Google’s achievement came the same day as a newly revealed multi-year collaboration with Apple.
Google parent Alphabet became the latest technology vendor giant to crack the $4 trillion market capitalization milestone Monday before coming down to $3.98 trillion by Monday morning Pacific time.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of artificial intelligence, cloud and other cutting-edge technologies follows Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple to make history with its market cap, calculated by multiplying the stock price by the number of outstanding shares. Monday morning, Alphabet’s stock traded at about $330 a share.
Google’s achievement came the same day as a newly revealed multi-year collaboration with Apple to base the next generation of Apple Foundation Models on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology, with the collaboration helping power a more personalized version of Apple’s Siri digital assistant later this year.
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Apple picked Gemini “after careful evaluation” because “Google’s Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models,” according to a joint statement by both companies. Apple “is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users.”
CRN has reached out to Google for comment. The company has a massive partner ecosystem of more than 100,000 organizations, with Google’s AI portfolio opening up new opportunities for partners alongside its other product categories.
Nvidia and Microsoft passed $4 trillion in market cap back in July. Apple crossed the milestone in October.
As of Monday, Nvidia’s market cap was about $4.53 trillion, with its stock trading at about $186 a share. Microsoft’s market cap was about $3.55 trillion, with its stock trading at about $478 a share. And Apple’s market cap was about $3.83 trillion, with its stock trading at about $261 a share.
Alphabet’s stock jumped 65 percent in 2025, its sharpest rally since 2009, according to CNBC. The vendor has turned up the heat lately on other model makers including ChatGPT creator OpenAI.
