What are the world’s biggest AI companies and how much are they worth?

From Nvidia and OpenAI to Anthropic and xAI, we break down the companies driving the AI boom and how much they are worth.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info This combination of pictures shows (from top left) Elon Musk of xA and Tesla, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind co-founder and chairman Demis Hassabis, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang [AFP] By Hanna Duggal Published On 17 Sep 2026 17 Sep 2026 A renewed debate has emerged over who should control the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

The latest dispute follows an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who has argued that the development of increasingly powerful AI systems needs to slow down, calling for greater regulation.