Few companies are ruling the world today. These are not very small companies, the value of that companies will be greater than the GDP of some countries. We can't even imagine the value of these companies. You will come to know Top 10 largest companies in the world after reading the entire post. The list in this article is taken based on Market Capitalization. Simply market capitalization is nothing but the "product of the number of shares owned by that company and the value of each share." A companies market capitalization value varies and depends on the share value of that company. Now let's see the most valuable companies in the world:
10) VISA:
Nowadays almost everyone is using credit and debit cards. Almost we see this name Visa on every debit or credit card. This company was founded in 1958. Visa is not a bank and will not give us loans or will not handle our money. Visa will act as a mediator in transferring money from one bank account to another bank account. It will make our money transfer fast and secure from one to bank account by swiping the card. This Visa company will change a few percentages for doing this job. This Visa company can do 65,000 transactions for a second with the technology it has. This company has a great recognization all over the world. Most in many countries this company runs its business. This company expanded its business in many fields like financial services, technology, software and IT, credit cards and digital payment solutions. This market capitalization of this company is $517 billion and stays in the 10th position.
9) ALIBABA:
This Alibaba company was started by Jack Ma in 1999. This website was developed for the trading of china people with other countries. After few years many companies also registered in Alibaba and started doing their business through it. As we use Youtube people of China use Youku which is owned by Alibaba company. Not only this it has Alipay, AliExpress, Alibaba Cloud and also entered the digital media and entertainment field. The market capitalization of Alibaba is $610 billion and says in 9th position.
8) BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY:
Maybe most of you don't know this company name but many are you all know respected Warren Buffet who invested in the stock market from his childhood and now stays as one of the worlds richest people. He runs this company and he is the CEO of this company. This company doesn't belong to a single field, This company has its business in financial services, investments, insurance, restaurants, food processing, aerospace, media, automotive and real estate and many more. This company share is the worlds costliest share. It is $320,250 per share. The market capitalization of this company is $655 billion and stays in 8th position.
7) TENCENT:
Tencent is one of the biggest internet companies in China. This company has its business in social networks, mobile games, music, web portal, payment system, e-commerce. This Tencent is a venture company which means this company will invest in other companies like games and it invested in many large gaming companies. Now worldwide Tencent holds 13% of the market share. As we use WhatsApp, People of china will use WeChat which is owned by Tencent. The market capitalization f Tencent company is $740 billion and stays in the 7th position.
6) FACEBOOK:
There is no need of introducing it to you. Almost this app was used by everyone. This was started by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004. Now it is the world biggest social media network. Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion and in 2014 Facebook bought Whatsapp for $19 billion. Apps from Facebook stays in the list of most downloaded apps from 2010 to 2019. Facebook is also working on artificial intelligence and the internet of things. The market capitalization of Facebook is $939 billion and stays in the 6th position.
5) ALPHABET:
Maybe you not heard the name of this company before. But the websites which we use daily in our life like Google, Youtube and Android etc are owned by Alphabet. This company has its business in business, mobile apps, software, cloud services and many more fields. The main income for Alphabet is earned from Google and Youtube. The income for google and youtube will generate from advertisements. This is one of the companies in the world which invest more in research and development. A part of the Alphabet company named Calico conducts research on the human to face old age and to face problems at old age. The market capitalization of Alphabet is $1632 billion and stays in the 5th position.
4) AMAZON:
This is a come E-Commerce company which changed the total shopping system in the world. This company was started by the worlds richest man Jeff Bezos in 1994. This was started as a book delivery website and no entered into electronics, mobiles, laptops, toys, home appliances, and made and the website in which you will find almost everything to buy. Now Amazon is not only a shopping website it has nearly 41 brands under it. It contains amazon prime, audible, kindle, Alexa, etc. The market capitalization of Amazon is $1706 billion and says in 4th position.
3) MICROSOFT:
Most of the people who uses a computer know Microsoft. Microsoft developed many projects like Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Office 365, etc. Microsoft also entered into many fields like laptops, video games, could computing technologies and etc. This company made many people millionaires. When Microsoft company entered the stock market by IPO and nearly 12,000 people who invested in it became millionaires. This was started by Bill gates in 1975 who stayed as the world richest man for many years. The market capitalization of Microsoft is $1965 billion and stays in the 3rd position.
2) SAUDI ARAMCO:
The complete name of this company is Saudi Arabian Oil Company. This is one of the biggest companies in the world in oil and gas production and refining company. The headquarters of this company is in Saudi Arabia. This company created a record as one of the companies with the highest share value after entering into this stock market. This company also have a record of world profitable company. This company uses most of its profits to buy new companies and expand its business. The market capitalization of this Saudi Aramco company is $2 Trillion and stays in the 2nd position.
1) APPLE:
This is a very popular brand in the world. There is no alternative for apple products for its features and security. Apple has its own speciality in its many products like mobiles, Ipads, laptops, software OS, electronic, etc. The main reason for these all is Apple spends more on Research & Development. Apple company has nearly $200 billion as cash reserves in the bank. We can even buy the reliance company with this money. This is the most valuable company in the world. The market capitalization of Apple company is $2.22 trillion and stays in 1st position.
These all the largest companies in the world as per their market capitalization.
Note: The list given above may change as the market capitalization of companies vary. This information is as per June 2021 and I will try to update it constantly.
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