Synopsis : Nvidia’s market value has crossed $5 trillion, making it more valuable than India’s entire equity market and cementing its position at the centre of the global AI boom. The rally highlights how artificial intelligence has become Wall Street’s biggest growth theme, while Indian markets continue facing pressure from foreign investors shifting toward AI-focused economies.
Nvidia, once known primarily for gaming chips, has now become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company after its market capitalisation surged to nearly $5.05 trillion. The milestone places the AI giant ahead of India’s entire equity market, which is currently valued at roughly $5 trillion.
The sharp rise in Nvidia’s valuation reflects the massive global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Over the last three years, Nvidia has transformed from a graphics-chip manufacturer into the backbone of the AI industry, powering large language models, cloud computing platforms, enterprise AI systems and data centres worldwide.
The company’s stock has rallied from below $50 in 2023 to around $211.50, delivering gains of more than 320% during the period. Analysts say the rally has been fuelled by explosive demand for GPUs, which remain essential for training and running AI models.
Harshal Dasani, Business Head at INVasset PMS, said every hyperscaler, sovereign cloud project and enterprise investing in artificial intelligence currently depends heavily on GPU infrastructure, where Nvidia continues to dominate with nearly 80% market share.
He added that when computing power becomes the bottleneck for a technological revolution, the supplier controlling that infrastructure captures a disproportionate share of value creation.
The AI-led rally has also pushed several other technology giants higher. Companies including Google parent Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft have crossed multi-trillion-dollar valuations in recent years, while firms such as Amazon, Meta, Broadcom, TSMC, Tesla and Samsung have also benefited from rising investor interest in AI-linked businesses.
Analysts believe the market is rewarding companies that own intellectual property, software ecosystems and advanced hardware platforms that directly benefit from the global AI race.
At the same time, India’s equity market has witnessed a decline from its 2024 peak valuation of nearly $5.7 trillion. Foreign institutional investors have continued reducing exposure to Indian equities while increasing allocations toward AI-driven markets such as the United States, Taiwan and South Korea.
Global investor Christopher Wood has previously described India as a “reverse AI trade,” highlighting how the absence of large-scale AI product companies has reduced foreign investor enthusiasm toward Indian markets.
Rockefeller International Chairman Ruchir Sharma also recently stated that India lacks a major AI-driven growth story capable of attracting global capital at the same scale as US technology companies.
Market experts argue that Indian IT companies, despite being globally respected, largely operate on service-based business models where growth remains linked to workforce expansion. In contrast, companies like Nvidia, Microsoft and Alphabet own scalable platforms, hardware ecosystems and intellectual property that command significantly higher valuations.
Despite concerns over stretched valuations, investor confidence in AI spending remains extremely strong. Technology-heavy indices such as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq continue trading near record highs, supported by expectations that artificial intelligence will remain one of the biggest drivers of global corporate earnings growth over the next decade.
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