Apple vs Alphabet (Google): $1,000 invested since 2010

AAPL vs GOOGL · Data through 2026-05-01

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$1,000 invested in 2010 would be worth

AppleWinner

$50,602

+4960.2%

Alphabet (Google)

$30,129

+2912.9%

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $9,154(+815.4%)

Growth of $1,000

Apple vs. Alphabet (Google) vs. S&P 500, 2010 to present

Year-by-year comparison

Apple vs. Alphabet (Google), 2010 to present

YearAppleAlphabet (Google)
2010$1,000$1,000
2011$1,767$1,133
2012$2,377$1,095
2013$2,393$1,426
2014$2,696$2,229
2015$4,509$2,027
2016$3,810$2,870
2017$4,856$3,092
2018$6,807$4,457
2019$6,869$4,245
2020$12,965$5,402
2021$22,301$6,890
2022$29,720$10,203
2023$24,678$7,453
2024$31,714$10,564
2025$40,787$15,440
2026$45,048$25,679

Other start years

Apple vs Alphabet (Google) from a different starting point

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