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Nvidia has become the world's first $5 trillion firm, just a quarter after this tech leader initially surpassed the $4tn valuation mark.

By contrast, Nvidia’s value exceeds the gross domestic product of Japan, India, and the UK, as reported by IMF data.

Shortly after US stock markets began trading on Wednesday, Nvidia’s stock reached over $207 with 24.3 billion shares outstanding, placing its market capitalization at $5.05 trillion.

Ravenous appetite for Nvidia’s chips, seen as the most cutting edge in driving artificial intelligence products and software, is the primary driver that the company’s stock price has surged dramatically from the start of last year.

The wider US stock market has hit new peaks this week, supported by massive funding in artificial intelligence.

Key Developments and Partnerships

Earlier this week, Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, disclosed $500 billion in processor contracts.

Nvidia also unveiled a partnership with Uber on autonomous taxis and a $1bn funding in the telecom firm, with the two planning to work together on next-generation networks.

Furthermore, Nvidia is joining forces with the US Department of Energy to construct seven new AI supercomputers.

Last month, Nvidia stated that it will commit $100bn in OpenAI as within a partnership that will add at least 10 gigawatts of AI computing facilities to ramp up the processing capacity for the owner of the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

This past summer, Huang mentioned Nvidia was discussing a prospective computer chip designed for the Chinese market with the former U.S. government.

Donald Trump remarked on Air Force One that he would speak with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, about Nvidia’s technology on Thursday.

Tech Surge and Economic Significance

Hitting the new benchmark puts more emphasis on the transformation caused by an artificial intelligence craze that is widely viewed as the biggest tectonic shift in the tech sector since the tech pioneer Steve Jobs introduced the original smartphone 18 years ago.

The tech giant rode the iPhone’s success to become the first publicly traded company to be valued at $1tn, $2 trillion and eventually, $3tn.

Potential Concerns

However, worries exist of a potential tech bubble, with UK central bank representatives recently flagging the growing risk that tech stock prices driven by the AI boom could burst.

The head of the IMF has issued comparable warnings.