5 Most Influential Companies to Invest In

4. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)

What got Time’s attention when it comes to Microsoft is the company’s ambitious gaming plans. Last year, Microsoft stunned the markets when it announced plans to buy Activision for a whopping $70 billion. The Xbox company, however, is still fighting to get the deal go through as it faces harsh legal hurdles from authorities in the US. Nonetheless, Microsoft remains one of the most influential companies in the world. Some estimates suggested close to 1.2 billion people use some kind of Microsoft Office products. Over 1.4 billion devices in the world are powered by Windows 10 or Windows 11. Millions of people find jobs on LinkedIn, which is owned by Microsoft.

A total of 269 hedge funds in our database have stakes in Microsoft.