5 Biggest Computer Hardware Companies in the World

1. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Market Capitalization: $2.42 Trillion

The biggest computer hardware company in the world, in terms of market capitalization, is Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL). It’s a hardware and software company known for producing a variety of popular gadgets and accessories. The company had a successful end to 2021, posting $123.9 billion in sales, and increasing its revenue by 11 percent in the quarter that ended December 25, 2021 (which is also the company’s Q1 Fiscal Year 2022). Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL) began its journey by making personal computers (PC), then expanding it to laptops and the iPod. It then expanded its offerings to smartphones, tablets, and wearables. Some of its well-known products are the MacBook, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

The company posted a decline in its market share of global smartphone shipments, coming in only at 18% in the first quarter of 2022. This follows its 22% market share posted in the last quarter of 2022. But it is still an improvement YoY since Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)’s market share in the first quarter of 2021 is at 17%. The outlook for the smartphone market, though, is not that good, as data from IDC shows that the smartphone segment is expected to decline by 3.5% to 1.31 billion units.  

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