The secrets of the world’s richest company – podcast
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Nvidia is the world's first $4tn company - and it just made an astonishing deal with Trump. But who is the company's founder, Jensen Huang, and what is behind its success? Tae Kim explains
It is the richest company in the world, with a market value of $4tn. But while you may know the names of other extraordinarily rich companies - such as Apple or Google - you may never have heard of Nvidia.
Created by Jensen Huang, a Taiwanese American, Nvidia is a microchip company with just 40,000 employees. Its products can be found in the games we play and ChatGPT. So how did Huang do it - and will he be able to see off Donald Trump's tariff regime and navigate the difficulties of doing business during Trump's trade war with China?
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