Alphabet Inc. has surpassed Apple in market capitalization to become the second-largest company in the world, reflecting that Google's parent company has become one of the most important winners in the field of artificial intelligence. Alphabet's stock price rose 2.4% on Wednesday, closing at $3.89 trillion, surpassing Apple. Apple's market value closed at 3.85 trillion US dollars on Wednesday. The stock price experienced six consecutive declines. The cumulative decline was nearly 5%, and the market value evaporated by nearly 200 billion US dollars. The gap between the two widened further on Thursday, with Apple opening down 1.2% while Alphabet rose 1.1%. This is the first time since 2019 that Alphabet has surpassed Apple in market capitalization. Nvidia remains the world's largest stock by market capitalization, around $4.6 trillion.

Alphabet Inc. has surpassed Apple in market capitalization to become the second-largest company in the world, reflecting that Google's parent company has become one of the most important winners in the field of artificial intelligence. Alphabet's stock price rose 2.4% on Wednesday, closing at $3.89 trillion, surpassing Apple. Apple's market value closed at 3.85 trillion US dollars on Wednesday. The stock price experienced six consecutive declines. The cumulative decline was nearly 5%, and the market value evaporated by nearly 200 billion US dollars. The gap between the two widened further on Thursday, with Apple opening down 1.2% while Alphabet rose 1.1%. This is the first time since 2019 that Alphabet has surpassed Apple in market capitalization. Nvidia remains the world's largest stock by market capitalization, around $4.6 trillion.