Nvidia made history by becoming the world’s first publicly traded company to surpass a $4 trillion market capitalization. The milestone was reached as Nvidia’s stock price surged to $164.42 during intraday trading on July 9.
The company’s stock has soared by approximately 1,460% over the past five years, with a near 18% gain registered year-to-date . Nvidia’s ascent is driven by its near-monopoly on AI chip manufacturing, with its graphics processing units (GPUs) forming the backbone of machine learning, data centers, and large language models . The Silicon Valley giant’s chips are now essential for tech giants including Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet.
Jensen Huang’s net worth
Nvidia’s historic rally has had a dramatic impact on the personal fortune of its co-founder and CEO, Jensen Huang. As of July 2025, Huang’s net worth is estimated by Bloomberg at $140 billion, up $25 billion this year alone .
Huang owns about 3.5% of Nvidia, making him the largest individual shareholder . This surge places Huang among the world’s 10 richest individuals, with his fortune closely tracking Nvidia’s stock performance.
Nvidia now holds the heaviest weighting on the S&P 500 index, surpassing tech giants Apple and Microsoft . The milestone has fueled optimism for further growth, with some analysts projecting Nvidia’s market cap to keep rising. Loop Capital’s Ananda Baruah sees Nvidia at the “front-end” of the next “Golden Wave” for generative AI pushing it past $6 trillion in coming years.
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