{"id":230639,"date":"2025-09-17T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=230639"},"modified":"2025-09-18T03:02:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T07:02:43","slug":"nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-zinger-key-points\">Zinger Key Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>10 U.S. stocks now worth $23.9 trillion\u2014more than China and Germany\u2019s GDPs combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seven stocks posted triple-digit returns over three years. Analysts still see upside despite stretched valuations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: 10 U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0<strong>Nvidia Corp.<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Microsoft Corp.\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Apple Inc.\u00a0<\/strong>and the rest\u2014now hold a combined market cap of $23.9 trillion, making them more valuable than the entire economies of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/econ-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China and Germany combined.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the latest International Monetary Fund data, China&#8217;s gross domestic product stands at $19.23 trillion, while Germany&#8217;s is $4.74 trillion, making this group of companies collectively more valuable than the world&#8217;s second- and third-largest economies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even more striking, seven of these giants\u2014known as the Magnificent Seven\u2014are responsible for over $20 trillion of that total on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nvidia-leads-with-4-25-trillion-market-cap\">Nvidia Leads With $4.25 Trillion Market Cap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top of the pile sits Nvidia, whose meteoric rise amid the AI boom has made it the most valuable company in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of mid-September, its market cap stands at $4.25 trillion, after a 30.25% gain year-to-date, and a jaw-dropping 1,225% price increase over the last three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Market Cap ($ bn) as of Sept. 16 (close)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NVIDIA Corp.<\/strong><\/td><td>4,249.58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Microsoft Corp.<\/strong><\/td><td>3,783.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Apple Inc.<\/strong><\/td><td>3,534.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Alphabet Inc.<\/strong>&nbsp;GOOGL<\/td><td>3,038.94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Amazon.com, Inc.<\/strong>&nbsp;AMZN<\/td><td>2,496.12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Meta Platforms, Inc.<\/strong>&nbsp;META<\/td><td>1,956.96<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Broadcom Inc.<\/strong>&nbsp;AVGO<\/td><td>1,700.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tesla, Inc.<\/strong>&nbsp;TSLA<\/td><td>1,401.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Oracle Corporation<\/strong>&nbsp;ORCL<\/td><td>871.41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.<\/strong>&nbsp;JPM<\/td><td>850.20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>23,882.43<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Despite Concentration And Valuation Risks, Analysts Still Bet On Growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past three years, companies like Nvidia, Meta, and Broadcom have delivered returns that rival early-stage startups \u2014 with triple- and even quadruple-digit gains. The group&#8217;s median return since September 2022 exceeds 150%, and the market-cap weighted average sits north of 370%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These 10 stocks now account for 39% of the S&amp;P 500&#8217;s entire market cap, the highest concentration level ever recorded in U.S. equity history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has both upside and risk: while stocks like Nvidia and Microsoft continue to deliver eye-watering gains, any stumble in these names \u2014 whether due to regulatory pressure, earnings misses, or broader tech fatigue \u2014 could have outsized ripple effects on the broader market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Investors also need to weigh valuation risk. The median forward price-to-earnings ratio (next twelve months) across the 10 stocks is 31.9x, while the market-cap weighted average sits at 42.1x\u2014well above historical averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Wall Street isn&#8217;t pulling back. Analysts forecast an average upside, according to the median 12-month price target, with leaders like Nvidia and Microsoft expected to climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tesla, however, looks most stretched based on current consensus targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Company<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>YTD Return (%)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>3Y Price Gain (%)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Forward P\/E<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Street Target vs. current price (%)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Nvidia<\/strong><\/td><td>30.25<\/td><td>1,225.05<\/td><td>30.7\u00d7<\/td><td>20.08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/td><td>21.43<\/td><td>107.99<\/td><td>32.8\u00d7<\/td><td>23.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Apple<\/strong><\/td><td>-4.56<\/td><td>58.03<\/td><td>31.0\u00d7<\/td><td>2.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Alphabet )<\/strong><\/td><td>32.45<\/td><td>142.61<\/td><td>25.3\u00d7<\/td><td>-8.47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Amazon<\/strong><\/td><td>6.68<\/td><td>89.47<\/td><td>33.8\u00d7<\/td><td>13.22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Meta Platforms<\/strong><\/td><td>33.27<\/td><td>432.50<\/td><td>27.4\u00d7<\/td><td>12.32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Broadcom<\/strong><\/td><td>56.12<\/td><td>616.42<\/td><td>42.9\u00d7<\/td><td>4.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Tesla<\/strong><\/td><td>4.40<\/td><td>38.99<\/td><td>214.7\u00d7<\/td><td>-21.97<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Oracle<\/strong><\/td><td>85.53<\/td><td>345.52<\/td><td>43.4\u00d7<\/td><td>13.16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>JPMorgan Chase<\/strong><\/td><td>31.08<\/td><td>164.08<\/td><td>15.6\u00d7<\/td><td>-0.06<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td><strong>Median<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30.67%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>153.35<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>31.9x<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8.25%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Market-cap weighted average<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>24.14%<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>371.23<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>42.1x<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>8.44%<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What This Means For Investors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For investors, this $23.9 trillion milestone means these companies delivered exceptional long-term returns. But with great size comes great sensitivity. Investors now face concentrated exposure to a small set of companies with lofty valuations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means portfolios are more vulnerable to sharp corrections if market sentiment shifts or if earnings disappoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When companies start to outweigh countries, market impact becomes a matter of global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally Posted September 17, 2025 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/equities\/25\/09\/47713706\/top-10-us-stocks-worth-market-capitalization-surpass-china-germany-economies\">Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft Corp.