Apple becomes the first $3 trillion dollar company

• On Monday, the American tech giant Apple became the first company whose market capitalisation crossed $3 trillion.

• For a brief period pf time, the company's share price hit $182.86.

• The valuation of Apple has doubled in just 4 years.

• In terms of market capitalisation, Apple is followed by peers Microsoft ($2.51 trillion), Google's parent Alphabet Inc ($1.92 trillion), Saudi Aramco ($1.9 trillion) and Amazon ($1.73 trillion).