The world's top ten most powerful technological firms
As great enablers of global digital transformation, these ten giants of the tech landscape help solve virtually every kind of problem.
After a tumultuous 2021, companies reflect on a world ravaged by the pandemic. Those who have made gains have adapted quickly through technology, enabling accelerated digital transformation to provide green shoots of recovery and prosperity for those on this list.
Hybrid working – so long frowned upon by so many – has proven to be very essential to maintaining productivity. This led to questions about the need for so much office real estate as well, as Microsoft reported that 70% of workers wanted hybrid working to stay.
With so many people confined to their homes, the huge increase in web traffic via e-commerce has given rise to many unicorns (the London Stock Exchange announced a record year for IPOs, raising £16.8 billion ) and some of the major online players such as Amazon have benefited immensely. market fees.
Hyperscalers have also taken advantage of the extraordinary circumstances that have seized consumers and businesses to put cloud technology at the forefront of the digital transformation strategy, as the need for data processing capacity has increased and the stakes have increased from the threat. of clandestine cybersecurity.
But it's in the emerging power of augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and automation that we see the widest impact. It is through these tools that our customer experience will reach new levels, sustainability goals can be achieved, and intelligence can create operational efficiencies at scale.
We take a look at ten of the most influential tech companies based on their global impact.
1. Amazon
Year of origin: 1994Managing Director: Andy JassyIndustry: e-commerce
Amazon has clearly been a big beneficiary of the pandemic. Even in Spring 2021, revenue fell to $108.5 billion for the three months to the end of March from $75 billion (£54 billion) in the same period last year. Profit increased by $8.1 billion from $2.5 billion a year earlier.
Former CEO Jeff Bezos, resigned last July after 27 years at the helm.
"As Prime Video turns 10, more than 175 million Prime members streamed shows and movies over the past year, and streaming hours are up more than 70% year over year," he said.
AWS had also grown to $54 billion in annual revenue in its first 15 years.
At COP26, Jeff Bezos announced a $2 billion pledge to "help nature," while Amazon-backed electric car company Rivian raised nearly $12 billion and Blue Origin launched six rockets in a spate of space activities this year started.
2. Google
Year of origin: 1998Managing Director: Sundar PichaiIndustry: computer software
That year, Alphabet X (formerly Google X), the company's experimental arm, developed a new way to deliver high-speed Internet via beams of light through the air. The Taara project could lead to faster and cheaper internet in areas with poor infrastructure. Other projects include Mineral, a new technology to build a more sustainable food system, Tidal, which will help improve ocean health, and the Everyday Robot Project, which aims to create robots capable of useful tasks perform to help every day.
In October 2021, the company grew its revenue 41% year over year to a record $65.12 billion and record earnings of $18.94 billion, or $27.99 per share. Additionally, Google's cloud revenue rose 45% to $4.99 billion, while its operating loss narrowed to $644 million from $1.21 billion a year earlier.
Industry rumors suggest the company is more focused on AR and its Google Project Glass than Metaverse.
3. Microsoft
Year of origin: 1975Managing Director: Satya NadellaIndustry: computer software
It's been a tumultuous year for Microsoft, with the planned phasing out of Windows 10, the birth of Windows 11, and a new version of Edge.
More importantly, as of October 2021, Microsoft had a market cap of nearly $2.49 billion at the close, while Apple was at around $2.46 billion, temporarily making it the world's most valuable company. Microsoft last overtook Apple in market cap in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged supply chains. In October, Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud division, which hosts Microsoft Azure, reported first-quarter revenue of $17 billion, up 31% year over year. Additionally, revenue from server products and cloud services grew 35%, due in part to the 50% increase in revenue from Azure. Microsoft said that in the first half of next year, users of its Teams collaboration software could appear as avatars in video conferences, signaling a shift to the Metaverse.
