Things Smaller Than Apple: The Retail Meat Industry, 2 Space Programs And More (INFOGRAPHIC)

It's been a boom year for Apple.

In August, Apple briefly overtook Exxon as the world's most valuable company. In October, the tech behemoth flirted with a $370 billion market cap, an estimate of the total value of the company.

How big is $370 billion? Visual.ly, a data visualization company, has put together an infographic illustrating Apple's enormity.

According to Visual.ly's research, things smaller than Apple include the U.S. retail meat industry, the cost of the Apollo and space shuttle programs, and the U.S. pharmaceutical market (Learn more about where Visual.ly's data come from here). Though Apple's market cap has since dropped to around $343 billion, the comparisons are still entertaining and many of them are still valid.

For even more comparisons, head on over to the site Things Apple Is Worth More Than where Apple's enormous valuation has inspired even more surprising comparisons. For example, did you know Apple is worth more than four American civil wars, the economy of Singapore , and "all the illegal drugs in the world?" We didn't -- but we'll be sure to mention it at our next dinner party.