Amazon became the fifth company in history to reach a $3 trillion market capitalization on August 3, 2026, after shares surged 15% in the post-earnings session and extended gains another 5% into the following trading day.
The catalyst was not the retail business; it was AWS, which posted $42.2 billion in quarterly revenue and beat the StreetAccount consensus by roughly $1.7 billion.
The Milestone and the Company it Keeps
Amazon joins Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet in the $3 trillion club, according to market data compiled by Pulse2. The company reached a $2 trillion market capitalization in June 2024, meaning it took just over two years to add its third trillion in value.
By comparison, the company needed more than six years to grow from a $1 trillion to a $2 trillion valuation, highlighting the accelerating impact of its AI-driven growth. Total Q2 revenue hit $200.6 billion,…
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