US stock market
  • The US stock market is the biggest in the world by a longshot, according to Goldman Sachs.
  • US stocks have a combined market value of nearly $50 trillion, which is almost five times larger than the next biggest market.
  • The US stock market has grown by over 250% in the last 20 years, led by the tech sector.

Our Chart of the Day is from Goldman Sachs, which shows that the US stock market is the largest in the world by a long shot.

With a combined market value of nearly $50 trillion, the US stock market is nearly five times larger than the second biggest, mainland China's. The next three biggest stock markets are Japan's, Hong Kong's, and India's, according to the chart.