In this article we are going to list the 5 biggest companies that originated in Silicon Valley. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive look, please take a look at the 15 biggest companies that originated in Silicon Valley.
5. Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 51,904
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 11,621
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 97,793
Total market value of the company as at March 2020 (in millions of dollars): 166,709
Total employees of the company in 2019: 75,900
Many of you may be using a Cisco router right now, as the company specialized in networking hardware and software in addition to telecommunications equipment and has several subsidiaries including the popular WebEx.
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4. Facebook (NASDAQ:FB)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 70,697
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 18,485
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 133,376
Total market value of the company as at March 2020 (in millions of dollars): 475,455
Total employees of the company in 2019: 44,942
Unless you’re living under a rock, you know about Facebook. The social media giant has actually revolutionized the industry and has more than 2.7 billion active users which is an absolutely incredible figure. It is also one of the most influential companies in the world, and is often accused of misusing its influence.
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3. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 71,965
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 21,048
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 136,524
Total market value of the company as at March 2020 (in millions of dollars): 231,662
Total employees of the company in 2019: 110,800
Intel is one of the biggest semi-conductor companies in the world and develops microprocessors which are used in most computers around the world.
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2. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 161,857
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 34,343
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 275,909
Total market value of the company as at March 2020 (in millions of dollars): 798,905
Total employees of the company in 2019: 118,899
Alphabet is the parent company of Google, which is not just the most popular search engine in the world by far, but also offers cloud computing, software, hardware and online advertising technologies.
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1. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Total revenue of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 260,174
Total profit of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 55,256
Total assets of the company in 2019 (in millions of dollars): 338,516
Total market value of the company as at March 2020 (in millions of dollars): 1,112,641
Total employees of the company in 2019: 137,000
Easily topping the list of the 5 biggest companies that originated in Silicon Valley is Apple, which is also the most valuable company in the world right and now, and one of only two companies to have broken through the $2 trillion barrier. It topped the list in every single metric that we used for ranking, and is the most powerful company in Silicon Valley. The company had been suffering for years in the mid 2000s but after the launch of the iPhone, the company’s popularity kept growing and allowed it to become a dominant player again.
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