Nvidia hits unprecedented milestone as first public company to reach $5 trillion market capitalization. Rapid stock price growth attributed to high demand for chips, particularly for AI systems. Nvidia’s GPUs are integral in powering AI technology like chatbots and image generators, driving up demand for chips in tech industry.

Impressive numbers from Nvidia’s journey to the top: 23% of stock-focused funds have exposure to Nvidia, totaling $1.3 trillion. Nvidia’s market cap now stands at $5.03 trillion, surpassing Microsoft and Apple. It took 79 trading days for Nvidia to grow from $4 trillion to $5 trillion, contributing 18.6% to S&P 500 gains this year.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s net worth reaches $179.6 billion, ranking eighth on Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List. Nvidia also returned $24.2 billion to shareholders in stock buybacks and dividends in the first half of fiscal 2026. Nvidia’s market cap now exceeds Japan’s GDP of $4.28 trillion.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: Nvidia has started the $5 trillion club. A look at its rise, by the numbers