In today’s world, no one can part with electronic devices. They believe that the electronic device they operate can help them finish their work, and that is true, because electronic devices help them do their job more easily and efficiently.
Electronics therefore also plays a major role in the country’s development process and in increasing the production and productivity of the economy. Thus, electronic products can be described as a fundamental part of modern technology.
The list of the 10 leading electronics companies in the world:
1. Apple
Apple is the richest electronics company in the world. It was founded in 1976 by Steven Paul Jobs in California, USA. The company is also headquartered in Cupertino, California. The company develops and manufactures the world’s best PCs and mobile devices and delivers them worldwide. They also market a variety of related software, networking solutions, peripherals and third-party digital content. Some of the best-known products include iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Mac, Apple Watch, iCloud Services, electric vehicles, and more.
The company has also dominated its online presence with App Store, iBook Store, iTunes Store, etc. It has also been reported from some sources that Lufthansa airlines as well as Singapore, Delta and United will recently launch an Apple Watch app. Apple has nearly 470 stores across Europe and had done its best in every area of consumer electronics. Their worldwide sales have reached an impressive 199.4 billion dollars.
2. Samsung Electronics
The South Korean multinational Samsung Electronics is the second richest electronics company in the world, founded in 1969. Its headquarters are located in Suwon, South Korea. The company has three main business areas – consumer electronics, appliance solutions and information technology and mobile communications. They are major suppliers of smartphones and a wide range of tablets, which also leads to “Phablets Engineering”.
The range of electronic products includes digital cameras, laser printers, home appliances, DVD and MP3 players, etc. Semiconductor devices include smart cards, flash memory, RAMs, mobile TV receivers and other storage media. Samsung also offers OLED panels for laptops and other mobile devices. With a global turnover of 195.9 billion dollars, Samsung is now the number one in America and faces fierce competition from Apple in the USA.
3. Foxconn
Foxconn is a well-known and experienced Taiwanese transnational electronics company. It was founded in 1974 and has been working proudly ever since. Foxconn promises its customers reliable and efficient products. They are the manufacturers for most of the mobile phone companies around the world. This could be the reason why the approximate annual turnover has increased compared to previous years, which currently amount to 70 billion US dollars.
4. IBM
IBM is a world-renowned pioneering brand that unlocks some extreme opportunities in the field of technology. It’s an abbreviation of International Business Machines Corporation, a US-based company that has showrooms and sales offices throughout the world. Since 1911, IBM has served its customers with pride and confidence, generating annual revenues of approximately $20 billion.
5. Hewlett Packard/HP
Hewlett Packard is known as HP, it is a famous and well-known company that makes electronic and IT products. HP sells computers, mobile phones, home appliances, PCs and various other products and has been active since 2007. It has an annual turnover of approximately $50 billion and is a well-known manufacturer of network equipment and software.
6. Sony
Tokyo-based monolith has a broad portfolio that includes electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services, and will arrive at 105 on the Fortune 500. It was the first company to produce portable direct display transistor televisions, transistor video recorders and, who can forget, the Walkman. In addition, Sony, as one of the ‘big three’ record companies, has full or partial rights to the musical catalogues of Michael Jackson, Eminem and The Beatles. The turnover comes to an impressive 70.17 billion dollars, because it retains a solid place in the electronics world.
7. LG Electronics
LG Electronics, part of the LG Group, consists of four units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance & Air Solution, and Vehicle Components. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company is the second largest TV manufacturer in the world after Samsung (see number one). It makes 201 on the overall list, with sales of $47.71bn from this as well as its other major product lines including mobile phones, smart watches, tablets and home appliances.
8. Amer International Group
A Chinese company specializing in cable and copper, Amer is headed by billionaire Wang Wenyin, who christened Fortune “China’s New Prince of Copper” in 2014, due to the rapid growth of the firm – indeed, the latest registered revenues came in at $49.67bn and landed it 183rd on the Fortune list. Rather a small private firm that produced copper bars, Amer now has a fleet of mines and factories, as well as political influence within the Communist Party. An important player at the global copper stage, it is a small firm no longer.
9. Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation is also a famous company and one of the leading electronic manufacturers in the world. Panasonic’s cameras, televisions, home appliances and office equipment are always considered reliable. The annual turnover of this company is estimated at 18 billion dollars per year according to current records.
10. Intel
The American multinational Intel has its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. With sales of $55.9 billion, the company earned its name as one of the top brands of mobile microprocessors and personal computers. This technology company was founded in 1968 by Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce. The company designs, manufactures chipsets, microprocessors, motherboards, wired and wireless connectivity components and accessories and markets them around the world, supplying processors for Apple, Dell, HP and Lenovo. The company has six main business segments: Data Centre Group, PC Client Group, Internet of Things Group, Intel Security Group,
There are many electronic companies in the world. In fact, it is quite difficult to count on their number. The competition between these companies is very strong. Every electronic manufacturer wants to dominate its rivals in this industry.
