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The surge in valuation occurred after the company's stock experienced a 1.5% increase in trading on Nasdaq late on Wednesday.

A handful of times since 2018, Microsoft has briefly taken the lead over Apple as the most valuable company, most recently in 2021, when concerns about supply chain shortages related to the COVID-19 pandemic hit the iPhone maker's stock price.

Microsoft overtook Apple as the world's most valuable company on Thursday after the iPhone maker began 2024 with its worst start in years due to growing demand concerns.

Microsofts shares closed up 3.2% at $348.10 per share on Thursday. The stock, which has gained more than 45% in the year to date, reached its prior record close of $343.11 on Nov. 19, 2021. The stocks intraday record high was $349.67 on Nov. 22, 2021.

Microsoft’s heavy investment into artificial intelligence (AI) appears to have paid off, as shares of Microsoft Corp soared to a record high, closing at $348.10 per share on Thursday. The company now boasts of a record market valuation of $2.59 trillion.

The shares fell about 4.1% in their biggest intraday percentage decline since October 2020. The day’s drop erased more than $100 billion off its market valuation. Even with the decline, however, Microsoft remains up more than 45% this year.