Google has overtaken US oil giant Exxon to become the country’s second-most valuable company.
The internet firm’s market capitalisation surpassed that of Exxon last week, according to FactSet data.
As of Friday’s market close, it sat at 395.42 billion US dollars (£241.08 billion) compared with the oil company’s 392.66 billion dollars (£239.40 billion).
Shares of Google have been on a steady climb since the beginning of 2013, gaining 66%, while Exxon shares rose just 5% during last year, and lost around 10% of their value this year.
Both companies trail Apple’s market capitalisation of 463.55 billion dollars (£282.62 billion).