Nvidia surpasses tech giants Apple and Microsoft in value

photo by "Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, carrying the torch for Moore’s Law"/ Jurvetson/ CC BY 2.0. Nvidia leader Jensen Huang discusses the company’s vision on stage. He shared Nvidia’s future plans in the interview.

American company, Nvidia, has become the world's first company to reach a market cap of $4 trillion, surpassing tech giants Apple and Microsoft (Whelan et al., 2025). At The King’s Academy, many students engage with Nvidia’s technology with products like the Nintendo Switch, graphics cards for gaming laptops, cloud services and virtual reality. Nvidia is now the leading chipmaker powering artificial intelligence, causing TKA students to soon rely on Nvidia's technology in their daily lives. Other tech companies including Microsoft, Amazon and Google build partnerships with Nvidia for chips.

While Nvidia started in gaming, it is most successful in the AI region. Nvidia's chips are used in everything from self-driving cars to robotics, medical imaging and massive data centers. Nvidia’s chips are a crucial component behind the launch and performance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT (Business Insider, n.d.).

“Nvidia’s research ended up aligning perfectly with the rise of AI—a market that didn’t even exist yet. Researchers started realizing how powerful Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) were for handling large amounts of data in parallel. That’s exactly what AI needs,"  electrical engineer, Georgia Tech PhD graduate andTKA parent, Marc Dutton said.

What started as a $40,000 startup in 1993, has turned into a record-breaking $4 trillion company (Britannica Money, 2025). Headquartered in Southern California, Nvidia’s financial success has reached the workforce. About 76%‑78% of employees are now millionaires from owning Nvidia stock (Ananya Gairola, 2025).

“I had some good friends from my McKesson days who joined [Nvidia] years ago, and I didn't know why. Now they're worth $20-50M each and can retire at 40 if they want.”said Jeff McCool, AI technology salesman at Sound Hound AI.

Nvidia’s influence is also growing in educational settings, as schools and universities increasingly use AI tools and platforms powered by Nvidia GPUs. Programs like Nvidia’s AI Foundations and partnerships with schools help students learn more about machines, robotics and data science. TKA students exploring coding, robotics or engineering may soon use Nvidia-powered platforms in their classes and extracurriculars. 

“In 2006, they [Nvidia] began investing in deep learning, which gave them a first-mover advantage. History shows that early leaders are often challenged. Other companies are likely to emerge as key players, either complementing or competing with Nvidia.”said  Lucas Malmezian. TKA parent and technology strategist at Salesforce.