The 8 Largest Companies on the Stock Market

The total capitalization of the U.S. stock market is $38.5 trillion, covering all U.S.-based companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq exchange.

The eight largest U.S. stocks on those two exchanges have a combined market cap of almost $8.9 trillion, meaning of the approximately 6,300 stocks listed, this small handful of companies -- 0.001% of the total number of stocks -- accounted for almost one-quarter, or 23%, of the total value.

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