Growth in Public Companies & Market Capitalizations
This time last year, there were a total of 6,713 publicly-traded companies on the three major U.S. stock exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX). This year, there are 6,783 for a net gain of 70 publicly-traded companies.
Listed Companies by Exchange
- NYSE – net down 20 companies (3,170 to 3,150)
- NASDAQ – net up 93 companies (3,183 to 3,276)
- AMEX – net down 3 companies (360 to 357)
Market Capitalization by Exchange
The total market capitalization for these companies collectively increased from $34.2 trillion to $41.2 trillion, a 20.4% increase. The breakdown by exchange:
- NYSE = $29.0 trillion
- NASDAQ = $12.1 trillion
- AMEX = $0.129 trillion
% Market Cap Represented by the Top 5% of Companies
The largest companies dominate the total market capitalization of publicly-traded companies, especially on the NASDAQ. Top 5% of companies’ contribution to total market capitalization:
- NYSE = 59%
- NASDAQ = 78%
- AMEX = 66%
Clearly, the market cap of the big tech titans (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Intel, Cisco, etc.) figure heavily into the NASDAQ total value.