Nvidia becomes first public company worth $5 trillion

Nvidia has become the first public company to reach a $5 trillion market capitalization, driven primarily by its dominant position in the AI chip market. The company’s shares surged over 5.6% following news that U.S. President Donald Trump planned to discuss Nvidia’s Blackwell chips with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the company’s expectation of $500 billion in AI chip sales and emphasized expansion into sectors such as security, energy, and science, which will require thousands of Nvidia GPUs. Additionally, Nvidia is investing in enabling AI-native 5G-Advanced and 6G networks through its platforms, further solidifying its role in the AI infrastructure ecosystem. This milestone comes just three months after Nvidia first surpassed a $1 trillion valuation, with its stock rising more than 50% in 2025 due to strong demand for its GPUs used in data centers for training large language models and AI inference. Nvidia’s GPUs remain scarce and highly sought after, supporting the growing infrastructure needed