Alphabet Dethrones Apple Amid Tech Stock Shuffle

In a notable shift at the top of the stock market, Alphabet ((GOOGL) has officially overtaken Apple ((AAPL) as the world’s second most valuable public company, trailing only Nvidia ((NVDA), which now sits near a $4.6 trillion market capitalization. It marks the first time since 2019 that Alphabet has surpassed Apple, underscoring a broader reordering underway within the technology sector.The divergence has been driven by sharply different market narratives in 2025. Alphabet shares surged roughly 65% over th ...