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The standings are in.
No, I’m not talking about the New York Knicks reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years… or the recently finalized Premier League rankings for the 2025-2026 season.
I’m talking about a different kind of leaderboard altogether: the world’s largest stock markets.
This week, Taiwan beat out India to become the fifth-largest stock market in the world, trailing only the U.S., mainland China, Japan, and Hong Kong.











