[nishantvyas]

if apple were to be a nation state, it will be one of the top 20 trillion dollar economy... insane and amazing... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillion_dollar_club

[fauigerzigerk]

No, that's not a valid comparison. Market cap and GDP are completely different measures.

The US GDP is ~$21 trillion, but that's not its market cap, it's just one year's worth of production. You can't buy the USA for $21 trillion.

[MagnumOpus]

Revenue is more comparable to GDP - it being a flow metric. On that measure Apple's $260bn puts it around #44.

[nishantvyas]

got it. thanks.