Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips.

Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips. | Already reached

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Watch events: Nvidia quarterly market-cap milestones; AI-chip TAM disclosures

Nvidia crossed $5T market cap Oct-Nov 2025 per Bloomberg/Reuters. First company ever to reach that threshold.

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