TOP 5 technolgy companies

 

1: Apple 

• Popular Products: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, MacBook
• Market Value: $2,640.32B
• Employee Size: 164,000 

Another tech giant on our list is Apple, which is not very surprising. 

Specialized in electronics, software and online services, Apple’s annual revenue was $365.817B last year, in 2021. 

The company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Since then, Apple has been producing various tech devices, from computers to wearables. 

Apple was one of the most popular tech companies in the industry when I was a little kid, it still is, and it doesn’t seem like this will change in the near future. 

2: Alphabet Inc. 

• Popular Products: Android, Google, YouTube,
• Market Value: $1,581.72B 
• Employee Size: 186,779

Alphabet is a multinational conglomerate company, with $257.637B annual revenue for 2021. 

After the restructuring Google went through in 2015, Alphabet Inc. was founded, and it became the parent company of Google businesses. 

The company also invests in various start-ups and companies of different sizes in the tech industry: smart home projects, self-driving cars, cloud-gaming systems, and more. 

#3: Microsoft 

• Popular Products: Microsoft, MS Office, Microsoft Teams, Visual Studio
• Market Value: $2,054.37B
• Employee Size: 221,000 

Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Ellen in 1975, Microsoft is another tech giant rising from the United States. 

It produces consumer electronics and computer software, as well as offers related solutions.

One of Microsoft’s best products, MS Office, has become an indispensable part of our lives. Spreadsheets, presentations, meeting notes… You are ready for any meeting, any time with Office tools.

➡️ Also; LinkedIn, Skype, and GitHub can be listed among the company’s subsidiaries. 

#4: Amazon 

• Popular Products: Amazon Store, Amazon Prime, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Alexa, Twitch, Goodreads
• Market Value: $1,468.4B
• Employee Size: 1,608,000 

Amazon, one of the most valuable companies in the world, was founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. 

Initially an online marketplace, the company started to produce its own technological devices and offer cloud services over time. 

As well as ranking as the world’s 6th largest company in Forbes’ list, it’s listed among the top 25 tech and IT companies to work for -a.k.a. best workplaces! 

#5: Samsung Group 

• Popular Products: Phones, televisions, and other tech devices 
• Market Value: $367.26B
• Employee Size: +320,000 (source) 

Founded in 1969 in South Korea, Samsung Electronics operates through business divisions, as they manufacture and sell a wide range of electronics and software. 

These are Consumer Electronics, IT & Mobile Communications, and Device Solutions. 

Samsung Electronics does not only manufacture TVs, phones, and wearables; it also has smart home and digital health initiatives. 

#6: Tencent Holdings 

• Popular Products: WeChat, PUBG Mobile, QQ, Riot Games
• Market Value: $414.28B 
• Employee Size: 112,771

Tencent Holdings is a Chinese technology conglomerate company that was founded 23 years ago. It’s the first Asian tech company that crossed the $500B mark. 

Among its services, there are web portals, e-commerce platforms, payment systems, social networks, and mobile games. 

The holding group also owns Tencent Music and Tencent Games, the largest company in the video game industry. 

Tencent’s most popular communication tool WeChat has over 1.2 billion monthly active users. And its sibling app, QQ, has 564 million monthly active users.  

The company also provides marketing solutions and cloud services. ”Tencent is dedicated to being a digital assistant” they say. Through their digital services and technologies, they aim to help every industry.