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Alphabet is currently the third-largest company in the world after it rose
past Microsoft in market capitalization last month. And some people are putting money behind their belief that the Google parent could topple the two companies that rank above it in the coming year, as its artificial-intelligence advancements continue to propel the stock higher.
On Friday morning, the likelihood of Alphabet GOOGL GOOG becoming the largest company by December 2026 was at 33% on the prediction market Polymarket, second only to Nvidia NVDA at 37%. Previously, the likelihoods for Nvidia and Alphabet had been matched at 36% each, which DataTrek Research cofounder Jessica Rabe pointed out in a Friday note.