--- title: Apple overtakes Nvidia to reclaim the title of world’s... description: Apple reclaimed the title of world's most valuable company on Friday, closing at $4.88 trillion as Nvidia fell 3.5% to $4.86 trillion. Nvidia had held the top... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-overtakes-nvidia-to-reclaim-the-title-of-world-s-most-valuable-company-at-4-88-trillion-c80borjwn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple overtakes Nvidia to reclaim the title of world’s most valuable company at $4.88 trillion | daily.dev og:description: Apple reclaimed the title of world's most valuable company on Friday, closing at $4.88 trillion as Nvidia fell 3.5% to $4.86 trillion. 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The shift reflects investors broadening their AI investment focus beyond chip makers. Apple's strategy of integrating third-party AI models rather than building its own proved commercially successful, with the company posting its best quarter ever. Meanwhile, the semiconductor index has dropped nearly 19% from all-time highs, while memory chipmakers like Micron and SK Hynix have emerged as new AI beneficiaries. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Apple overtake Nvidia as the world's most valuable company Apple closed at roughly $4.88 trillion while Nvidia fell 3.5% to about $4.86 trillion, marking Apple's first time on top since April 2025. The shift reflects investors broadening their AI focus beyond pure chipmakers, with Apple benefiting from its recent Siri overhaul and a strategy of integrating third-party AI models rather than building its own. _Investors weighing AI-driven market shifts can track company and tech news on daily.dev._ ### Which memory chipmakers are benefiting from the AI trade alongside Nvidia Micron crossed a $1 trillion market cap in May and SK Hynix listed on the Nasdaq, positioning both as long-term AI beneficiaries through multi-year supply deals rather than replacements for Nvidia. The semiconductor index overall has fallen nearly 19% from its all-time highs as investors reassess the AI trade's sustainability. _Developers and engineers following AI hardware trends can keep up with chipmaker news on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Nvidia hits its first record since May, within $300B of $6T](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-hits-its-first-record-since-may-within-300b-of-6t-fki00elgv) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Alphabet tops $4-trillion valuation](https://daily.dev/posts/alphabet-tops-4-trillion-valuation-1gpqrwaod) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Alphabet closes in on Nvidia as world’s most valuable company](https://daily.dev/posts/alphabet-closes-in-on-nvidia-as-world-s-most-valuable-company-ejtn1moyb) · TechCentral · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-overtakes-nvidia-to-reclaim-the-title-of-world-s-most-valuable-company-at-4-88-trillion-c80borjwn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Apple overtakes Nvidia to reclaim the title of world’s most valuable company at $4.88 trillion","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-overtakes-nvidia-to-reclaim-the-title-of-world-s-most-valuable-company-at-4-88-trillion-c80borjwn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/apple-overtakes-nvidia-to-reclaim-the-title-of-world-s-most-valuable-company-at-4-88-trillion-c80borjwn"},"datePublished":"2026-07-17T20:23:05.930Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:37:59.649Z","description":"Apple reclaimed the title of world's most valuable company on Friday, closing at $4.88 trillion as Nvidia fell 3.5% to $4.86 trillion. 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