The world has been shaped by technology and its companies. We have seen many start-ups that have revolutionized the world in different ways. Be it in the B2B, B2C, or even D2C sector, these biggest tech companies changed customer experience and made their lives easier.
With rapid changes in technology and the consumers being interested in immersive technologies such as AI, AR, and VR to interact better with services and products offered by these companies.
Some of these companies started as the biggest and most disruptive start-ups but with their market valuation and profitability, they are now multi-million dollar enterprises with offices running globally.
Let us know more about these biggest tech companies in the world.
What are the biggest tech companies in the world?
Uber
Uber is a transportation network company that operates in more than 450 cities worldwide. In addition to its cab service, Uber also offers food delivery and other services through its website or mobile app. Uber was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, who continue to lead the company today as CEO and president, respectively.
Uber’s valuation of $62.5 billion makes it one of the largest privately held companies in the world—and it’s been increasing since its inception: In just five years, Uber has gone from being worth $3 billion to over $60 billion today (as measured by market capitalization).
Airbnb
Airbnb is a website for people to list, find, and rent lodging.
Airbnb is a way for people to lease out their homes or apartments for a short time period. It’s also a way for hosts (and guests) who want to make extra money by renting out their spare rooms, houses, and apartments while they’re not traveling.
Didi Chuxing
Didi Chuxing is a Chinese ride-sharing company that operates in China, Thailand, and Singapore. It was founded in May 2012 by the founders of Didi Kuaidi—an app that connects users with taxis. In August 2015, it was reported that Didi Chuxing had raised $5 billion and had a valuation of $56 billion (USD).
Didi Chuxing has been valued at more than Uber’s current valuation, which was just under $70 billion as of early 2018 (when Uber sold its China business to local rival LeEco).
Xiaomi
Xiaomi is a Chinese consumer electronics company founded in 2010. It sells smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and smart home devices. Its primary focus is on online sales of its products through flash sales and other promotions. As of April 2018, Xiaomi had sold over 100 million smartphones globally.[1]
Xiaomi is the world’s 4th largest smartphone manufacturer and the fifth largest overall smartphone vendor by sales.[2][3] The company’s revenue from all products totaled $13 billion in 2017, an increase of 73% over 2016.[4][5] In addition to smartphones, it also manufactures audio equipment such as speakers and headphones; health trackers; televisions (including 4K TVs); power banks/batteries[6], and air purifiers[7], among others
Amazon
Amazon is the biggest multinational e-commerce company that sells books, music, and video products. The company also operates retail websites for third-party sellers to sell their goods.
Amazon’s Smart Home Skill allows Alexa users to connect their smart speaker devices with the Amazon Echo or other Alexa-enabled devices so that they can control them using voice commands. The skill enables users to turn on/off lights, adjust thermostats, play music through Sonos speakers, and more by simply saying “Alexa.”
Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, along with a small group of Stanford computer science graduate students. Their prime goal was “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”
In 2004, Google became an initial public offering (IPO) when it traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol GOOG. On August 19th, 2005, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be opening up its platform to developers so they could build applications for their site based on HTML5 rather than Java which had been previously used to power Facebook’s site until then. This meant that any website could now use HTML5 instead of Javascript since Javascript wasn’t supported at all times yet.
Today Google is a household name and an activity. Consumers primarily use Google Assistant daily. This default voice assistant app on Android phones allows you to perform tasks like setting alarms or checking weather updates without having any other apps installed on your device (though it will still need an internet connection).
This app also has integrated features such as translation services which allow you to translate text from one language into another instantly without having any knowledge about how languages work together beforehand; this makes Google Assistant an excellent choice if you’re traveling abroad frequently because it’ll save time not having had access to Google Translate before leaving home.
Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies is a software and services company based in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 2004 by American computer scientist Alex Karp and Russian American venture capitalist Peter Thiel, it has raised $2.5 billion in funding from various investors, including Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), and Google Ventures.
Palantir’s technology focuses on analyzing large data sets for business intelligence purposes by using an open-source software platform called Palantir that offers users advanced analytics capabilities with its ability to organize information from disparate sources into a centralized dashboard or dashboard viewable by multiple users simultaneously.
The company also provides custom consulting services for companies wanting access to its proprietary toolsets such as those used by the U.S Government during the Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery effort, which helped save lives & property through better planning & decision-making processes provided by these toolsets.”
WeWork
WeWork is a global community of people who believe in the power of work to change the world. In WeWork’s offices, we’re building a better way to do business: one that makes it easier for companies and individuals to collaborate on what matters most—their lives, talents, and dreams.
SpaceX
SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. Elon Musk founded the privately funded company in 2002 to develop advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial use. In 2011 SpaceX became the first private company to launch a spacecraft into orbit. Since then, it has continued to expand its launch capabilities by developing new technology, such as reusable rockets that can be found multiple times before being sent back down on their reentry path into Earth’s atmosphere.
In 2017 SpaceX launched its first two satellites into orbit using a Falcon 9s launch vehicle; five more launches followed this with Falcon 9s between 2018 and 2020 (including one mission that failed). The BFR is designed to replace Falcon 9 & Dragon with a single launch vehicle capable of carrying crewed missions into low-Earth orbit – around 100 astronauts could be transported per trip if required – as well as cargo deliveries between moon colonies or Mars.
Pinterest is an online pinboard for collecting and sharing things you like. It was founded by former Yahoo! employees in 2010, and it’s now one of the most popular social networks with over 200 million users. The site has a very visual design, making it confusing to understand at first glance. However, once you get into using Pinterest more often and start browsing through its different boards—which are collections of images organized by theme or topic—you’ll be surprised by how easy it is to use.
Pinterest isn’t just limited to pictures: You can also post text descriptions of your favorite recipes; share links to stories on other sites; store links from other websites (like YouTube videos) so they’re available when browsing later; or even create new content from scratch if you have something interesting enough that others might want access too!
Stripe
Stripe is a software platform for internet businesses. John and Patrick Collison were founded in 2010. It helps companies accept payments online and process credit cards. It has raised $1.25 billion in venture capital from investors, including Visa and General Catalyst Partners. Still, its most recent funding was led by Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, who invested $80 million into the company last year.
