Monday, I reported Apple passed Pepsi as the most valuable company. A lot of tech companies made that list. Let’s take a look at them.
10. Facebook: It has over 1.15 billion users. It’s founder was voted Time Magazine’s Man of the Year. It connects people from all walks of like. Ten years ago, could anyone had pictured this?
9. T-Mobile/Deutsche Telecom: T-Mobile is the 4th largest phone company in America. Deutsche Telecom is the 10th largest int’l phone company in the world. Globally, they have over 150 million subscribers.
8. Amazon: In the last decade or so, Amazon and books have been synonymous. They’re the creators of Amazon Kindle, which can hold many, many books at once. Their website gets over 65 million orders a month.
7. AT&T: It was the oldest phone company in America and until 1984, really the only phone company in the US. Today, it boasts over 108 million customers. It’s the seventh largest of all companies in the US and fourteenth in the world.
6. Intel: Since 1968, it’s been the world’s largest computer chip maker. For many years, it became the premier source of microprocessors. I hate to see what the computer industry would be like without this valuable source.
5. Samusng: In 2012, it surpassed Nokia as the world’s most successful phone maker, owning a quarter of that market. Did you know they also sale life insurance?
4. Microsoft:? For decades, Microsoft set the standard in software technology. Have you ever used a Windows system on a computer? I rest my case.
3. I.B.M.: Since the 1910s, I.B.M. has led the world in technology manufacturing and marketing. From the floppy disk to the ATM, from the hard drive to the Think Pad, they’ve seen and taken part in it all.
2. Apple: Yes, it was voted the most valuable company in the world today. They gave us Macs, Mac Books, iPods, iPhones, iPads, Apple Stores. It’s founder Steve Jobs is a culture icon. But in my eyes, this company should be #1:
1. Google: In 1998, it started as a search engine site. It now leads the league in marketing (Ad Words), mapping, social media (You Tube), software, web browsing, (Google Chrome) and so much more. Last time I checked, it’s stock was $872 a share. And it’s only a 15 year old company.
Which companies am I missing?