The largest companies in the world by market cap
GE and Exxon to Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia: the most valuable companies on Earth since 2000.
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What the data shows
- In 2026, Apple ranks #1 with $5,079B, ahead of Nvidia ($4,832B) and Microsoft ($4,127B).
- Back in 2000, General Electric was #1 with $476B.
- The top spot changed hands 13 times, first to Microsoft in 2002, most recently to Apple in 2026.
- Biggest climber: Apple, from #12 in 2000 to #1 in 2026.
- Alphabet wasn't on the board in 2000 but is in the top 5 by 2026.
About this chart
In 2000 the most valuable companies were industrial giants, banks and oil majors alongside Microsoft. Two decades later the list is almost entirely technology companies, with Nvidia's AI-driven surge the most dramatic move of all.
Values are market capitalisations at each year-end, plus the latest value.
The data
Source: companiesmarketcap.com, market capitalisation in US$ billions at each year-end; 2026 is the value in early November 2026. Retrieved November 3, 2026. The 2026 column is a snapshot from early November 2026, not a year-end value.
| Date | Microsoft | Apple | Nvidia | Alphabet | Amazon | Meta | Saudi Aramco | Exxon Mobil | General Electric | Walmart | PetroChina | Berkshire Hathaway | Tesla | Broadcom | TSMC | Citigroup | Pfizer | Cisco | ICBC | China Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $231B | $5B | $2B | $6B | $301B | $476B | $237B | $108B | $40B | $256B | $290B | $275B | $102B | |||||||
| 2001 | $358B | $8B | $6B | $4B | $268B | $398B | $257B | $116B | $58B | $260B | $250B | $133B | $65B | |||||||
| 2002 | $277B | $5B | $1B | $7B | $235B | $243B | $223B | $112B | $26B | $181B | $188B | $95B | $47B | |||||||
| 2003 | $295B | $8B | $3B | $21B | $269B | $312B | $230B | $130B | $42B | $250B | $270B | $167B | $60B | |||||||
| 2004 | $291B | $26B | $4B | $18B | $328B | $387B | $224B | $94B | $135B | $39B | $250B | $201B | $127B | $67B | ||||||
| 2005 | $272B | $61B | $6B | $20B | $344B | $365B | $195B | $145B | $136B | $49B | $250B | $172B | $105B | $94B | ||||||
| 2006 | $292B | $73B | $13B | $16B | $439B | $382B | $192B | $254B | $170B | $56B | $274B | $185B | $166B | $356B | $173B | |||||
| 2007 | $332B | $174B | $19B | $39B | $504B | $370B | $190B | $737B | $219B | $51B | $161B | $154B | $164B | $453B | $354B | |||||
| 2008 | $173B | $76B | $4B | $22B | $406B | $161B | $220B | $261B | $150B | $40B | $38B | $119B | $95B | $263B | $202B | |||||
| 2009 | $269B | $191B | $10B | $60B | $322B | $161B | $204B | $353B | $154B | $4B | $52B | $94B | $147B | $138B | $408B | $188B | ||||
| 2010 | $235B | $297B | $9B | $81B | $364B | $194B | $192B | $301B | $198B | $3B | $7B | $64B | $137B | $140B | $112B | $363B | $199B | |||
| 2011 | $218B | $378B | $8B | $79B | $406B | $189B | $205B | $276B | $189B | $3B | $7B | $65B | $77B | $166B | $97B | $331B | $196B | |||
| 2012 | $224B | $500B | $8B | $114B | $63B | $390B | $218B | $228B | $264B | $221B | $4B | $8B | $87B | $120B | $182B | $104B | $361B | $234B | ||
| 2013 | $311B | $501B | $9B | $183B | $139B | $439B | $282B | $255B | $229B | $292B | $19B | $13B | $91B | $158B | $196B | $120B | $335B | $208B | ||
| 2014 | $382B | $643B | $11B | $360B | $144B | $217B | $388B | $254B | $277B | $306B | $371B | $28B | $26B | $115B | $164B | $196B | $142B | $404B | $238B | |
| 2015 | $440B | $584B | $18B | $528B | $318B | $297B | $324B | $292B | $196B | $222B | $325B | $32B | $40B | $110B | $153B | $199B | $138B | $353B | $231B | |
| 2016 | $483B | $609B | $58B | $539B | $356B | $332B | $374B | $280B | $212B | $201B | $402B | $34B | $71B | $146B | $169B | $197B | $152B | $333B | $217B | |
| 2017 | $660B | $861B | $117B | $729B | $564B | $513B | $354B | $151B | $293B | $215B | $489B | $52B | $105B | $199B | $197B | $216B | $189B | $473B | $208B | |
| 2018 | $780B | $746B | $81B | $724B | $737B | $374B | $289B | $66B | $271B | $183B | $502B | $57B | $104B | $191B | $123B | $250B | $195B | $400B | $197B | |
| 2019 | $1,200B | $1,287B | $144B | $921B | $920B | $585B | $1,880B | $295B | $98B | $337B | $146B | $552B | $76B | $126B | $287B | $169B | $217B | $203B | $434B | $172B |
| 2020 | $1,681B | $2,255B | $323B | $1,185B | $1,634B | $778B | $2,053B | $174B | $95B | $408B | $109B | $544B | $669B | $178B | $488B | $128B | $205B | $189B | $262B | $117B |
| 2021 | $2,522B | $2,901B | $735B | $1,917B | $1,691B | $922B | $1,908B | $259B | $104B | $401B | $134B | $669B | $1,061B | $275B | $576B | $120B | $331B | $267B | $245B | $123B |
| 2022 | $1,787B | $2,066B | $364B | $1,145B | $857B | $320B | $1,881B | $454B | $92B | $382B | $125B | $682B | $389B | $234B | $386B | $88B | $288B | $196B | $211B | $145B |
| 2023 | $2,794B | $2,994B | $1,223B | $1,756B | $1,570B | $910B | $2,133B | $400B | $139B | $424B | $175B | $777B | $790B | $461B | $539B | $98B | $163B | $205B | $224B | $183B |
| 2024 | $3,200B | $3,766B | $3,288B | $2,365B | $2,352B | $1,514B | $1,805B | $468B | $184B | $736B | $214B | $984B | $1,385B | $1,133B | $1,045B | $134B | $151B | $237B | $314B | $216B |
| 2025 | $3,625B | $3,997B | $4,638B | $3,802B | $2,485B | $1,671B | $1,527B | $508B | $334B | $891B | $257B | $1,074B | $1,580B | $1,669B | $1,570B | $222B | $143B | $309B | $352B | $233B |
| 2026 | $4,127B | $5,079B | $4,832B | $3,532B | $2,876B | $1,610B | $1,692B | $690B | $342B | $1,024B | $252B | $1,239B | $1,522B | $1,553B | $2,052B | $206B | $175B | $408B | $355B | $222B |
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What is the most valuable company in the world?
In 2026, Apple ranks #1 with $5,079B, followed by Nvidia ($4,832B) and Microsoft ($4,127B). Source: companiesmarketcap.com, market capitalisation in US$ billions at each year-end; 2026 is the value in early November 2026.
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companiesmarketcap.com, market capitalisation in US$ billions at each year-end; 2026 is the value in early November 2026. Retrieved November 3, 2026. The 2026 column is a snapshot from early November 2026, not a year-end value. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.
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