10 Largest Online Retailers In the World in 2017

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3. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Score: 17

Next up on our list is one of the largest companies in America, and one of the most famous too – the maker of the iPhone, which is also one of the largest online retailers in the world in 2017, because it sells a lot of its products directly to customers via its website. Founded in 1976, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has grown from making Mac computers, to laptops, to some of the world’s most appreciated smartphones and tablets.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s products are sold in many corners across the world through a wide network of retailers, but they’re also sold straight from the company’s website. In fact, it is estimated that Apple sells less than half its products from its online stores. And yet, in 2016, the company pulled up online sales of $16.8 billion. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the most valuable on our list, with a market cap of nearly $889 billion.

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