Thank you Jon Erlichman, anchor of BNN Bloomberg’s morning program, The Open, for these interesting facts.
1-Here’s how old these companies will be in 2019:
Snapchat: 8 years
Uber: 10 years
Twitter: 13 years
Facebook: 15 years
Tesla: 16 years
Google: 21 years
Netflix: 22 years
Amazon: 25 years
Apple: 43 years
Intel: 51 years
HP: 80 years
Disney: 96 years
IBM: 108 years
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2-Microsoft starts this year as most valuable tech company for 1st time since 2010:
Microsoft: $785 billion
Apple: $748 billion
Amazon: $734 billion
Google: $723 billion
Facebook: $377 billion
Alibaba: $355 billion
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3-Netflix subscribers on New Year’s Eve:
2018: 146.5 million
2017: 117.6 million
2016: 93.8 million
2015: 74.8 million
2014: 57.4 million
2013: 44.4 million
2012: 33.3 million
2011: 23.5 million
2010: 20.0 million
2009: 12.3 million
2008: 9.4 million
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4-Apple’s first quarter revenue:
Q1 2019: $84 billion*
Q1 2018: $88.3 billion
Q1 2017: $78.4 billion
Q1 2016: $75.6 billion
Q1 2015: $74.6 billion
Q1 2014: $57.6 billion
Q1 2013: $54.5 billion
Q1 2012: $46.3 billion
Q1 2011: $26.7 billion
(*Apple’s new guidance for Q1)