The top 10 businesses in the world that you need to know about

1) Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D.                                                                                 students at Stanford University in California. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering (IPO) took place on August 19, 2004, and Google moved to its new headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the Googleplex. In August 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its various interests as a conglomerate called Alphabet Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Google is Alphabet's leading subsidiary and will continue to be the umbrella company for Alphabet's Internet interests. Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google, replacing Larry Page who became CEO of Alphabet. click

2) Facebook

With over 1.7 billion active users and $22.73 billion in revenue, Facebook is a business force to be reckoned with. The social network giant continues to dominate its industry, despite competition from other social networks like Twitter and Snapchat. In 2014, Facebook made its first public acquisition, buying WhatsApp for $19 billion—which makes it one of their biggest buys ever. It’s clear that Mark Zuckerberg has big plans for his company; we’ll just have to wait and see what he comes up with next! 

                                                                                                                                                                             The average cost-per-click (CPC) on Facebook is $0.30, which means it’s one of the most affordable advertising platforms around. Facebook also has a variety of targeting options, which can help your business reach its ideal audience. For example, if you own a women’s clothing store, Facebook can help you target users who have liked similar stores or pages. If your business is based in a specific location, Facebook can show ads to users who live nearby and have visited your website before. And if your product appeals to young people—or even just people under 35—Facebook is an excellent place for advertising because it allows advertisers to target those age groups specifically. click

3) Microsoft

Bill Gates founded Microsoft with Paul Allen and soon hired Steve Ballmer as a salesman. Now one of the biggest corporations on Earth, Microsoft develops computer software, including its well-known Windows and Office brands. Today, those programs are used by individuals at home and by companies around the globe.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Microsoft is also a major player in web development through its popular search engine Bing. After selling his stake in the company, Gates moved on to other philanthropic endeavors: He co-founded an international charity organization called The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2014, he pledged $1 billion toward eradicating polio worldwide. As of 2016, he has an estimated net worth of $85 billion. In 2018, Forbes ranked him as one of The World’s Most Powerful People for a record sixth time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Gates has said he will give away most of his fortune to charity before he dies—and last year he announced plans to leave much of it via Warren Buffett’s Giving Pledge program to children’s health and education initiatives globally. click.

4) Tesla

Tesla Motors is an American automotive and energy storage company. It was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers who wanted to prove electric cars didn’t have to be boring, and it’s done exactly that. With its Model S sedan winning Motor Trend’s 2013 Car of the Year award, Tesla shows no signs of slowing down.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The five-year-old firm is already worth $25 billion and has a $30 billion goal by 2020. While other car companies are making electric vehicles (like Nissan), none are as innovative or disruptive as Tesla. What makes Tesla so special? Well, for one thing, its cars are fast: 0–60 mph takes just 4.4 seconds with a P85D model; that’s faster than some supercars! And yet, they can go 200 miles on a single charge—that's more than most gasoline-powered cars get per tank.

5) Nestle

Nestle, also known as Nestlé, is a Swiss transnational food and beverage company headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is one of the largest food companies in the world. Nestle has 39 factories worldwide with 23,000 employees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Their brands include Nescafe (and many coffee-based products), Nespresso (and coffee-based products), Kit Kat (and other chocolate-based products), Dolce Gusto (and coffee-based products), and Purina PetCare Company. In addition to producing consumer goods, Nestle produces pet foods under brand names such as Purina Dog Chow and Fancy Feast.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The company was founded by Henri Nestlé in 1866. In 2014, Nestle was listed on Fortune's Global 500 list for the twenty-fifth consecutive year. In 2013 it ranked No. 98 on Forbes' list of most valuable brands.

6) Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is one of its largest conglomerates, employing over 370,000 people worldwide and operating in more than 200 countries. The company was founded by Werner von Siemens on December 2, 1847.

7) Amazon

Amazon is an e-commerce company, specializing in online retail and cloud computing. It was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994, and is based in Seattle, Washington. The company began as an online bookstore but soon diversified, selling DVDs, CDs, video downloads/streaming (in 1998), MP3 downloads/streaming (in 1999), software (in 2000), video games (in 2003) electronics (in 2004), toys (in 2005), and jewelry & watches (2006).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Amazon also produces consumer electronics—notably Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, and Fire TV—and is a major provider of cloud infrastructure services via its Amazon Web Services arm. It has separate retail websites for the United States, United Kingdom and Ireland, France, and Canada. In 2016, Dutch and Polish language versions of the German Amazon website were launched. In 2015, Amazon surpassed Walmart as the most valuable retailer in the United States by market capitalization. On August 17, 2017, its market capitalization was $US469 billion ($638 billion), making it #1 on PricewaterhouseCoopers' list of largest companies since 2002. In 2017 it became the #1 largest publicly traded corporation in terms of revenue worldwide as well. Its market capitalization is more than 2 times larger than Walmart's at $US219 billion ($300 billion). click.

8) Alibaba

With an IPO on NASDAQ just last year, Alibaba is one of today’s most innovative and influential companies. Founded by Jack Ma, Alibaba was originally founded as a way for Chinese exporters to sell their goods overseas. Through a variety of platforms, Alibaba has grown into one of the largest e-commerce sites in China.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               They are also leading China’s economy by building more and more logistics centers throughout China. With its impressive growth since its founding (and expansion into new global markets), it looks like Alibaba will only continue growing larger—and we can expect to see more from them as they expand outside China and increase their investments abroad.

9) Nike

Nike Inc. is an American multinational corporation. It is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. It is one of the world's largest suppliers of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment with revenue exceeding $24 billion in its fiscal year 2012 (ending May 31, 2012). As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide. In 2014, The Swoosh was registered as a trademark by NIKE, Inc. for footwear products.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The company was founded on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The company takes its name from Nike (Greek Νίκη), the Greek goddess of victory. Nike click.

10) Johnson & Johnson

The Johnson & Johnson Corporation is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer packaged goods, and cosmetic company headquartered in New Jersey. It is one of the world’s largest medical companies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The company operates over 250 subsidiaries worldwide, with its headquarters located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Johnson & Johnson was founded by three brothers: Robert Wood Johnson I (1853–1938), James Woodrow J.J. Johnson (1860–1927), and Edward Mead Ned Johnson II (1867–1943). They incorporated as Johnson Brothers Company on September 15, 1886; although three additional partners were added during the incorporation process.