List of largest technology companies by revenue explained

This is a global list of largest technology companies by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500. It shows companies identified by Fortune as being in the technology sector, ranked by total annual revenue. Other metrics not shown here, in particular market capitalization, are often used alternatively to define the size of a company. The list includes companies whose primary business activities are associated with the technology industry, which includes computer hardware, software, electronics, semiconductors, telecom equipment, e-commerce and computer services. Note: This list shows only companies with annual revenues exceeding US$50 billion.

Legend

Column Explanation
RankRank of company by revenue
CompanyName of the international company
RevenueThe revenue of the company in billions of
USDs in the fiscal year noted
EmployeesNumber of employees of company
HeadquartersLocation of company's headquarters

2023 list

Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2023.[1] All data in the table is taken from the Fortune Global 500 list of technology sector companies for 2023[2] unless otherwise specified. As of 2023, Fortune lists Amazon (revenue of $513.98 billion), Jingdong ($155.53 billion), and Alibaba ($126.81 billion) in the retailing sector rather than the technology sector.

CompanyRevenue ($B) USDEmployeesCountry (origin) Headquarters
Apple$394.33164,000 United StatesCupertino, California, US
Alphabet$282.84190,234 United StatesMountain View, California, US
Samsung Electronics$234.13270,372Suwon, South Korea
Foxconn$222.54767,062New Taipei City, Taiwan
Microsoft$198.27221,000 United StatesRedmond, Washington, US
Meta$116.6186,482 United StatesMenlo Park, California, US
Dell Technologies$102.30133,000 United StatesRound Rock, Texas, US
Huawei$95.49207,000 ChinaShenzhen, China
Sony$85.25112,994 JapanTokyo, Japan
Tencent$82.44108,436 ChinaShenzhen, China
Hitachi$80.39322,525 JapanTokyo, Japan
Taiwan Semiconductor Company Limited$76.0273,090New Taipei City, Taiwan
LG Electronics$64.9574,000Seoul, South Korea
Intel$63.05131,900 United StatesSanta Clara, California, US
HP Inc.$62.9853,000 United StatesPalo Alto, California, US
Lenovo$61.9571,500 ChinaHong Kong, China
Panasonic$61.90233,391 JapanOsaka, Japan
Accenture$61.59721,000 United StatesDublin, Ireland
IBM$60.53303,100 United StatesArmonk, New York, US

2021 list

Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2021.[3] All data in the table is taken from the Fortune Global 500 list of technology sector companies for 2021[4] unless otherwise specified. As of 2021, Fortune lists Amazon (revenue of $386.064 billion), Jingdong ($108.087 billion), and Alibaba ($105.865 billion) in the retailing sector rather than the technology sector.

RankCompanyRevenue ($B) USDEmployeesRevenue per employee ($K USD)Country (origin) Headquarters
1Apple$383.93147,0001867.44897 United StatesCupertino, California, US
2Samsung Electronics$200.734267,937749.18357Suwon, South Korea
3Alphabet$182.527135,3011349.04398 United StatesMountain View, California, US
4Foxconn$181.945878,429207.12544New Taipei City, Taiwan
5Microsoft$143.015163,000877.39263 United StatesRedmond, Washington, US
6Huawei$129.184197,000655.75634 ChinaShenzhen, China
7Dell Technologies$92.224158,000583.6962 United StatesRound Rock, Texas, US
8Meta$85.96558,6041466.87939 United StatesMenlo Park, California, US
9Sony$84.893109,700773.86508 JapanTokyo, Japan
10Hitachi$82.345350,864234.69207 JapanTokyo, Japan
11Intel$77.867110,600704.04159 United StatesSanta Clara, California, US
12IBM$73.620364,800201.80921 United StatesArmonk, New York, US
13Tencent$69.86485,858813.71567 ChinaShenzhen, China
14Panasonic$63.191243,540259.46867 JapanOsaka, Japan
15Lenovo$60.74271,500849.53846 ChinaHong Kong, China
16HP Inc.$56.63953,0001068.66037 United StatesPalo Alto, California, US
17LG Electronics$53.62575,000715.00000Seoul, South Korea

2020 list

Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2020.[5] All data in the table is taken from the Fortune Global 500 list of technology sector companies for 2020[6] unless otherwise specified. As of 2020, Fortune lists Amazon (revenue of $280.522 billion) in the retailing sector rather than the technology sector.[7]

