EY Market Capitalization Analysis 1H26

The Market Capitalization Study provides a semi-annual analysis of the world's highest-valued publicly listed companies based on their market capitalization. The study offers insights into the latest developments, market dynamics and shifts among the world's leading listed companies.

EY market capitalisation analysis 1H26

Findings from the study:

  1. Nvidia, Alphabet and Apple are the world’s most valuable companies at mid-year
  2. The number of technology companies in the global top 100 rises from 27 to 38
  3. Eight of the world’s ten most valuable companies are headquartered in the United States, while no European company makes the top 10
  4. Four Swiss companies rank among the global top 100, nine are in the top 300 and ten are in the top 500

Author: 
Stefan Rösch-Rütsche

Publication: 
3 July 2026

Language: 
German

Number of pages: 
14

Document type: 
Study

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