Smartphone maker Apple is set to become the world's first company with a market value of $ 3 trillion.
According to Al Arabiya, the value of Apple's shares reached 2 182.6 on Monday and it was about to reach close to three trillion dollars when its share prices fell by 2%. Apple's stock rose 11 percent last week, while its value as a whole has risen 30 percent this year.
It took Apple just 16 months to grow from $ 2 trillion to close to $ 3 trillion, but it took two years to grow from $ 1 trillion to $ 2 trillion.
According to the Companies Market Cap, Apple is currently the world's most valued company, valued at 8 2.865 trillion. Microsoft is second with 2. 2.470 trillion, Google's parent company Alpha Beat is third with 1.897 trillion, Saudi oil company Aramco is fourth with 8 1.865 trillion, and online buying and selling company Amazon is worth 1.709 trillion. Number five.
