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Top 100 Key Players companies in 5G
by Most News Heat in the world in 2021

The 5G top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat 5G Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2021, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

South Korea

United States

Sweden

Germany

United Kingdom

France

Canada

Netherlands

Switzerland

Luxembourg

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Sep Patents

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 9,209
2
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 8,026
3
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 7,501
4
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 7,226
5
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 7,050
6
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 6,299
7
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 6,173
8
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 5,118
9
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Sweden
Telecommunications,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 4,825
10
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 4,454
11
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 4,338
12
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 4,139
13
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 4,137
14
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 3,138
15
Vodafone Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Unified communications,
...[+2]
news: 2,313
16
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 2,013
17
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 2,007
18
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 2,004
19
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 1,897
20
ZTE Corp.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 1,867
21
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,744
22
Zacks Investment Research, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Quantitative model,Oscilloscope,Investment style,
...[+2]
news: 1,713
23
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 1,520
24
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 1,408
25
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1,375
26
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 1,341
27
Deutsche Telekom AG
Bayern, Germany
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1,282
28
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 1,210
29
OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Jilin, China
Telecommunications,Mantra,Mobile technology,
...[+2]
news: 1,133
30
Telefónica SA
Madrid, Spain
Telecommunications,Mobile telephony,Web development,
...[+2]
news: 1,096
31
BT Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Broadband,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 1,054
32
China Mobile Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Wireless,Roaming,
...[+2]
news: 984
33
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 960
34
DISH Network Corp.
Colorado, United States
Telecommunications,Satellite,Programming,
...[+2]
news: 927
35
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Digital cable,Home automation,Home security,
...[+2]
news: 882
36
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Virtualization,
...[+2]
news: 872
37
Broadcom, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 843
38
Research & Markets Ltd.
Dublin, Ireland
Market research,Niche market
news: 840
39
MediaTek, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Internet of Things,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 824
40
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 789
41
SoftBank Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Via media,
...[+2]
news: 780
42
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Electronics,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 743
43
Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
Maharashtra, India
Telecommunications,Broadband,5G,
...[+2]
news: 725
44
Bharti Airtel Ltd.
Delhi, India
Telecommunications,Wireless,Broadband,
...[+2]
news: 713
45
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 706
46
Xiaomi Corp.
Beijing Shi, China
Mobile device,Wearable technology,Network router,
...[+2]
news: 699
47
SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Chaebol,5G,
...[+2]
news: 691
48
Oppo
Guangdong Sheng, China
Electronics,Mobile device,Image sensor,
...[+2]
news: 676
49
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 665
50
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 662
51
VMware, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 654
52
Telstra Corp. Ltd.
Australia
Telecommunications,5G,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 640
53
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Broadband,Mobile service,
...[+2]
news: 627
54
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 624
55
Guggenheim Zacks Rank Strong Buy 50 Strategy Port. Series 3
United States
Asset management,Impact investing
news: 622
56
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 620
57
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 609
58
Orange SA
Île-de-France, France
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Service market,
...[+2]
news: 606
59
Oracle Corp.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 597
60
China Telecommunications Corp.
Beijing Shi, China
Telecommunications,Informatization,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 576
61
NEC Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Virtualization,Big data,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 561
62
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 543
63
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 531
64
Charter Communications, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Telecommunications,Cable television,Broadband,
...[+2]
news: 525
65
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 525
66
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 523
67
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 514
68
Thomson Reuters Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Publishing,Risk management,
...[+2]
news: 508
69
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 505
70
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 496
71
Fujitsu Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Cloud computing,Enterprise software,Information technology management,
...[+2]
news: 492
72
Juniper Networks, Inc.
California, United States
Systems design,Educational organization,Product marketing,
...[+2]
news: 484
73
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 474
74
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
Texas, United States
Enterprise software,Information technology management,Software,
...[+2]
news: 467
75
KT Corp.
South Korea
Telecommunications,Internet of Things,Broadband,
...[+2]
news: 462
76
Boost Mobile LLC
California, United States
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 460
77
AAPL Investors
Compendium,News media,Software,
...[+1]
news: 458
78
Corning, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 451
79
Rakuten Group, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
E-commerce,Electronics,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 441
80
AWS GmbH
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Environmental consulting,Artificial intelligence,Blockchain,
...[+2]
news: 436
81
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Electronics,Power transmission,Measurement science,
...[+2]
news: 435
82
Xilinx, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Semiconductor,
...[+2]
news: 427
83
The Walt Disney Co.
California, United States
Music,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 422
84
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Online advertising,Social media,Advertising,
...[+2]
news: 420
85
Mavenir Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Radio access network,Telecommunications,Digital media,
...[+2]
news: 420
86
Siemens AG
Bayern, Germany
Power transmission,Electronics,Turbine,
...[+2]
news: 418
87
Nokia Bell Labs France
Île-de-France, France
Construction engineering,Environmental engineering,Civil engineering,
...[+1]
news: 415
88
KDDI Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Mobile device,5G,
...[+2]
news: 414
89
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Bayern, Germany
Sales management,Product design,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 411
90
Dell Technologies, Inc.
Texas, United States
Peripheral,Information technology consulting,Software,
...[+2]
news: 398
91
FirstNET Corp.
Texas, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless broadband,Radio access network,
...[+2]
news: 395
92
Alphabet, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Health care,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 392
93
Telecom Argentina SA
Distrito Federal, Argentina
Telecommunications,Wireless,Data transmission,
...[+2]
news: 389
94
Red Hat, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Middleware,Operating system,
...[+2]
news: 388
95
Home Box Office, Inc.
New York, United States
IPTV,Cable television,Direct-broadcast satellite,
...[+2]
news: 386
96
Airtel
Delhi, India
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Telephony,
...[+2]
news: 380
97
CBRS Alliance
Oregon, United States
Systems design,5G,WiMAX,
...[+2]
news: 379
98
mmWave Technologies, Inc.
Ontario, Canada
Computer hardware,Electronics,Microwave,
...[+2]
news: 375
99
CommScope, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Broadcasting,Software,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 372
100
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 369

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