Despite already being used in numerous aspects of our daily lives, public interest in AI has boomed since the launch of ChatGPT late last year, which reached more than 100 million monthly users faster than the social media platforms Instagram and TikTok.
This sparked a surge in AI investment, with the performance of AI companies and cryptocurrencies that use the technology leaving even the best stock brokers stunned at the rapid rise in market value.
But which AI companies have seen the biggest increase in market cap over the past year, and which will be the first to hit a market cap of $1 trillion?
We’ve also dived into search data to find the country with the keenest investors in AI and how interest in AI investing has grown in these countries over the last year.
Oracle Corporation 7 years to reach $1 trillion
Current market cap: $310.6 billion
Average growth rate: 17%
Oracle Corporation takes the top spot, reaching an estimated market cap of $1.8 trillion by 2030. The company offers prebuilt machine-learning models to developers, making it easier to apply AI in business, as it can be trained for a range of operations, from chatbots to extracting data.
Palantir 11 years to reach $1 trillion
Current market cap: $38.5 billion
Average growth rate: 32%
Co-founded by tech entrepreneur and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, Palantir takes second place. The company specialises in products which fuse machine learning with human-driven data analysis used for big data analytics. Palantir offers AI for a variety of use cases, from predictive policing to defence and finance.
General Electric Company 20 years to reach $1 trillion
Current market cap: $123 billion
Average growth rate: 10%
Taking an estimated 20 years to reach a $1 trillion market cap is General Electric. The company has started using its own AI platform to reduce the time spent testing its products using computer modelling. It also hopes this AI can be used to create real-time analytics for engineers in the field.
Upstart 100% increase 2022-2023
Taking the top spot is Upstart, which partners with banks to provide credit services. The company uses machine learning and AI to assess borrowers on a range of non-traditional data points, using this data to provide higher approval rates and lower interest loans. The company’s market cap has soared over the last year thanks to increasing investor interest in AI.
C3 AI 93% increase 2022-2023
With a 93% increase in market capitalisation over the last 12 months, C3 AI is up next. The company was originally founded to provide businesses with AI-powered solutions to reduce corporate carbon footprints. It now provides a suite of AI-powered applications for enterprises, helping with a range of issues from supply chain optimisation to financial services.
Palantir 65% increase 2022-2023
With its market cap rising by 65% over the last year, Palantir rounds up the top three. The company recently launched its own large language model which can be trained on the customer’s own data. This means it can avoid mistakes and false answers that plague other large language models.
SingularityNET 9 years to reach $1 trillion
Current market cap: $220.3 billion
Average growth rate: 147%
This platform, with its native token AGIX, aims to create a powerful AI capable of a broad range of tasks by giving developers a marketplace to sell their AI creations and collaborate on projects. SingularityNET takes the top spot on the list, with a current average growth rate of 147% and a market cap of $220 billion, it will take 9 years to reach $1 trillion.
Matrix AI Network 13 years to reach $1 trillion
Current market cap: $6 billion
Average growth rate: 146%
The Matrix AI Network aims to combine blockchain technology and AI, which is used to automate various processes on the blockchain like executing smart contracts. This makes these processes more efficient and secure. Taking an estimated 13 years to reach a market cap of $1 trillion, Matrix AI Network takes second place.
dKargo 16 years to reach $1 trillion
Current market cap: $173.1 billion
Average growth rate: 70%
Taking third place is dKargo, the blockchain platform powered by its native token DKA. The platform is specifically designed for the logistics industry and combines AI and blockchain technology to streamline data management and sharing within the sector. With a current market cap of 173.1 billion, it will take 16 years to reach $1 trillion.
Matrix AI Network 382% increase 2022-2023
In first place is the Matrix AI Network, the cryptocurrency project which harnesses the power of AI to adapt the blockchain based on previous performance, allowing it to fine-tune itself to the specific needs of the blockchain at that point in time. Matrix AI Network has seen an average market cap increase of just obver 380% over the last year.
SingularityNET 380% increase 2022-2023
One of the world’s first companies to merge AI and cryptocurrency, SingularityNET takes second place with an average year-on-year market cap increase of 380%. This crypto platform offers users a decentralised network of machine learning services accessed through blockchain technology, including model training in areas from network analysis to image and video.
dKargo 208% increase 2022-2023
With a 208% increase in market cap over the last 12 months, dKargo takes third place. This crypto project provides the logistics industry with a safe platform to store and manage data, as the blockchain prevents tampering, ensuring all users know the data is accurate. It employs AI to automate and optimise the process of logistics in the knowledge that the data provided to it is completely accurate.
