--- title: "Nvidia Now Represents 8% Of S&P 500: Highest Market Share For Any Company Since 1974" description: "Nvidia Corp. has become the most dominant company in the S&P 500, representing 8% of its market cap in 2025, surpassing Apple Inc. This marks the highest market share for any company since 1974. Nvidi" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/261406248.md" published_at: "2025-10-16T09:21:37.000Z" --- # Nvidia Now Represents 8% Of S&P 500: Highest Market Share For Any Company Since 1974 > Nvidia Corp. has become the most dominant company in the S&P 500, representing 8% of its market cap in 2025, surpassing Apple Inc. This marks the highest market share for any company since 1974. Nvidia's market cap of $4.37 trillion exceeds the GDP of countries like Canada and is larger than Japan's stock market. Despite a slight decline in shares, Nvidia is up 30% year-to-date and shows strong performance in stock rankings. Chipmaker **NVIDIA Corp.** (NASDAQ:NVDA) has surpassed **Apple Inc.** (NASDAQ:AAPL) as the most dominant company in the S&P 500, with an average weightage that hasn’t been seen for several decades. *NVDA shares are trending higher. See what is happening here.* ## Unprecedented Market Cap Concentration On Wednesday, in a post on X, The Kobeissi Letter highlighted that Nvidia “has reflected 8% of the S&P 500’s market cap on average in 2025, the highest percentage of any company in the index.” “It has surpassed Apple, $AAPL, which held the top spot for the previous 6 consecutive years,” after the chipmaker edged out the Cupertino-based giant to become the most valuable company in the world, around the same period last year. “Nvidia's market weight is now the largest for any company since 1974,” the post said, highlighting **IBM Inc.** (NYSE:IBM) as the previous holder of this title, having “dominated the market for 15 years through the 1970s and 1980s,” after **General Motors Co.** (NYSE:GM) did the same “for 18 years during the 1950s–1970s.” ## NVIDIA Leapfrogs Entire Nations In recent months, NVIDIA’s $4.37 trillion market capitalization has surpassed the GDP of nation-states such as Canada, which stood at $2.24 trillion in 2022. The company that now makes up 5.04% of the **MSCI All Country World Index**, is single-handedly ahead of Japan, the world’s third-largest stock market, at 4.78%, alongside China, the U.K. and Canada, at 3.33%, 3.23% and 2.92%, respectively. Nvidia shares were down 0.09% on Wednesday, closing at $179.83, but are up 1.05% in overnight trade, and the stock is up 30% year-to-date. It scores well in **Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings**, and has a favorable price trend in the short, medium and long terms. Click here for deeper insights on the stock, its peers and competitors. - **Nvidia To Rally Around 76%? Here Are 10 Top Analyst Forecasts For Wednesday** *Photo courtesy: Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [NVDA.US - NVIDIA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [NVDL.US - GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDL.US.md) - [07788.HK - XL2CSOPNVDA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07788.HK.md) - [07388.HK - XI2CSOPNVDA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07388.HK.md) - [NVDY.US - YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDY.US.md) - [NVDD.US - Direxion Daily NVDA Bear 1X ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDD.US.md) - [NVDX.US - T-Rex 2X Long NVIDIA Daily Target ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDX.US.md) - [NVDQ.US - T-Rex 2X Inverse NVIDIA Daily Target ETF](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDQ.US.md) - [SOXL.US - Direxion Semicon Bull 3X](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOXL.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | 黃仁勳稱將發佈「令世界驚訝」新晶片「所有技術都已經逼近極限」 | 英偉達執行長黃仁勳在接受《韓國經濟日報》採訪時透露，將於 2026 年 3 月 16 日在聖何塞的 GTC 大會上發布一款「令世界驚訝」的新晶片。他表示，所有技術都已逼近極限，但有信心通過團隊合作克服挑戰。新晶片可能基於 Rubin 架構或 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276297645.md) | | Meta 擬部署「數百萬夥」Nvidia 晶片 進一步加強合作關係 | Meta 計劃在未來幾年內部署數百萬顆 Nvidia 的 Blackwell 與 Rubin GPU，進一步加強與 Nvidia 的合作關係。此舉將使 Meta 更多地使用 Nvidia 的 AI 處理器和網絡設備，預計將為 Nvidia | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276193053.md) | | 黃仁勳：英偉達將發布幾款前所未有的全新晶片 | 英偉達執行長黃仁勳接受外媒訪問時稱，該企已經為下月的年度 AI 盛會 GTC 2026 準備了幾款前所未有的全新晶片。 他補充，「由於所有技術都已達到極限，所以沒有什麼是容易的」。但強調因擁有一支由英偉達和 SK 海力士的內存工程師組成的團 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276419680.md) | | 傳 OpenAI 最新融資有望突破 7800 億，亞馬遜、英偉達等參與投資 | OpenAI 即將完成新一輪融資的第一階段，預計融資額將超過 1,000 億美元，創下紀錄。首輪融資主要來自亞馬遜、軟銀、英偉達和微軟等戰略投資者，預計在本月底前確定投資方案。隨著 OpenAI 計劃進行基礎設施投資，公司整體估值可能超過 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276419176.md) | | OpenAI 新一輪融資或突破千億美元 據報亞馬遜、軟銀、英偉達及微軟參與投資 | OpenAI 即將完成新一輪融資，預計籌集超過 1000 億美元，估值可能超過 8500 億美元。主要投資者包括亞馬遜、軟銀、英偉達和微軟。融資將分階段進行，預計在本年度內完成。亞馬遜可能投資高達 500 億美元，軟銀 300 億美元，英偉 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276297991.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.