Forget Amazon and Alphabet: Here's Why Apple Will Become the First $1 Trillion Company

The battle for the first trillion-dollar company is slowly nearing its conclusion. Currently, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), sitting with an $875 billion valuation, appears increasingly likely to claim the title of the first trillion-dollar company.

Yet while it now may seem like a fait accompli, the race to be first to a trillion-dollar market cap wasn't always promised for Apple. In early 2016, Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) briefly eclipsed Apple's market cap, as the two traded closely for most of that year. In 2017, on the back of a year-to-date increase of approximately 50%, Apple has significantly distanced itself from its smartphone operating system (OS) competitor.

Source: Fool.com