5 Most Powerful and Influential Companies

3) Facebook (NASDAQ: FB)

What started out from a dormitory of Harvard is now perhaps one of the most powerful companies in the world. With a net worth in excess of $600 billion, Facebook is being used by 2.7 billion active monthly users. In addition, Facebook owns many other social media platforms and subsidiary companies such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Onavo, and many others. Facebook holds the key to shape and alter perceptions all around the world. However, Facebook has been facing tough scrutiny and calls for investigation for its alleged failure to address hate crime, fake news, election meddling in United States and around the world.