The rich invest in stocks and bonds. The poor invest in short conveniences. Investing in stocks has become the in-thing in today’s world with millionaires around the world investing millions of dollars into stocks. Many are making massive profits.
Someone who invested 1,000 dollars in Netflix in 2010 has their investment standing at 44,963 dollars. As of February 2023, Netflix had a market cap of 160.30 Billion dollars. This makes the company the world’s 70th most valuable company by market cap according to Companies Market Capitalization.
Here is the company’s market capitalization over time:
Here is the market capitalization of Netflix over time.
If someone invested 1,000 dollars in Apple on January 2010, the investment would be 29,172 dollars. Apple became the first company to reach a $3 trillion market value in April 2022, a leap of $1 trillion in just 16 months, despite sometimes unsteady iPhone sales and supply chain issues.
The chart showing Apple’s market capitalization over time
If someone invested 1,000 dollars in Amazon, the value of their investment currently stands at 15,333 dollars. Amazon is one of the global tech giants that has been growing over the years, covering the whole world. As of February 2023, Amazon had a market cap of $1.020 Trillion. This makes Amazon the world’s 5th most valuable company by market cap according to Companies Market Capitalization.
The graph shows the market capitalization of Amazon to 2023.
For those who invested 1,000 dollars in Microsoft, their investment is currently worth 8,130 dollars. The company is currently working towards coming up with its own version of ChatGPT as well as integrating ChatGPT within its products. As of February 2023, Microsoft had a market cap of $2.025 Trillion. This makes Microsoft the world’s second most valuable company by market cap.
Here is the Microsoft market capitalization to today
For those who invested 1,000 dollars in both Alphabet and Meta, the value of their investments now stands at 6,468 and 3,920 dollars. In 2022, the brand value of Facebook amounted to 101.2 billion U.S. dollars. A year earlier, the value stood at 81.48 million dollars. Facebook is the second most valuable media brand worldwide.
At the same time, Alphabet’s market value as of February 14, 2023, is $1211.67B. Alphabet has evolved from primarily being a search-engine provider to cloud computing, ad-based video and music streaming, autonomous vehicles, healthcare providers, and others.
