Alphabet , which this past week surpassed $3 TRILLION in market capitalization.
Yes, you heard that right. Google became the FOURTH company in U.S. history to reach this valuation, joining Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia. And personally… I’m not surprised at all.
Because it’s not just that Google has stepped on the gas with artificial intelligence, it’s not just that it WON the recent antitrust trial in spectacular fashion — it’s that it has literally penetrated every aspect of our daily lives. From Search, Gmail, and Maps, to Workspace and, of course, Google Cloud.
Let’s break it down.
GEMINI VS. CHATGPT
Now this is what we call a real comeback. Because let’s not forget, Google had gone through a period of doubt. Many analysts underestimated it, especially when the ChatGPT explosion began. Some even said that Google “missed the train.”
But the response came quickly. Gemini, its own AI chatbot, just surpassed ChatGPT as the most popular free app in the App Store.
Gemini — the same one people mocked just months ago — is now number one in the App Store. And if you ask me, this was absolutely expected. Because when Google puts its engineers to work and sets a target… it doesn’t lose. And it knows how to deliver products that truly bring value.
MEGA INVESTMENT
And as if all that weren’t enough, a massive new investment in the United Kingdom was just announced, worth £5 BILLION. To put that into perspective, that’s over $6.8 billion, and it includes:
(a) a new state-of-the-art data center in Waltham Cross, outside London
(b) funding for DeepMind, the team building the next generation of AI
(c) 8,250 new jobs annually in the UK
(d) an agreement with Shell to power the data center exclusively with renewable energy.
It’s worth mentioning that more than 250 companies worked on the construction of the new data center, most of them local. So, we’re not just talking about a technology investment, but also real support for the local economy and job market.
And a friendly reminder for all those staying out of the markets, waiting for a downturn to invest 🤦♂️
Here are the annual returns of the S&P 500 since 2008 👇
🔴2008: -38.49%
🟢2009: 23.45%
🟢2010: 12.78%
🟢2011: 0.08%
🟢2012: 13.41%
🟢2013: 26.90%
🟢2014: 11.39%
🟢2015: 0.73%
🟢2016: 9.54%
🟢2017: 19.42%
🔴2018: -6.24%
🟢2019: 28.88%
🟢2020: 16.26%
🟢2021: 26.89%
🔴2022: -19.95%
🟢2023: 24.23%
🟢2024: 23.31%
🟢2025: 12.20% (YTD)
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