Logo
BusinessBusiness

What’s cooler than a million dollars? Try $266 billion.

That’s the figure at which Wall Street valued Facebook on Friday as the social network giant leapfrogged over JPMorgan Chase to become the ninth-most valuable US company.

It’s just the latest example of Silicon Valley flexing its financial might at the expense of traditional Wall Street powerhouses.

Mark Zuckerberg’s 11-year-old social media company is now worth about $10 billion more than Jamie Dimon’s bank, which has roots dating back to 1799.

Facebook, on the strength of new e-commerce features and bullish mobile-advertising news, saw its shares rise 4.5 percent, to $94.97. They are up 22 percent this year.
JPM shares, up 11 percent in 2015, slipped 37 cents on Friday, to $69.20.

Friday marked the first time Facebook had a market capitalization higher than JPMorgan Chase at the close of regular trading.

Representatives for JPM and Facebook declined to comment.

Comments
anonymous profile image
Powered by RoundtableBuilt on infrastructure designed for real-time media. Learn more at RTB.io.© Roundtable 2026. By using this site you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy