Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claims quantum computing is decades away, but is it really? The quantum era isn’t decades away — it’s unfolding in real-time.

Shares of quantum-computing companies that skyrocketed in 2024 collapsed by double digits Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said practical uses for quantum computing were more than a decade away.

Shares of leading firms nose-dive after Nvidia’s Jensen Huang suggests a generational wait for fully functional quantum tech. We’ve been told that the future is now, but it seems it’s not quite here yet—at least not for quantum computing.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang suggests quantum computers won't make a big impact in the near future, so we'll likely have to wait until 2045.

The quantum computing rally came to an abrupt end on Wednesday following comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. During a question-and-answer session with analysts, Huang put forth a more pessimistic view of the quantum computing timeline:

Quantum computing stocks sank on Wednesday, pausing a year-long rally, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the technology's practical use was likely two decades away.

Nvidia CEO's comments on quantum computing caused a market drop, erasing $8 billion from companies like IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave. Huang suggested useful quantum computing may be 15-30 years away. D-Wave's CEO disagreed,

Wave fell sharply after Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said that “very simple quantum computers” could be 20 years away.

Quantum stocks like Rigetti, IonQ and D-Wave Quantum saw steep losses after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said quantum computers are decades away.

An analyst with a buy rating on IonQ stock criticized Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's quantum computing comments as "self serving."

CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang purportedly stated that quantum computers will take 20 years before being "very useful", causing quantum computing stock to tumble.