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Apple and Competitors’ Market Cap Insights
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), currently the second-largest company globally with a market cap of approximately $4.2 trillion, faces potential challenges in maintaining this position as companies like Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) show rapid growth trajectories.
As per recent assessments, Alphabet is about $300 billion behind Apple and generates higher net income with faster growth rates in revenue and operating income. Similarly, Microsoft, with a market value of around $3.6 trillion, is also on track to surpass Apple due to its strong software and cloud computing sectors. Amazon, valued at approximately $2.5 trillion, is leveraging its cloud business (AWS, which saw 20% year-over-year growth) and its advertising sector, potentially positioning itself to close the $1.7 trillion gap with Apple in the coming years.
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