Microsoft overtakes Google to become 3rd largest company in the world by market cap

[Teeqoz]

man-bear-pig said:

Teeqoz said:
This happened quite a while ago (the first time) and it has happened several times after. Google and MS are always battling with eachother for the 3rd largest market cap. It's nothing to make a fuss of really.

Microsoft hasn't been 3rd for a loooong time.. Besides, someone has to give them some good PR!

They were 3rd after Q1 2014. That's not a loooooooong time by my definition.

2014[edit]

This Financial Times Global 500–based list is up to date as of September 30, 2014. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

Rank	First quarter[4]	Second quarter[5]	Third quarter[6]
1		Apple Inc. 478,766.1		Apple Inc. 560,337.4		Apple Inc. 603,277.4
2		Exxon Mobil 422,098.3		Exxon Mobil 432,357.3		Exxon Mobil 401,094.1
3		Microsoft 340,216.8		Google 358,347.3		Microsoft 381,959.7
4		Google 313,003.9		Microsoft 344,458.8		Google 361,998.4