Microsoft could hit $5 trillion in market value by 2026, up from $3.59 trillion now
2025-12-16 01:45
Microsoft is proving it can stand strong in artificial intelligence on its own, even while keeping its OpenAI ties. Analysts think thi s in dependence push could take the company t o $5 trillion in value next year. The tech gian t si ts a t $3 .59 trillion right now and is expected to cross the $5 trillion line in 2026 as AI hits its next big growth wave. Things kicked off in 2019 when Microsoft put $1 billion into Sam Altman’s OpenAI. That bet got Microsoft early access to advanced AI models before its rivals could get their hands on them. OpenAI got th e co mputing power and cash it needed to build and launch its AI products. Microsoft’s put in about $13 billion total now, something CEO Satya Nadella confirmed recently. OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said that her company “had really bee n fu nded largely...
