Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Alphabet Overtakes Apple as Second Most Valuable Company
Alphabet, the company that owns Google, has become the second most valuable company in the world, just behind Nvidia.
This means that if you added up the value of all of Alphabet's shares, it would be worth more than Apple's shares.
Alphabet's success is partly because of its advancements in artificial intelligence (AI).
Apple, on the other hand, is working on improving its AI features, like Siri, and might use Google's AI for some tasks.
In India, Reliance Industries is the most valuable company, but it has dropped in the global rankings.
Alphabet Inc. surpassed Apple Inc. to become the second most valuable company by market capitalization, valued at $3.92 trillion.
Apple's market capitalization declined to $3.80 trillion, while Nvidia remains the most valuable company at $4.49 trillion.
Alphabet's success is attributed to its AI advancements and a 65% increase in stock price in 2025.
Apple is expected to launch an improved Siri with iOS 26.4 and may integrate Google's Gemini AI for complex tasks.
Reliance Industries is the most valuable Indian company but has slipped to the 77th position globally with a market cap of $221.46 billion.
- Who
- Alphabet Inc. (Google's parent company) and Apple Inc.
- What
- Alphabet overtook Apple to become the second most valuable company by market capitalization.
- When
- This change occurred on Wednesday and Thursday of the reported week.
- Where
- The companies are based in the United States.
- Why
- Alphabet's AI advancements and stock price increase drove its market capitalization higher than Apple's.
- Alphabet's Market Cap
- $3.92 trillion
- Apple's Market Cap
- $3.80 trillion
- Nvidia's Market Cap
- $4.49 trillion
- Alphabet's Stock Increase in 2025
- 65%
- ChatGPT Traffic Drop
- 22%
- Reliance Industries' Market Cap
- $221.46 billion
- Reliance Industries' Global Rank
- 77th
