Apple has become the first company in history to achieve a market capitalization exceeding $4 trillion, driven by investor confidence in its strategy to integrate artificial intelligence across its entire product ecosystem.
The milestone reflects a broader market conviction that Apple's approach of embedding AI capabilities directly into its hardware and operating systems, rather than relying on cloud-based services, gives it a durable competitive advantage.
Revenue from the company's services division, which includes AI-powered features in iCloud, Apple Music, and the App Store, has grown to represent over 25 percent of total revenue and carries margins roughly twice those of hardware products.
Analysts note that while Apple was perceived as a late entrant to the AI race, its massive installed base of devices and its reputation for privacy-focused computing have positioned it uniquely among technology companies.
