Nvidia's stock market value ended the trading session above $4 trillion for the first time on Thursday, solidifying the chipmaker's position as Wall Street's central player in a race to dominate AI technology.

Nvidia's earnings over the past 12 months were worth about 0.07% of global GDP, according to Deutsche Bank, while the company employed around 0.0004% of the global population. Now that Nvidia has passed the $4 trillion market-capitalization milestone,

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang met with President Trump at the White House yesterday. The meeting is just days before Huang leaves for China. He has been vocal about the need for US companies to access the world's largest semiconductor market.

The chip maker's shares are up more than 50% over the past three months, leading the broader market rebound after the tariff selloff.