2. 01 Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company that
specializes in consumer electronics, software and online services.
Apple is the largest information technology company by revenue
(totaling US$365.8 billion in 2021) and, as of January 2021, it is the
world's most valuable company, the fourth-largest personal
computer vendor by unit sales and second-largest mobile phone
manufacturer. It is one of the Big Five American information
technology companies, alongside Alphabet (Google), Amazon,
Meta (Facebook), and Microsoft.
3. Founded
1 April 1976, Los Altos,
California, United States
Headquarters
Cupertino, California,
United States
Founders
Steve Jobs,
Steve Wozniak,
Ronald Wayne
Products
iPhone, Apple
Watch, iPad, Apple
TV, AirTag, macOS,
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Key Peoples
Tim Cook (CEO)
Arthur D. Levinson (chairman)
Jeff Williams (COO)
Luca Maestri (CFO)
Numbers of
Employees
154,000 (2021)
Assets
US$ 351.02 billion (2021)
6. 2. Microsoft continues to dominate in desktop operating system
market share (Microsoft Windows) and in office productivity
software (Microsoft Office). Microsoft is also the second biggest
company in the cloud computing industry (Microsoft Azure),[58]
after Amazon, and is also one of the biggest players in the video
game industry (Xbox). Microsoft is also the dominant player in
enterprise software (Microsoft 365, also available for consumers),
and business collaboration suite (Microsoft Teams)
7. Founded
4 April 1975, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, United
States
Headquarters
Redmond, Washington,
United States
Founder
Bill Gates &
Paul allen
Industry
Software development
Computer hardware
Consumer electronics
Social networking
service
Cloud computing
Video games
Internet
Corporate venture
capital Chairman & CEO
Satya Nadella (4 Feb 2014–)
Numbers of
Employees
182,268
Assets
US$ 301.3 billion (2020)
11. 03 Meta Platforms, Inc., doing business as Meta and
formerly known as Facebook, Inc., is an American
multinational technology conglomerate based in Menlo
Park, California. The company is the parent organization
of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, among other
subsidiaries.
12. Founded
February
2004, Cambridge,
Massachusetts,
United States
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California,
United States
Founders
Mark Zuckerberg,
Chris Hughes,
Eduardo Saverin,
Andrew McCollum,
Dustin Moskovitz
Key Peoples
Mark Zuckerberg (CEO)
Sheryl Sandberg (COO)
David Wehner (CFO)
Mike Schroepfer (CTO)
Chris Cox (CPO)
Product & Services
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger,
WhatsApp, Oculus,
Mapillary,Workplace, PortalDiem
Assets
US$ 165.987 Billion (Dec 2021)
Numbers of
Employees
71,970 ( 2021)
15. 04 Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology
company which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing,
digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It has been referred
to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces
in the world", and the world's most valuable brand.
16. Founded
5 July 1994, Bellevue,
Washington, United
States
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington,
United States
Assets
Founders
Jeff Bezos
Subsidiaries
Audible, Zappos, Whole
Foods
Market, Ring, MORE
CEO
Andy Jassy (5 Jul 2021–)
US$138.245 billion(2021)
Numbers of
Employees
1,608,000 (Dec. 2021)
19. 05 Alphabet Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate
holding company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It was
created through a restructuring of on October 2, 2015, and became
the parent company of Google and several former Google subsidiaries.The
two co-founders of Google remained as controlling shareholders, board
members, and employees at Alphabet. Alphabet is the world's third-largest
technology company by revenue and one of the world's most valuable
companies. It is one of the Big Five American information technology
companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft.
20. Founded
October 2, 2015
(1998)
Headquarters
Googleplex,
Mountain View,
California, U.S.A
Products
Artificial intelligence
Automation
Autonomous cars
Biotechnology
Cloud computing
Computer hardware
Corporate venture capital
Fiber to the x
Health care
Internet
Robotics
Software Founders Key Peoples
John L. Hennessy (Chairman)
Sundar Pichai (CEO)
Ruth Porat (CFO)
Larry Page &
Sergey Brin
Numbers of
Employees
156,301
Assets
US$359.268 Billion (Dec 2021)
21.
22. Google, Facebook and Amazon have been referred
to as the "Big Three" of digital advertising.
Google is the leader in online search (Google
Search), online video sharing (YouTube), email
services (Gmail), web browsing (Google Chrome)
and online mapping-based navigation (Google
Maps and Waze). Google also runs one of the two
most popular mobile operating systems (Android)
and is a leader in online storage (Google Drive) as
well as a variety of other popular tech services.
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car subsidiary, is
considered to be the leader in autonomous vehicle
technology.
More recently, Google Cloud has increased in
revenues, however, Alphabet relies on advertising
for 82% of revenues, amounting to almost all of its
profit.