'Nvidia is first company to hit $4TRILLION market value as AI boom drives demand' - This Is Money

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Nvidia last night became the world’s first $4 trillion company as the chip designer’s remarkable rebound continued.

Shares in the Silicon Valley tech giant rose almost 2 per cent in early trading to notch yet another milestone and beat the $3.9 trillion record set by iPhone maker Apple at its peak last December.

It means Nvidia is now worth more than the entire annual economic output of the UK and follows a faltering start to the year when the launch of China’s DeepSeek threatened to dent demand for its microchips, which are driving the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.

Shares are up by more than two-thirds since May as fears over US trade tariffs receded.

The latest rally stems from a commitment to AI spending from Nvidia’s biggest customers, including Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and Alphabet, who account for 40 per cent of sales.

They are projected to spend more than £250billion on AI, up from £230billion this year, according to analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

Nvidia shares rose almost 2% in early trading to notch yet another milestone and beat the $3.9 trillion record set by iPhone maker Apple at its peak last December

Nvidia shares rose almost 2% in early trading to notch yet another milestone and beat the $3.9 trillion record set by iPhone maker Apple at its peak last December

‘There’s obviously tremendous demand,’ said Brian Mulberry at Zacks Investment Management, who said Nvidia chips were needed for AI to move to the next level.

Founded three decades ago, Nvidia first became the world’s biggest company last year and has vied with Apple and Microsoft for the top spot since.

Huang is the biggest single shareholder, with a 3.8 per cent stake worth more than £110billion, as Nvidia has become the biggest beneficiary of a tech boom that has exceeded the headiest days of the turn-of-the-century dotcom era.

It dominates the market for super-fast chips that fuel AI services such as ChatGPT, the OpenAI chatbot.

Huang has been bullish about the potential of AI and robotics to drive trillions of dollars in sales in coming years, as upgrades to processors and data centre infrastructure extend its lead over rivals.

Nearly 90 per cent of Wall Street analysts have a ‘Buy’ rating on Nvidia, meaning they think the shares will go even higher.

Nvidia reports its latest earnings next month.

‘What we’re going to see is if the company’s going to beat and raise guidance, like they tend to do,’ said Ken Mahoney, president of Mahoney Asset Management.

Nvidia’s valuation is below its ten-year average, so shares could go higher, he added.