The central takeaway from the 2025 Banking Consumer Survey in Indonesia, conducted by Impactum Insights, is that consumer perceptions of banks remain strikingly stable, concentrated, and uneven.

From U.S. Steel becoming the world’s first billion-dollar company in 1901 to Nvidia’s rise toward a $5 trillion valuation, market capitalisation milestones trace a century-long shift in global economic power from heavy industry to consumer technology and now artificial intelligence.

Over the past three decades, certain stocks have demonstrated exceptional performance, yielding substantial returns for investors. An analysis by U.S. News & World Report highlights the top 10 best-performing stocks from August 1994 to July 2024.