RankCompanyRevenue ($B) USDEmployeesRevenue per employee ($K USD)Headquarters
1Apple$260.174137,0001899.08029Cupertino, California, US
2Samsung Electronics$197.705287,439687.8155Suwon, South Korea
3Foxconn$178.869757,404236.16062New Taipei City, Taiwan
4Alphabet$161.857118,8991361.29824Mountain View, California, US
5Microsoft$125.843144,000873.90972Redmond, Washington, US
6Huawei$124.316194,000640.80412Shenzhen, China
7Dell Technologies$92.154165,000558.50909Round Rock, Texas, US
8Hitachi$80.639301,056267.85382Tokyo, Japan
9IBM$77.147383,056201.39875Armonk, New York, US
10Sony$75.972111,700680.14324Tokyo, Japan
11Intel$71.965110,800649.50361Santa Clara, California, US
12Meta(Facebook)$70.69744,9421573.07195Menlo Park, California, US
13Panasonic$68.897259,385265.61674Osaka, Japan
14HP Inc.$58.75656,0001049.21428Palo Alto, California, US
15Tencent$54.61362,885868.45829Shenzhen, China
16LG Electronics$53.46474,000722.48648Seoul, South Korea
17Cisco$51.90475,900683.84716San Jose, California, US
18 Lenovo$50.71663,000805.01587Hong Kong, China[8]

2019 list

Companies are ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2019.[9] All data in the table is taken from the Fortune Global 500 list of technology sector companies for 2019[10] unless otherwise specified. As of 2019, Fortune lists Amazon (revenue of $232.887 billion) in the retailing sector rather than the technology sector.[11]

RankCompanyRevenue ($B) USDEmployeesRevenue per employee ($K USD)Headquarters
1Apple$265.595132,000$2012.08333Cupertino, California, US
2Samsung Electronics$197.700309,630$638.50402Suwon, South Korea
3Foxconn$175.617667,680$263.0257New Taipei City, Taiwan
4Alphabet$136.81998,771$1385.21428Mountain View, California, US
5Microsoft$110.360131,000$842.44274Redmond, Washington, US
6Huawei$109.030188,000$579.9468Shenzhen, China
7Dell Technologies$90.621157,000$577.20382Round Rock, Texas, US
8Hitachi$85.507295,941$288.93259Tokyo, Japan
9IBM$79.591381,100$208.84544Armonk, New York, US
10Sony$78.157114,400$683.19055Tokyo, Japan
11Panasonic$72.178271,869$265.48815Osaka, Japan
12Intel$70.848107,400$659.6648Santa Clara, California, US
13HP Inc.$58.47255,000$1063.12727Palo Alto, California, US
14Meta(Facebook)$55.83835,587$1569.05611Menlo Park, California, US
15LG Electronics$55.75772,600$768.00275Seoul, South Korea
16Lenovo$51.03757,000$895.38596Hong Kong, China

2018 list

Ranked by total revenues for respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2018.

Rank[12] CompanyFiscal year endingRevenue ($B) USDEmployeesRevenue per employee ($K USD)Headquarters
1Apple Inc.September 30, 2017[13] $229.2[14] 123,000$1863.41463Cupertino, California, US
2Samsung ElectronicsDecember 31, 2017[15] $211.9[16] 320,670[17] [18] $660.80394Suwon, South Korea
3AmazonDecember 31, 2017[19] $177.9[20] 613,300[21] $290.07011Seattle, Washington, US
4FoxconnDecember 31, 2017[22] $154.7–158[23] [24] 803,126[25] $192.62232New Taipei City, Taiwan
5Alphabet Inc.December 31, 2017[26] $110.8[27] 80,110[28] $1383.09823Mountain View, California, US
6MicrosoftJune 30, 2017$90.0124,000[29] $725.80645Redmond, Washington, US
7HuaweiDecember 31, 2017[30] $89.3–92.5[31] 180,000 $496.11111 Shenzhen, China
8HitachiMarch 31, 2018[32] $84.6307,275 $275.3234 Tokyo, Japan
9IBMDecember 31, 2017[33] [34] $79.1397,800 $198.84364 Armonk, New York, US
10Dell TechnologiesJanuary 31, 2018[35] $78.7[36] 145,000$542.75862Round Rock, Texas, US
11SonyMarch 31, 2018$77.1[37] 117,300[38] $657.289 Tokyo, Japan
12PanasonicMarch 31, 2018[39] $72.0274,143 $262.63665 Osaka, Japan
13IntelDecember 31, 2017[40] $62.8102,700 $611.48977 Santa Clara, California, US
14LG ElectronicsDecember 31, 2017[41] $54.374,000 $733.78378 Seoul, South Korea
15JD.comDecember 31, 2017[42] $54.0157,831$342.1381 Beijing, China
16HP Inc.October 31, 2017[43] $52.049,000 $1061.22448 Palo Alto, California, US

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Notes and References

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