# M7 · Historical Lineage — Market Leadership Lineage: From the Nifty Fifty to the Magnificent 7

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Section: History of Market › Magnificent 7 › Market Leadership Lineage: From the Nifty Fifty to the Magnificent 7

**Historical Market Cap Dynasties** — From Standard Oil, General Motors, and IBM to modern tech titans: a century of succession among market cap leaders.

Figure: Plate VII.6 · Tracing the succession of dominant market cohorts: Nifty Fifty (1972) → Four Horsemen (1999) → FANG (2013) → FAANG (2017) → Magnificent 7 (2023). Every generation enjoyed secular dominance before confronting at least one -40% re-rating.

## Latest Snapshot

- **Data file updated** — 2026-11-13

## What this page answers

This static page is built to answer searches for M7 · Historical Lineage. It summarizes the live dataset behind the Market Leadership Lineage: From the Nifty Fifty to the Magnificent 7 panel and links to the full interactive chart.

The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.

## Data & Source

[GET /api/mag7/predecessors.json](https://historyofmarket.com/api/mag7/predecessors.json) — Canonical dataset endpoint.

Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.

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## Related charts and reading

- [Magnificent 7 Weight in the S&P 500: 33% and Counting](https://historyofmarket.com/articles/magnificent-7-sp500-weight)

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Data: https://historyofmarket.com/api/mag7/predecessors.json
Machine index: https://historyofmarket.com/llms.txt