Top 10 AI Chip Companies by Market Cap
A market-cap ranking of leading public companies across the AI chip value chain, covering GPUs, custom AI ASICs, advanced foundry, HBM memory, EUV equipment, and chip IP.
Interesting Facts & Summary
NVIDIA remains the market-cap anchor of the AI accelerator era, but the top tier is not limited to chip designers. TSMC, Samsung, SK hynix, Micron, and ASML show that advanced manufacturing, HBM, and lithography equipment are also scarce links in AI infrastructure growth.
| Rank | Company | Headquarters / Market | AI chip value-chain role | Market cap (USD billions) | Data date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVIDIA | United States | AI GPUs and data-center accelerators | 5392.58 | 2026-05-20 | |
TSMC | Taiwan | Advanced-node foundry | 2130 | 2026-05-20 | |
Broadcom | United States | AI networking chips and custom ASICs | 2017.14 | 2026-05-20 | |
| 4 | Samsung Electronics | South Korea | HBM/DRAM and advanced foundry | 1210 | 2026-05-13 |
| 5 | SK hynix | South Korea | HBM/DRAM memory | 948.06 | 2026-05 |
| 6 | Micron Technology | United States | HBM, DRAM, and NAND | 844.69 | 2026-05-20 |
| 7 | AMD | United States | AI GPUs, CPUs, and data-center platforms | 734.25 | 2026-05-20 |
| 8 | ASML | Netherlands | EUV lithography equipment | 608.91 | 2026-05-20 |
| 9 | Intel | United States | CPUs, AI accelerators, and foundry | 598.58 | 2026-05-20 |
| 10 | Arm Holdings | United Kingdom | CPU/IP licensing | 279.41 | 2026-05-20 |
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