Nvidia Joins The Trillionaire Club

Believe it or not, Nvidia is now worth nearly as much as Amazon. America’s largest semiconductor company has skyrocketed past the $1 trillion market cap mark and joined the likes of Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft. 

via visualcapitalist

My Thoughts

Nvidia’s growth is largely built on the back of the AI hype. It is also a mainstay of technology, benefitting a litany of AI projects, gaming systems, crypto mining, and more. 

But, the question is whether it will continue to rise in popularity – or see a “correction” to pre-hype levels. I think the reality is you’ll see both happen.

Despite my obvious bullishness on AI as a market mover and industry transformer, after a hype cycle comes a trough of disillusionment. The media attention on AI will diminish again. Meanwhile, tech giants like Google and Apple rely on the technology, and Nvidia has also launched new products spanning from robotics to gaming. So, as the hype dies down, its mainstream uses will increase. 

These chips will only continue to be more important. We saw the company’s stock rise and fall during the peak of inflated expectations of cryptocurrency, but AI’s staying power - I believe - is inevitable. 

So, while it may not be a good investment in the short term, it’s a technology you can count on to be essential for decades.