Silver overtakes Microsoft to become the world’s 5th-largest asset by market cap
Key Takeaways
- Silver's market cap surged above $3.59 trillion, surpassing Microsoft to become the world's fifth-largest asset.
- This record rally was driven by inflation-hedge demand and followed the US Federal Reserve's recent rate cut.
Silver overtook Microsoft today to become the world’s fifth-largest asset by market capitalization, reaching $3.59 trillion after breaking above $63 for the first time ever.
The metal has gained over 150% since early 2024, when it traded near $25, fueled by investor demand for inflation hedges and industrial alternatives to gold and digital assets. This marks silver’s first return to record territory since 2011, when it peaked at $50 before retracing to $15 in the years that followed.
Silver now sits ahead of Microsoft and Amazon, which currently hold market caps of $3.6 trillion and $2.5 trillion respectively. It is closing in on Alphabet’s $3.8 trillion valuation.
The latest rally follows the US Federal Reserve’s 25bps rate cut, which, while widely expected, triggered aggressive bullish positioning across metals markets.
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