Record Market Capitalization
   
     On August 20, 2012 Apple closed at a record share price of $665.15. With 936,596,000 outstanding shares (as of June 30, 2012), it had a market capitalization of $622.98 billion. This is the highest nominal market capitalization ever reached by a publicly traded company.



 On December 30, 1999 Microsoft reached an intraday high share price of $119.94. With 5,160,024,593 outstanding shares (as of November 30, 1999), it had a market capitalization of $618.9 billion. This was the second highest nominal market capitalization ever reached by a publicly traded company. Adjusting for inflation to 2012, Microsoft's market capitalization would be $846 billion.


RankFirst quarterSecond quarter
1Apple Inc. increase559,002.1Apple Inc. decrease546,076.1