Apple has reached a new milestone, becoming the third publicly traded company in history to surpass a $4 trillion US market valuation, joining Microsoft and Nvidia in the exclusive club. This happened on Tuesday when shares of Apple topped $269.53 per share.

Nvidia was the first to cross the $4 trillion threshold earlier this year, riding the AI boom that has driven its stock up sharply. It now sits near $4.7 trillion. Microsoft briefly joined the group in July after strong earnings, and its valuation has since climbed to around $4.1 trillion, helped by the recent restructuring at OpenAI, where Microsoft holds a 27% stake worth an estimated $135 billion.

Apple’s stock has climbed 28% in the past six months, boosted by strong demand for the new iPhone 17 lineup ( well, except for the Air

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