In an era rife with smartphones, AI, blockchain, 5G, it comes with no surprise that technology dominates the stock market, with seven technology companies like Apple, Amazon and Tesla occupying the top 10. Exploring the City Index that ranks the world’s biggest company to date, we find that technology companies are most certainly leading holders of top spots on the stock market. It was the biggest company in the world for most of the 2010s, and in 2018 became the first US company to surpass $1 trillion in value. The biggest companies in 2000:Rank Company Industry Market cap (billion USD) Market cap (inflation adj.) However, in 2003, it became the biggest company in the world again, and the biggest tech company in the world up until Apple’s rise in the early 2010s.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2024 11:13 UTC