American Companies have ruled the technology world since many decades and this trend is likely to continue for some more time. Most of the companies featured in this Top 10 list is purely based on their current market value at the NASDAQ.
The numbers may fluctuate on a daily basis among the companies which are closely placed but on the whole the top and bottom companies will stay there for some more time.
Almost all the top 10 companies are either close to $ 100 Billion or more except the last one which was a 100 billion dollar company just a few weeks back.
#10. Facebook Inc ($70 B):
Facebook started of very well with a $100 Billion listing, but all the hype faded and everything fell apart after few days. Never the less it is still at $70 Billion. For those who are new to Computers Facebook is a Company which has a Social Media Network with just over 850 million users. I am also one of them. Facebook is at #10. Its a software company.
#9. Cisco ($91 B):
With a market cap of over $91 Billion Cisco is fairly placed at no# 9 position. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Mostly related to things like networks, routers, Cables etc everything related to data transfer. Its a mainly Hardware company.
#8. Qualcomm ($95 B): Qualcomm Incorporated is a world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies. For more than 25 years.It has a market cap of $95+ Billions. It puts this company into number 8 position. Its a Hardware company.
#7. Amazon ($100 B): Amazon is an online retailer of books, movies, music and games along with electronics, toys, apparel, sports, tools, groceries and general home and garden items very much popular in America and also ships in rest of the world. It is at $100 Billion. Its a software cum retailer company.
#6. Intel ($135 B): The popular Tag Line "Intel Inside" is very famous since many years and continues to be so. The world leading manufacturer of CPUs used in PCs, Servers etc is worth $135 Billion. Its purely a hardware company.
#5. Oracle ($139 B): Oracle has been growing since few years mainly based on the aggressive acquisitions. Some of its top picks were SUN and MySQL both of them opensource software companies. Now Oracle plans to start patent wars and make good amount of money via Patents from its acquired Companies. That's why Google bought Motorola Mobility as well. Oracle has a market value of $139 Billion. Its a software company. Recently Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had made a surprising statement that "IBM is their biggest rival".
#4. Google ($186 B): Google the Search Engine Giant mostly known for its Search Engine called Google is also trying to find its grip in the Social Media industry. Its too premature to comment on its success but things certainly don't look negative. Its market value is $186 Billion. Its was a purely software company but recently acquired Motorola Mobility which also manufactures smartphones.
#3. IBM ($223 B): International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IMB is worth $223 Billion.
#2. Microsoft ($257 B): Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing. Its worth $257 billion. Microsoft is finding it very difficult to make its presence felt in the mobile world be it smart phones or Tablets but they are trying their level best to make their presence felt. Rumors has it that it may even acquire Nokia the company which they recently tied up to supply Mobile OS Windows.
#1. Apple ($544 B):
Yes you read it correctly its $544 Billion which is more than equivalent of total worth of the companies at the bottom 5 of the Top 10 in this list. This amount is double the Forex reserve India has. Apple and Microsoft were core rivals at one point of time but Steve Jobs Innovation iPhone put Apple in a position where rest of the 9 companies at the bottom can only dream to over come. The only way in which other companies can overcome Apple now is when Apple commits consistent blunders for a very long period of time. That doesn't seem to be happening any time soon and Apple is having a league of its own.
The total worth of all the Top 10 companies is about $1.8 Trillion which is more than half of China's Forex Reserves and almost double of Japan's Forex reserves.
Just in case you want to find out the latest top 10 companies just visit the link over here. The link is the query on Google Finance which will give the latest Market Cap of all the above companies.
The numbers may fluctuate on a daily basis among the companies which are closely placed but on the whole the top and bottom companies will stay there for some more time.
Almost all the top 10 companies are either close to $ 100 Billion or more except the last one which was a 100 billion dollar company just a few weeks back.
#10. Facebook Inc ($70 B):
Facebook started of very well with a $100 Billion listing, but all the hype faded and everything fell apart after few days. Never the less it is still at $70 Billion. For those who are new to Computers Facebook is a Company which has a Social Media Network with just over 850 million users. I am also one of them. Facebook is at #10. Its a software company.
#9. Cisco ($91 B):
With a market cap of over $91 Billion Cisco is fairly placed at no# 9 position. Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Mostly related to things like networks, routers, Cables etc everything related to data transfer. Its a mainly Hardware company.
#8. Qualcomm ($95 B): Qualcomm Incorporated is a world leader in 3G and next-generation mobile technologies. For more than 25 years.It has a market cap of $95+ Billions. It puts this company into number 8 position. Its a Hardware company.
#7. Amazon ($100 B): Amazon is an online retailer of books, movies, music and games along with electronics, toys, apparel, sports, tools, groceries and general home and garden items very much popular in America and also ships in rest of the world. It is at $100 Billion. Its a software cum retailer company.
#6. Intel ($135 B): The popular Tag Line "Intel Inside" is very famous since many years and continues to be so. The world leading manufacturer of CPUs used in PCs, Servers etc is worth $135 Billion. Its purely a hardware company.
#5. Oracle ($139 B): Oracle has been growing since few years mainly based on the aggressive acquisitions. Some of its top picks were SUN and MySQL both of them opensource software companies. Now Oracle plans to start patent wars and make good amount of money via Patents from its acquired Companies. That's why Google bought Motorola Mobility as well. Oracle has a market value of $139 Billion. Its a software company. Recently Oracle CEO Larry Ellison had made a surprising statement that "IBM is their biggest rival".
#4. Google ($186 B): Google the Search Engine Giant mostly known for its Search Engine called Google is also trying to find its grip in the Social Media industry. Its too premature to comment on its success but things certainly don't look negative. Its market value is $186 Billion. Its was a purely software company but recently acquired Motorola Mobility which also manufactures smartphones.
#3. IBM ($223 B): International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IMB is worth $223 Billion.
#2. Microsoft ($257 B): Microsoft is an American multinational corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing. Its worth $257 billion. Microsoft is finding it very difficult to make its presence felt in the mobile world be it smart phones or Tablets but they are trying their level best to make their presence felt. Rumors has it that it may even acquire Nokia the company which they recently tied up to supply Mobile OS Windows.
#1. Apple ($544 B):
Yes you read it correctly its $544 Billion which is more than equivalent of total worth of the companies at the bottom 5 of the Top 10 in this list. This amount is double the Forex reserve India has. Apple and Microsoft were core rivals at one point of time but Steve Jobs Innovation iPhone put Apple in a position where rest of the 9 companies at the bottom can only dream to over come. The only way in which other companies can overcome Apple now is when Apple commits consistent blunders for a very long period of time. That doesn't seem to be happening any time soon and Apple is having a league of its own.
The total worth of all the Top 10 companies is about $1.8 Trillion which is more than half of China's Forex Reserves and almost double of Japan's Forex reserves.
Just in case you want to find out the latest top 10 companies just visit the link over here. The link is the query on Google Finance which will give the latest Market Cap of all the above companies.
