NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of the best-performing stocks since going public in 1999. With a well-known social media account sharing that the chip stock is up over 500,000% since its IPO, here's a look at the numbers and what that percentage means in dollars.

• NVIDIA stock is trading near recent highs. What’s the outlook for NVDA shares?

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Nvidia Stock Since IPO

Nvidia is worth $5.38 trillion today as the most valuable company in the world, but years ago, the company was private and worth less than $650 million.