4. Apple
Year of origin: 1976Managing Director: Tim KochIndustry: consumer electronics
Financial Results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 ended September 25, 2021. The company reported a record revenue of $83.4 billion for the September quarter, up 29% year over year. That year they launched the M1-powered Macs and a line of iPhone 13s that set a new performance standard. Apple CEO Tim Cook. “We're embodying our values in everything we do – we're moving closer to our 2030 goal of being carbon neutral across our supply chain and throughout the lifecycle of our products, and advancing our mission to build a fairer future.”
Rumors suggest we could see Apple's AR product -- or mixed reality -- by the end of 2022, and the old rumor of The Apple Car is a perennial, the company reportedly had up to 1,000 developers working on it, the so-called project Titanium. with front companies like Faraday Futures and Sixty Eight Research.
5. IBM
Year of foundation: 1911Managing Director: Arvind KrishnaSector: Information Technology and Services
A pillar of any computing environment, the emblematic IBM refuses to cave into Big Tech's struggle. In 2019, the company introduced the first commercial circuit-based quantum computer, Q, allowing users, researchers, and developers to explore the potential of quantum to solve real-world problems. Quantum is a key focus for the company's future -- and many believe the company's future may be on hold. Sustainability efforts are also at the forefront of corporate strategy, as IBM also recently committed to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
6. Deloitte
Year of foundation: 1845CEO: Punish RenjenIndustry: Consulting
Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, advisory, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services; with approximately 330,000 employees in more than 150 countries and territories. Their impact on the company's overall IT environment and technology is so great that they only had to compile this list.
Their culture and purpose are to make an impact that matters. The WorldClass initiative aims to help 50 million people develop job skills, improve their educational outcomes, and access opportunities to thrive in the digital economy by 2030. Their WorldClimate sustainability strategy is committed to making responsible climate choices and their culture is supported by their ALL-IN diversity and inclusion strategy.
7. SAP
Year of origin: 1972Managing Director: Christian KleinSector: Information Technology and Services
Originally called System Analysis Program Development, later abbreviated to SAP, the company has grown from a small company of five employees to a multinational company based in Walldorf, Germany, with more than 105,000 employees worldwide. Today, SAP has more than 230 million cloud users, more than 100 solutions covering all business functions, and the largest cloud portfolio of any vendor.
77% of global transaction revenue hits an SAP system. At 41, CEO Christian Klein is the youngest CEO of any major company in the German blue-chip market index DAX.
8. TCS
Year of origin: 1968Managing Director: Rajesh GopinathanIndustry: Consulting
As the world's leading provider of IT services, consulting, and business solutions with an extensive network of innovation and delivery centers, TCS has over 500,000 of the world's best-trained consultants in 46 countries; had consolidated sales of $22.2 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. This consulting firm is part of the Tata Group, India's largest multinational group.
They were recently announced as the title sponsor of the Jaguar Formula E racing team, a multi-year deal where the council will provide technology and data services and appear alongside the team.
9. Alibaba Group
Year of origin: 1999Managing Director: Daniel ZhangIndustry: e-commerce
Alibaba Group's mission is to make doing business easier, everywhere - through leveraging commerce, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives. While its core business stems from its 912 million consumers in China, the company has 265 million overseas consumers served by Lazada, AliExpress, Trendyol, and Daraz, totaling well over 1 billion active users. The unconsolidated related party, Ant Group, also operates digital payment services on our platforms and provides digital financial services to consumers, merchants, and other businesses.
10. Meta/Facebook
Year of origin: 2004Managing Director: Mark ZuckerbergSector: Multinational technology group
At the organization's Connect 2021 conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Meta, a new corporate brand that brings the "Metaverse" to life and helps people connect, find communities and grow businesses. A hybrid of today's online social experiences, this new metaverse makes it possible to share immersive experiences with other people and open up opportunities to do things together that would not be possible in the physical world. The company also announced tools to help people create for the metaverse, including the mixed reality presence platform for Quest 2, and a $150 million investment in immersive learning to educate the next generation of developers. Meta has also officially launched its Horizon Worlds Metaverse app in the United States and Canada, allowing users to meet others, play games, and create their own virtual worlds using an Oculus 2 VR headset.
According to Zuckerberg, the metaverse will be "an embodied internet where you are in the experience, not just looking at it."
Post a Comment