Not that it's a contest, but a company's relative size -- as measured by revenue, earnings, or market cap -- can be a clear indication of its past and present success. More to the point, relative changes to any of these metrics can help investors spot where the real growth is ... and isn't.

With that as the backdrop, here's a rundown of three companies that could be bigger than Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) within the next decade. And that's saying something. The iPhone maker's current market cap stands at $2.9 trillion, making it the world's second-biggest publicly traded company (right behind ).

When most investors think of artificial intelligence (AI) stocks, names like Microsoft or Nvidia come to mind. Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) generally doesn't.

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