Apple's market capitalization exceeded three trillion US dollars, second only to the GDP of the United States, China, Japan and Germany

Among the world's technology companies, Apple can be said to be the most proud one, and they have become the world's first company with a market value of more than $1 trillion and $2 trillion. On January 4, Apple reached a new milestone, its market value once exceeded the $3 trillion mark, once again creating a new record.

What is the concept of $3 trillion? At present, among the world's countries, only the United States, China, Japan and Germany have a GDP higher than this figure, of which Germany's GDP is 3.8 trillion US dollars, which is likely to be surpassed by Apple this year. In a sense, Apple has been able to call it "the world's fifth largest economy."

While the market cap is largely symbolic, it also signals that investors are bullish on Apple's prospects in the long term. Some analysts believe that from Apple's performance in recent years, its stock price still has a lot of room to rise.

According to Apple's latest financial report, in the last fiscal year, its product sales in all categories have achieved growth, and revenue has increased by 29% year-on-year. Although its supply situation has also been affected by chip shortages, its shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021 are still expected to reach 83 million units, 3 million units higher than expected.

In addition, during the holiday season at the end of 2021, the shipment of AirPods also reached 27 million units, driving Apple's wearable device revenue by 20% year-on-year; Apple Music, iCloud and other service businesses will also become the key driving force for apple business growth, some analysts believe that the value of these businesses alone reached 1.5 trillion US dollars, accounting for half of Apple's market value.

Apple has not stopped exploring ar, cars and other fields, and these businesses also have the potential to generate more revenue for Apple.