SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a signboard with a SoftBank Group Corp. logo in front of the building housing its headquarters in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

SoftBank Group becomes biggest Japan firm in market cap

Photo taken on April 12, 2026, shows a building housing the headquarters of SoftBank Group Corp. in Tokyo. The tech conglomerate's market capitalization topped 47 trillion yen ($295 billion) on June 1, 2026, following recent stock price gains backed by the company's aggressive investments in AI, surpassing Toyota Motor Corp. as Japan's largest company in terms of total market value.

Chipmaker Kioxia debuts in one of Japan's biggest IPOs this year

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka rings the bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, as his company debuts on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day in one of the country's biggest initial public offerings this year. (Kyodo)

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

SUQIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration NVIDIA Market capitalization, December 10, 2024, Suqian, Jiangsu, China.

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

SUQIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration NVIDIA Market capitalization, December 10, 2024, Suqian, Jiangsu, China.

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

SUQIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration NVIDIA Market capitalization, December 10, 2024, Suqian, Jiangsu, China.

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

SUQIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration NVIDIA Market capitalization, December 10, 2024, Suqian, Jiangsu, China.

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

SUQIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration NVIDIA Market capitalization, December 10, 2024, Suqian, Jiangsu, China.

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

Illustration NVIDIA Market Capitalization

SUQIAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 10, 2024 - Illustration NVIDIA Market capitalization, December 10, 2024, Suqian, Jiangsu, China.

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin with a market capitalization of $31 billion, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, March 30, 2024.

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin with a market capitalization of $31 billion, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, March 30, 2024.

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin with a market capitalization of $31 billion, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, March 30, 2024.

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin with a market capitalization of $31 billion, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, March 30, 2024.

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin

Illustration Dogecoin with a market capitalization of $31 billion, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, March 30, 2024.

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Illustration Berkshire

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Illustration Berkshire's market capitalization approaches $1 trillion, Suqian, Jiangsu, China, February 26, 2024.

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Illustration Berkshire

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Illustration Berkshire's market capitalization approaches $1 trillion, Suqian, Jiangsu, China, February 26, 2024.

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Illustration Berkshire

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Illustration Berkshire's market capitalization approaches $1 trillion, Suqian, Jiangsu, China, February 26, 2024.

Illustration Berkshire

Illustration Berkshire

SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - Illustration Berkshire's market capitalization approaches $1 trillion, Suqian, Jiangsu, China, February 26, 2024.

Apple market value hits $2 trillion

Apple market value hits $2 trillion

Photo taken Aug. 2, 2020, shows an Apple Inc. outlet in New York. Apple became the first U.S. company to hit a market capitalization of 2 trillion dollars on Aug. 19, 2020, just two years after it became the first to reach 1 trillion.

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows the sign of Kuaishou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Kuaishou's shares opened up 193.913 percent at HK $338 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bringing its market capitalization to HK $1.39 trillion.

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows the sign of Kuaishou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Kuaishou's shares opened up 193.913 percent at HK $338 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bringing its market capitalization to HK $1.39 trillion.

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows the sign of Kuaishou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Kuaishou's shares opened up 193.913 percent at HK $338 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bringing its market capitalization to HK $1.39 trillion.

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows the sign of Kuaishou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Kuaishou's shares opened up 193.913 percent at HK $338 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bringing its market capitalization to HK $1.39 trillion.

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows the sign of Kuaishou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Kuaishou's shares opened up 193.913 percent at HK $338 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bringing its market capitalization to HK $1.39 trillion.

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Kuaishou Hong Kong IPO

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows the sign of Kuaishou in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. Kuaishou's shares opened up 193.913 percent at HK $338 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, bringing its market capitalization to HK $1.39 trillion.

Tesla becomes world's most valuable automaker

Tesla becomes world's most valuable automaker

Photo taken in Los Angeles in November 2017 shows Tesla Inc.'s all-electric sedan, the Model 3. The U.S. automaker became the world's most valuable carmaker, overtaking Toyota Motor Corp. in market capitalization on July 1, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tesla becomes world's most valuable automaker

Tesla becomes world's most valuable automaker

Photo taken in September 2017 shows a sales outlet of Tesla Inc. in Sunnyvale, California. The U.S. automaker became the world's most valuable carmaker, overtaking Toyota Motor Corp. in market capitalization on July 1, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo