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Russia - Apple became the world's first company with a capitalization of $ 3 trillion

Russia (bbabo.net) - On Monday evening, shares of the American company Apple rose by almost 3% to $ 182.58 per share. This is evidenced by the bidding data. Thus, the market value of the company for the first time in history exceeded the $ 3 trillion mark, RIA Novosti reports.

Apple topped the Forbes ranking of the world's most valuable brands twelve years ago. In 2011, experts estimated the Apple brand at $ 153 billion. Over the previous year, it has risen in price by 84%.

In October last year, Microsoft became the most valuable company in the world for a short time. At that time, Microsoft's capitalization was about $ 2.46 trillion. Against this background, the share price of Apple - Microsoft's main competitor - fell by almost 4% after the publication of quarterly reporting data.

Russia - Apple became the world's first company with a capitalization of $ 3 trillion