out this graphic that breaks down Nvidia’s revenue by product line, from 2019 to 2024.

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Mapped: The Number of AI Startups By Country

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Mapped: The Number of AI Startups By Country

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Amidst the recent expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), we’ve visualized data from Quid (accessed via Stanford’s 2024 AI Index Report) to highlight the top 15 countries which have seen the most AI startup activity over the past decade.

The figures in this graphic represent the number of newly funded AI startups within that country, in the time period of 2013 to 2023. Only companies that received over $1.5 million in private investment were considered.

Data and Highlights

The following table lists all of the numbers featured in the above graphic.

RankGeographic areaNumber of newly funded
AI startups (2013-2023) 1🇺🇸 United States5,509 2🇨🇳 China1,446 3🇬🇧 United Kingdom727 4🇮🇱 Israel442 5🇨🇦 Canada397 6🇫🇷 France391 7🇮🇳 India338 8🇯🇵 Japan333 9🇩🇪 Germany319 10🇸🇬 Singapore193 11🇰🇷 South Korea189 12🇦🇺 Australia147 13🇨🇭 Switzerland123 14🇸🇪 Sweden94 15🇪🇸 Spain94

From this data, we can see that the U.S., China, and UK have established themselves as major hotbeds for AI innovation.

In terms of funding, the U.S. is massively ahead, with private AI investment totaling $335 billion between 2013 to 2023. AI startups in China raised $104 billion over the same timeframe, while those in the UK raised $22 billion.

Further analysis reveals that the U.S. is widening this gap even more. In 2023, for example, private investment in the U.S. grew by 22% from 2022 levels. Meanwhile, investment fell in China (-44%) and the UK (-14.1%) over the same time span.

Where is All This Money Flowing To?

Quid also breaks down total private AI investment by focus area, providing insight into which sectors are receiving the most funding.

Focus AreaGlobal Investment in 2023
(USD billions) 🤖 AI infrastructure, research,
and governance$18.3 🗣️ Natural language
processing$8.1 📊 Data management$5.5 ⚕️ Healthcare$4.2 🚗 Autonomous vehicles$2.7 💰 Fintech$2.1 ⚛️