A technology company, or tech company, is a company that focuses primarily on the manufacturing, support, research and development of—most commonly computing, telecommunication and consumer electronics–based—technology-intensive products and services, which include businesses relating to digital electronics, software, optics, new energy, and Internet-related services such as cloud storage and e-commerce services. Big Tech refers to the 6 largest companies, both in the United States and globally, symbolized by the metonym 'Silicon Valley', where 4 of them are based.
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According to Fortune, as of 2020, the ten largest technology companies by revenue are: Apple Inc., Samsung, Foxconn, Alphabet Inc., Microsoft, Huawei, Dell Technologies, Hitachi, IBM, and Sony.[1] Amazon has higher revenue than Apple, but is classified by Fortune in the retail sector.[2] The most profitable listed in 2020 are Apple Inc., Microsoft, Alphabet Inc., Intel
See also
- List of largest technology companies by revenue
- Big Tech, a grouping of the largest IT companies in the world
- Deep tech
- Dot-com company
- Outline of technology
References
- Global 500 Fortune, retrieved 31 October 2020^
- Amazon.com Fortune, retrieved 31 October 2020^
- The 'Big Five' Could Destroy the Tech Ecosystem Bloomberg, 15 November 2017^