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Apple Reclaims World's Most Valuable Company Title From Nvidia

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Apple ended the trading day atop the global market cap rankings, dethroning Nvidia after the chipmaker held the crown since June 2025.

Apple is back on top. The iPhone maker closed the trading session as the world's most valuable publicly traded company, pushing past Nvidia in a market cap showdown that traders have been watching closely.

Nvidia had held the number-one spot since June 2025, when it muscled past Microsoft to claim the title. That run lasted long enough to cement the AI chipmaker's status as a generational market story — but now Apple has answered back.

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This kind of throne-swapping matters more than just bragging rights. When the top spot changes hands, it signals a rotation in where big money is parking itself. A move back toward Apple could mean institutional investors are rotating from high-beta AI plays into a name perceived as more stable and cash-generative.

Watch how both stocks trade in the sessions ahead. If Apple holds this lead with volume behind it, that's conviction. If Nvidia reclaims the top quickly, today looks more like a one-day blip than a real shift in sentiment. Either way, the tug-of-war at the top of the market is your clearest real-time read on where growth money wants to live right now.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q.When did Nvidia become the most valuable company in the world?

Nvidia took the top spot in June 2025, when it surpassed Microsoft to claim the title of world's most valuable publicly traded company.

Q.Which company did Nvidia pass to become the most valuable company?

Nvidia passed Microsoft to become the most valuable company in June 2025.

Q.Who holds the title of world's most valuable company now?

Apple ended the trading day as the world's most valuable company, surpassing Nvidia to reclaim the top position.

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