Prediction: This Will Be the World's Largest Company By Year-End 2026 (Hint: It's Not Nvidia)

Alphabet could become the world's valuable company by the end of 2026.Nvidia (NVDA +2.17%) is currently the world's largest company with a market cap nearing $4.4 trillion, followed by Apple (AAPL 1.50%) at around $4.2 billion, as of this writing. However, I think Alphabet (GOOGL 0.73%) (GOOG 0.83%) will take the top spot by the end of 2026.Alphabet is currently the world's third-largest company with a market cap of around $3.9 trillion, just ahead of Microsoft (MSFT +0.23%) at $3.6 trillion. They are the o ...