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 584.8 searches per 100,000 people in 2025
Thanks to its potential to streamline businesses and increase profits, investing in AI stocks and cryptocurrency has never been more enticing. Nobody is more aware of this than investors in Liechtenstein. The country takes the top spot for having the most interest in AI investing over the last 12 months, with just under 585 searches per 100,000 people in 2025.
🇨🇦 Canada 176.7 searches per 100,000 people in 2025
Recent breakthroughs in the field have pushed AI to the forefront of the tech sector, encouraging widespread adoption across various industries and increasing opportunities to invest in AI projects. Canadian investors have leapt on these opportunities with 176.7 searches per 100,000 people over the last year.
🇸🇬 Singapore 164.3 searches per 100,000 people in 2025
With 19% of the city-state’s population owning some form of cryptocurrency (higher than the global average of 15%), it’s unsurprising to see the country in the top three. Investors in Singapore have taken notice that AI has the potential to disrupt the traditional tech industry and create exciting new sectors and opportunities for businesses to grow, resulting in 164.3 searches per 100,000 people over the last 12 months.
🇳🇱 The Netherlands 723% increase in searches 2022-2023
The Netherlands can be crowned the country with the fastest-growing interest in AI investments over the last 12 months, with searches for the topic surging by 723%. The country has seen a remarkable increase thanks to substantial government investment in the sector.
🇸🇪 Sweden 657% increase in searches 2022-2023
Sweden is fast becoming a hub for AI companies, so it’s no surprise it takes second place. Recently the Swedish scaleup Sana, which offers AI solutions for businesses, became one of Europe’s most highly funded AI companies, securing $62 million in a second round of investment.
🇩🇰 Denmark 624% increase in searches 2022-2023
Following behind its Scandinavian neighbour is Denmark, with a 624% increase in searches over the last year. Similar to The Netherlands, the Danish government is strongly invested in AI technology, announcing 20 AI-based initiatives to improve public services and streamline business operations in the nation as far back as 2019.
Which AI companies to invest in? 86,150 searches in 2025
By far the most common question regarding investing in AI is which companies to invest in. A key aspect of making this decision is to look at the past performance of the stocks you’re considering, as a strong buying interest could indicate the hype around a particular company and future dividends. Be sure to thoroughly research the company or cryptocurrency before committing to investing.
How to invest in AI stocks? 12,300 searches in 2025
Taking second place, investors are keen to know how they can put their money into AI stocks. You can invest in AI by buying stock in publicly traded companies that are developing AI technology. Alternatively, you could invest in an exchange-traded fund that deals exclusively with AI companies and cryptocurrencies, which takes the hassle out of deciding which AI companies to invest in yourself.
Where to invest in AI? 3,850 searches in 2025
Thanks to the buzz surrounding AI as a revolutionary technology, potential investors want to know where they can invest in these companies and cryptocurrencies. Many AI cryptocurrencies can be bought and sold on crypto exchanges like Binance and Kraken, much like traditional cryptocurrencies, and all you have to do is open an account.
Should I invest in artificial intelligence? 3,490 searches in 2025
Up next investors want to find out whether AI is here to stay as a variable investment, or just a bubble waiting to burst. The field of AI has tremendous potential to transform industries and boost company profits, which could translate to a higher return on your investment.
However, the current hype around AI technology could mean related companies and cryptocurrencies are being overvalued. It’s far too early to know which companies will perform well in the future, so think carefully before you decide and only invest what you can afford to lose.
What is AI crypto? 1,240 searches in 2025
Rounding out the top five, investors want to know precisely what AI crypto is. AI cryptocurrencies are the tokens that facilitate transactions on blockchains like The Graph or SingularityNET, which use AI for a variety of different purposes. Investors can hold these tokens and wait for their price to increase or use them to access the platforms and take advantage of the AI housed on the blockchain.
Beginning with a list of the top AI companies according to list articles we took the market cap according to Companies Market Cap for each company on 06/08/2021, 06/08/2022 and 06/08/2023. Using these per cent increases, we were able to find the average year-on-year percentage increase for each company over these years. We then multiplied the market cap as of 06/08/2023 by this average year-on-year percentage increase to find the number of years each company would take to reach a $1 trillion market cap.
The process was repeated for AI cryptocurrencies using Cryptoslate to find the biggest cryptocurrencies by market cap and CoinmarketCap to record the market caps as of 06/08/2021, 06/08/2022 and 06/08/2023 (or the closest date for which data was available) for each cryptocurrency.
To find the countries with the most interest in AI stocks and cryptocurrencies, we used Google Ads Keyword Planner to find the annual search volumes for the keywords “AI Crypto”, “AI Investing”, “AI Stocks”, and “Invest In AI”, from July 2022 to August 2025 in the top 30 countries according to the Human Development Index. We then compared this to data from July 2021 to August 2022 to find the percentage increase.
Data correct as of 30/08/2023.
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