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The Race to $5 Trillion: Who Will Get There First, Apple or Alphabet?

Apple and Alphabet were both close to reaching it a few months ago.

The Race to $5 Trillion: Who Will Get There First, Apple or Alphabet?

Published August 13, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have never ended the day in the $5 trillion market cap club. The only company to ever achieve that feat is Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and it's likely to stay there for good. But which one of these two will join Nvidia first?

Apple has a head start, with a $4.4 trillion market value versus Alphabet's $4.2 trillion (as of Aug. 12). But is that enough to hold off a rapidly rising challenger? Let's take a look.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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