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Nvidia Stock: 84% of Benzinga Viewers Have Owned It. Here’s How Many Still Do.

Benzinga·08/26/2026 14:50:53
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Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is the largest publicly traded company in the world and remains a popular stock with retail investors. Ahead of the company’s highly anticipated second-quarter financial results, Benzinga asked its viewers how many have owned Nvidia stock in the past and how many currently own shares.

Nvidia Stock Ownership

Nvidia stock has been the top performing public company in the S&P 500 based on 10-year, 15-year and 20-year returns, as Benzinga recently shared.

Strong second-quarter financial results could take shares higher and get the stock closer to the top of the leaderboard for the last five years as well.

Benzinga viewers of "PreMarket Playbook" were asked about their past and current Nvidia stock ownership during the Tuesday, Aug. 25 episode.

"Nvidia is the most valuable company in the world. Which of the following best describes you?" Benzinga asked.

The results are:

  • Traded Nvidia stock before, but don’t own: 45%
  • Currently own Nvidia stock: 39%
  • Never owned Nvidia stock (outside ETFs/Mutual Funds): 16%

The poll results show that 45% of viewers polled have owned Nvidia stock in the past, but don’t currently own it. Add this to the 39% who say they currently own Nvidia stock, and the amount of people who have owned Nvidia stock at some point would be 84%.

The remaining 16% of viewers said they have never owned Nvidia stock outside of ETFs or mutual funds that own Nvidia stock, which would give them indirect ownership.

PreMarket Playbook” airs on YouTube Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. ET and is hosted by Ryan Faloona. The poll in this story featured responses from 216 viewers.

Comparing with Tesla, Apple Stock

Benzinga has previously polled its "PreMarket Playbook" viewers about ownership of several Magnificent Seven stocks.

Asking the same question about stock ownership, here are the results from 214 viewers for Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock:

  • Traded Tesla before, but don’t own: 53%
  • Never owned Tesla stock (outside ETFs/mutual funds): 27%
  • Currently own Tesla stock: 20%

Asking the same question about stock ownership, here are the results from 214 viewers for Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock:

  • Traded Apple stock, but don’t own: 41%
  • Never owned Apple stock (outside ETFs/mutual funds): 36%
  • Currently own Apple stock: 23%

The polls show that 73% of viewers have owned Tesla stock at some point and 64% have owned Apple stock at some point. Those are both significantly lower than the 84% who said they have owned Nvidia stock at some point.

This may point to Nvidia stock being more popular with retail investors. Nvidia also takes the crown for current stock ownership, with 39% saying they own the stock now, beating out the 23% who owned Apple and the 20% who owned Tesla in Benzinga’s respective polls.

All three stocks remain popular with Benzinga viewers and readers. In the first half of 2026, Nvidia, Tesla and Apple ranked third, fourth and sixth, respectively, for searches on Benzinga Pro.

Watch the Aug. 25, 2026 “PreMarket Playbook” episode below:

Photo: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock – ek