In this article, we are going to list the 5 most valuable internet companies in the world. To read our detailed analysis of the global internet trends and outlook, please go to the 15 Most Valuable Internet Companies in the World.
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5. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA)
Market cap: $632.3 billion
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group ranks 5th on the list of 15 most valuable internet companies in the world. Aside from operating its Core Commerce business, the company also engages in cloud computing, digital media and entertainment, and innovation initiatives, and others. Alibaba recently invested $750 million in Nice Tuan, a Chinese grocery app, to expand its grocery segment.
In the third quarter of 2021, the company’s Core Commerce revenue came in at $30 billion while Alibaba Cloud reached $2.4 billion.
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4. Tencent Holdings Limited (OTC: TCEHY)
Market cap: $801.7 billion
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Limited ranks 4th in our list of the 15 most valuable internet companies in the world. In addition to its internet value-added services, the company offers online advertising, fintech and business services, and mobile game publishing. In 2019, the company saturated 45% of China’s mobile gaming market.
The company’s revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020 was $20.5 billion, up 26% from the same period in 2019. Online games revenues grew by 29% to $6 billion. The stock has gained 67% over the last twelve months.
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3. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB)
Market cap: $879.7 billion
Ranking 3rd on the list of the 15 most valuable internet companies in the world is Facebook Inc. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, the company operates the biggest social media networking platform in the world. Facebook topped the list of the top mobile apps and games by monthly active users in 2020, according to data from Datareportal in which Facebook had more than 2.7 billion monthly active users in 2020. The company also operates Instagram and WhatsApp.
The company’s revenue in 2020 came in at $84.2 billion. The stock have gained 83% over the last twelve months.
2. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG)
Market cap: $1.5 trillion
Securing the 2nd spot on the list of the 15 most valuable internet companies in the world is Alphabet Inc. The parent company of Google operates as a diversified tech company but especially dominates the global ad market generating $52.8 billion alone in ad revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020 while the company’s growing cloud business recorded total sales of $3.8 billion. According to Statista data, Google has dominated the search engine market, with a market share of 92.05% as of February 2021.
Alphabet’s revenue in 2020 was $182 billion. The stock has gained 87.6% over the last twelve months.
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1. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
Market cap: $1.6 trillion
Topping the list of the 15 most valuable internet companies in the world is American e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. As of 2021, Amazon.com accounts for 45% of the US e-commerce market while it serves 13.7% of the rest of the world. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, the online retail shopping giant has transformed to become a diversified tech company by offering cloud computing services through Amazon Web Services. Amazon’s US marketplace revenues, on the other hand, are projected to increase by 16.5% to $220.39 billion in 2021, accounting for 60% of Amazon’s overall US e-commerce sales, according to eMarketer, as the company increases its products across grocery, healthcare, AI, orbital space and clothing.
The company’s revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020 came in at $125.6 billion. The stock has gained 60% in the last twelve months.
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