Microsoft briefly surpasses Apple as world's most valuable company
Microsoft on Monday briefly overtook Apple as the world's most valuable company for the first time in over eight years. It was also the first time since 2013 that any company topped Apple, ever since it surpassed ExxonMobil in size. Apple's market cap ultimately regained its number one rank, closing at $828.64 billion, while Microsoft's stood at $822.90 billion. 