Nvidia ( NVDA 0.21%) is one of the most widely followed stocks today, and it's easy to see why. Its lead in the artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator market supercharged its revenue growth and made it the largest semiconductor stock, as measured by market cap, next to Apple.

Nvidia (NVDA) has solidified its position as a leader in the technology industry, especially within the semiconductor space. No other semiconductor company has experienced growth as explosive as Nvidia’s.

Investors were not impressed by Nvidia's quarterly performance and outlook even though it handily beat Wall Street's expectations thanks to the booming demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has become the second-largest company in the world, with a market capitalization of $3.3 trillion as of this writing. The terrific demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips is playing a key role in helping the chipmaker achieve this position.