Most Valuable Corporations: We’re Number 1

America by the Numbers
Written By Sadie Cornelius

The United States is the home ten out of the thirteen largest corporations in the world. Further, most of these American companies have been created during the digital age, no more than twenty to thirty years ago. The top ten corporations according to market capitalization are

  • Apple (US, broad range of computer products, founded 1976);

  • Microsoft (US, computer software, 1975);

  • Saudi Arabian Oil (Saudi Arabia, petroleum products, 1933);

  • Alphabet (US, Google, digital search services, 1998);

  • Amazon (US, online consumer products, web services, video, 1994);

  • NVIDIA (US, computer technology, artificial intelligence, 1993);

  • Meta (US, Facebook online services, 2004);

  • Tesla (US, electric vehicles, batteries, 2003);

  • LVMH Moet, Hennessy, Louis Vuitton (France, luxury goods); and

  • VISA (US, credit card services))

Source: “The 100 Largest Companies in the World by Market Capitalization in 2023, Statista, n.d., https://www.statista.com/statistics/263264/top-companies-in-the-world-by-market-capitalization/.

Sadie Cornelius

Sadie K Cornelius is a proud Longhorn and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin’s Moody School of Communications with a Bachelor's in Advertising and a minor in Business.

She has more than 15 years of experience in Squarespace website and graphic design for 200+ clients all over the world.

A fourth generation business owner Sadie is passionate about helping others through creating compelling visuals and cohesive brand identities. She’s been featured in Forbes as a female-owned company, has taught several digital marketing classes at General Assembly, is a volunteer for non-profit organizations.

Sadie enjoys traveling the world, spending time with her husband, King Charles Cavalier, and families in the Carolinas. Originally from Kansas City, Sadie resides in Washington DC (but is forever an Austin girl at heart).

https://www.skc-marketing.com
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