ChainCatcher reports that macro research account The Macro Paper posted on X that, as of the time of posting, the U.S. stock market had lost $2.8 trillion in market value that day—the largest single-day loss in market value on record. The previous record was $2.69 trillion during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Additional background from readers says the U.S. stock market lost about $2 trillion in market value that day. By comparison, about $3.5 trillion in market value was wiped out on March 16, 2020. Elon Musk expressed surprise in the comments, saying that he had rarely seen anything like it.