\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Inc.\u00a0and the rest\u2014now hold a combined market cap of $23.9 trillion, making them more valuable than the entire economies of\u00a0China and Germany combined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1128,"featured_media":191333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,8,9,22,26,3],"tags":[],"contributors-categories":[13584],"class_list":{"0":"post-230639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-europe-middle-east-africa","8":"category-north-america","9":"category-region","10":"category-securities","11":"category-stocks","12":"category-text-articles","13":"category-traders-insight","14":"contributors-categories-benzinga"},"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230639\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined | IBKR Campus US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft Corp.\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Inc.\u00a0and the rest\u2014now hold a combined market cap of $23.9 trillion, making them more valuable than the entire economies of\u00a0China and Germany combined.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IBKR Campus US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-17T15:45:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-18T07:02:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Piero Cingari\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Piero Cingari\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"NewsArticle\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"Piero Cingari\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e1deb46bf9913df17d7a772edadc24b\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2025-09-17T15:45:00+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2025-09-18T07:02:43+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 563,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Europe, the Middle East and Africa\",\n\t                \"North America\",\n\t                \"Region\",\n\t                \"Securities\",\n\t                \"Stocks\",\n\t                \"Text Articles\",\n\t                \"Traders' Insight\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined | IBKR Campus US\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2025-09-17T15:45:00+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2025-09-18T07:02:43+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft Corp.\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Inc.\u00a0and the rest\u2014now hold a combined market cap of $23.9 trillion, making them more valuable than the entire economies of\u00a0China and Germany combined.\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg\",\n\t            \"width\": 1000,\n\t            \"height\": 563\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"IBKR Campus US\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Financial Education from Interactive Brokers\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Interactive Brokers\",\n\t            \"alternateName\": \"IBKR\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg\",\n\t                \"width\": 669,\n\t                \"height\": 669,\n\t                \"caption\": \"Interactive Brokers\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"publishingPrinciples\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/about-ibkr-campus\\\/\",\n\t            \"ethicsPolicy\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/cyber-security-notice\\\/\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2e1deb46bf9913df17d7a772edadc24b\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Piero Cingari\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/author\\\/piero-cingari\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined","description":"Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230639\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined | IBKR Campus US","og_description":"Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft Corp.\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Inc.\u00a0and the rest\u2014now hold a combined market cap of $23.9 trillion, making them more valuable than the entire economies of\u00a0China and Germany combined.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/","og_site_name":"IBKR Campus US","article_published_time":"2025-09-17T15:45:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-18T07:02:43+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Piero Cingari","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Piero Cingari","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/"},"author":{"name":"Piero Cingari","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/person\/2e1deb46bf9913df17d7a772edadc24b"},"headline":"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined","datePublished":"2025-09-17T15:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-18T07:02:43+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/"},"wordCount":563,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg","articleSection":["Europe, the Middle East and Africa","North America","Region","Securities","Stocks","Text Articles","Traders' Insight"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/","name":"Nvidia, Microsoft Sit Atop A $23.9 Trillion Empire\u2014More Than China And Germany Combined | IBKR Campus US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-17T15:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-18T07:02:43+00:00","description":"Wall Street\u2019s behemoths just hit a milestone that borders on surreal: the 10 most valuable U.S. companies\u2014including\u00a0Nvidia Corp.,\u00a0Microsoft Corp.\u00a0and\u00a0Apple Inc.\u00a0and the rest\u2014now hold a combined market cap of $23.9 trillion, making them more valuable than the entire economies of\u00a0China and Germany combined.","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/nvidia-microsoft-sit-atop-a-23-9-trillion-empire-more-than-china-and-germany-combined\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg","width":1000,"height":563},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/","name":"IBKR Campus US","description":"Financial Education from Interactive Brokers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization","name":"Interactive Brokers","alternateName":"IBKR","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg","width":669,"height":669,"caption":"Interactive Brokers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/about-ibkr-campus\/","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/cyber-security-notice\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/person\/2e1deb46bf9913df17d7a772edadc24b","name":"Piero Cingari","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/author\/piero-cingari\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/green-stock-market-featured-img.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230639"},{"taxonomy":"contributors-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributors-categories?post=230639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}