# Chip giant Nvidia became the first company ever to cross a staggering $5.5 trillion market valuation on Wednesday.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-13 · CNBC TV18*

## Key points

- Nvidia became the first company to surpass a $5.5 trillion market valuation.
- Jensen Huang joined Trump's delegation to China via a last-minute invitation related to US policy.
- Nvidia's data centre business generated nearly $197 billion, now driving most of its growth.
- Nvidia holds over 80% of the global AI accelerator market, fueled by accelerating GPU demand.
- Industry forecasts indicate global data centre investments could reach trillions, boosting Nvidia's future prospects.

**Companies:** Nvidia
**Countries:** United States, China

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