Founders Of Top 20 Tech Companies
These Top 20 Tech companies span various sectors within the tech industry, including software, hardware, e-commerce, and data analytics, each contributing uniquely to the global technological landscape.These companies represent a mix of hardware manufacturers, software developers, and digital service providers, each playing a significant role in the global tech industry with substantial market capitalizations reflecting their influence and scale.
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Apple Inc.
- Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne
- CEO: Tim Cook
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1976
- Net Worth: Apple’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $2 trillion.
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Microsoft Corporation
- Founders: Bill Gates and Paul Allen
- CEO: Satya Nadella
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1975
- Net Worth: Microsoft’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $2 trillion.
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Amazon.com, Inc.
- Founder: Jeff Bezos
- CEO: Andy Jassy (since 2021)
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1994
- Net Worth: Amazon’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $1.5 trillion.
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Google (Alphabet Inc.)
- Founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin
- CEO: Sundar Pichai (CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC)
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: Google was founded in 1998, Alphabet Inc. was created in 2015.
- Net Worth: Alphabet’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $2 trillion.
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Facebook (Meta Platforms, Inc.)
- Founder: Mark Zuckerberg
- CEO: Mark Zuckerberg
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 2004
- Net Worth: Meta’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $900 billion.
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Tesla, Inc.
- Founder: Elon Musk
- CEO: Elon Musk
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 2003
- Net Worth: Tesla’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $1 trillion.
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NVIDIA Corporation
- Founder: Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem
- CEO: Jensen Huang
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1993
- Net Worth: NVIDIA’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $800 billion.
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Netflix, Inc.
- Founders: Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph
- CEO: Reed Hastings
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1997
- Net Worth: Netflix’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $200 billion.
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IBM (International Business Machines Corporation)
- Founder: Charles Ranlett Flint
- CEO: Arvind Krishna
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1911 (as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, renamed IBM in 1924)
- Net Worth: IBM’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $150 billion.
- Intel Corporation
- Founders: Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore
- CEO: Pat Gelsinger
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1968
- Net Worth: Intel’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $200 billion.
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Founder: Lee Byung-chul
- CEO: Kim Ki-nam (as of 2024)
- Country: South Korea
- Year of Foundation: 1969 (as Samsung Electronics)
- Net Worth: Samsung Electronics’ market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $500 billion.
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Tencent Holdings Limited
- Founder: Ma Huateng (Pony Ma)
- CEO: Ma Huateng (Pony Ma)
- Country: China
- Year of Foundation: 1998
- Net Worth: Tencent’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $500 billion.
13. Oracle Corporation
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- Founder: Larry Ellison, Bob Miner, and Ed Oates
- CEO: Safra Catz and Mark Hurd (co-CEOs as of 2024)
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1977
- Net Worth: Oracle’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $200 billion.
14. Adobe Inc.
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- Founders: John Warnock and Charles Geschke
- CEO: Shantanu Narayen
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1982
- Net Worth: Adobe’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $300 billion.
15. Salesforce.com, Inc.
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- Founder: Marc Benioff and Parker Harris
- CEO: Marc Benioff
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1999
- Net Worth: Salesforce’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $200 billion.
16. HP Inc. (Hewlett-Packard)
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- Founders: Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard
- CEO: Enrique Lores
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 1939
- Net Worth: HP Inc.’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $50 billion.
17. Sony Corporation
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- Founder: Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita
- CEO: Kenichiro Yoshida
- Country: Japan
- Year of Foundation: 1946 (as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K., renamed Sony in 1958)
- Net Worth: Sony’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $100 billion.
18. Alibaba Group Holding Limited
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- Founder: Jack Ma
- CEO: Daniel Zhang
- Country: China
- Year of Foundation: 1999
- Net Worth: Alibaba’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $500 billion.
19. ByteDance Ltd.
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- Founder: Zhang Yiming
- CEO: Zhang Yiming
- Country: China
- Year of Foundation: 2012
- Net Worth: ByteDance’s market capitalization as of 2024 is over $100 billion.
20. Palantir Technologies Inc.
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- Founders: Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Gettings
- CEO: Alex Karp
- Country: USA
- Year of Foundation: 2003
- Net Worth: Palantir’s market capitalization as of 2024 is approximately $50 billion.
These net worth figures are based on the market capitalization of each company, which can fluctuate over time due to market conditions.
