As of August 21, 2024, the top 10 largest companies in the world by market capitalization are as follows. All figures are taken from TradingView.

1. Apple

• Market Cap:444 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Share Price:65 USD
• P/E:49
• EPS:57 USD

2. Microsoft

• Market Cap:158 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Share Price:80 USD
• P/E:00
• EPS:80 USD

3. Nvidia

• Market Cap:13 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Share Price:25 USD
• P/E:44
• EPS:71 USD

4. Alphabet

• Market Cap:068 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Share Price:96 USD
• P/E:24
• EPS:97 USD

5. Amazon

• Market Cap:877 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Share Price:88 USD
• P/E:86
• EPS:17 USD

6. Saudi Aramco

• Market Cap:825 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: TADAWUL
• Share Price:80 SAR
• P/E:43
• EPS:48 USD

7. Meta Platforms

• Market Cap:333 trillion USD
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Share Price:73 USD
• P/E:89
• EPS:59 USD

8. Berkshire Hathaway

• Market Cap:289 billion USD
• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Share Price: 472,400.00 USD
• P/E:26
• EPS: 47,165.93 USD

9. Eli Lilly

• Market Cap:876 billion USD
• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Share Price:97 USD
• P/E:66
• EPS:01 USD

10. TSMC

• Market Cap:74 billion USD
• Stock Exchange: TWSE
• Share Price: 958 TWD
• P/E:91
• EPS:09 USD

Takeaways for Investors

It’s wise to have these biggest market cap companies in your portfolio, for they are believed to bring stable gains from share price rises as well as dividend payments to investors in the long term.

To invest in these companies, you can buy shares outright from stock exchanges, or you can speculate on share price movements with stock CFDs. CFDs are a financial derivative that allows investors to go long and short on price changes without having to own the asset itself. It’s a simple way to make quick gains in the stock market.