智通财经网·2026-02-19 13:53Group 1 - Amazon has officially surpassed Walmart to become the highest-grossing company globally, marking a significant achievement since its founding in 1994 as an online bookstore [1][4] - Walmart reported sales of $713.2 billion for the 12 months ending January 31, while Amazon projected sales of $717 billion for 2025 [1] - Amazon's revenue growth is largely attributed to its dominance in the cloud computing sector, which Walmart has not entered; without AWS, Amazon's revenue for 2025 would be $588 billion [4] Group 2 - The achievement of becoming the highest-grossing company symbolizes large scale and extensive consumer reach, but it is not the only metric valued by investors [4] - Previous companies that held the title, such as ExxonMobil and General Motors, faced stricter regulatory scrutiny and higher consumer expectations [4] - Currently, Nvidia holds the title of the highest market capitalization company at $4.5 trillion, which is more than double Amazon's market cap and over four times that of Walmart [4]