SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan'sovertakes Toyota as Japan's most valuable company
SoftBank Group overtook Toyota Motor to become Japan’s most valuable company on June 1 in Tokyo, as AI-linked stocks lifted the Nikkei share average above 67,000 for the first time.
The move highlights how the global artificial intelligence boom is reshaping investor priorities in Japan and could influence markets well beyond the country.
- The Nikkei 225 was first published in 1950.
- Masayoshi Son is one of Japan's most prominent technology investors.
- Toyota has long been one of the world's largest automakers by production volume.
