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Top 100 Key Players companies in Autofocus
by Most News Heat in the world in 2018

The Autofocus top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Autofocus Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, 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

United States

Germany

Switzerland

France

Sweden

United Kingdom

Israel

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: 461
2
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 417
3
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 400
4
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 368
5
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 351
6
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 244
7
HTC Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Mobile device,Computer hardware,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 187
8
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 149
9
Canon, Inc.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 139
10
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 135
11
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 131
12
Nikon Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Microscope,Photography,Motion capture,
...[+2]
news: 119
13
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 116
14
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 116
15
Corning, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 103
16
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 83
17
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 82
18
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 79
19
Panasonic Holdings Corp.
Osaka, Japan
Semiconductor,Industrial engineering,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 77
20
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 72
21
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 70
22
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Medical imaging,Recording media,Digital camera,
...[+2]
news: 66
23
ASUS Türkiye
Turkey
5G,Smartwatch,Wearable technology,
...[+2]
news: 61
24
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 58
25
ZTE Corp.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Telecommunications,Computer hardware,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 47
26
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 47
27
Olympus Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Microscope,Endoscopy,Software,
...[+2]
news: 42
28
MediaTek, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Semiconductor,Internet of Things,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 41
29
OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Jilin, China
Telecommunications,Mantra,Mobile technology,
...[+2]
news: 39
30
BlackBerry Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Wireless,Software,Embedded system,
...[+2]
news: 35
31
Xiaomi Corp.
Beijing Shi, China
Mobile device,Wearable technology,Network router,
...[+2]
news: 35
32
Novartis AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 34
33
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 28
34
Acer, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Computer hardware,Projector,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 25
35
Alcon AG
Switzerland
Medicine,Glaucoma,Refractive error,
...[+2]
news: 24
36
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 24
37
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Shopping mall,DVD player,
...[+2]
news: 21
38
Meizu Technology Co. Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Electronics,Headphones,E-commerce,
...[+2]
news: 21
39
Skype SARL
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 19
40
Oppo
Guangdong Sheng, China
Electronics,Mobile device,Image sensor,
...[+2]
news: 19
41
DXOMark Image Labs SAS
Île-de-France, France
Test protocol,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+1]
news: 18
42
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 17
43
Moto, Inc.
Illinois, United States
news: 17
44
Cellco Partnership, Inc.
District of Columbia, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,5G,
...[+2]
news: 16
45
Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd.
Karnataka, India
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Network component,
...[+2]
news: 16
46
Leica Camera AG
Hessen, Germany
Optics,Photography,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 16
47
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 16
48
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 14
49
PENTAX Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Medical equipment,Telescope,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 14
50
Adorama, Inc.
New York, United States
Photography,Electronics,Mobile computing
news: 14
51
Amazon India Ltd.
Delhi, India
E-commerce,Electronic business,Mobile music,
...[+2]
news: 14
52
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 13
53
Spotify AB
Sweden
Music,Cloud computing,Mobile app,
...[+2]
news: 13
54
Lytro, Inc.
California, United States
Photography,Light field,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 13
55
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 12
56
Vodafone Group Plc
United Kingdom
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Unified communications,
...[+2]
news: 12
57
HMD Global Oy
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Feature phone,Mobile phone,
...[+2]
news: 12
58
Rosneft Oil Co.
Russia
Petroleum,Petroleum product,Petroleum industry,
...[+2]
news: 11
59
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 11
60
Logitech International SA
California, United States
Headset,Peripheral,Audio equipment,
...[+2]
news: 11
61
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
New York, United States
Semiconductor,Medical imaging,Digital media,
...[+2]
news: 11
62
Micromax Computer Intelligence, Inc.
New York, United States
Avionics,Peripheral,Manufacturing enterprises,
...[+2]
news: 11
63
City of Cupertino
California, United States
Enterprise software,Foothills,Silicon valley
news: 11
64
B & H Sons Ltd.
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Food industry
news: 11
65
TCL Technology Group Corp.
Jilin Sheng, China
Electronics,Mobile phone,Industrial technology,
...[+2]
news: 10
66
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Power electronics,Electronics,Electrical equipment,
...[+2]
news: 10
67
Gionee
Delhi, India
Mobile device,Electronics,Mobile technology,
...[+2]
news: 10
68
Alcatel Mobile
Jiangxi Sheng, China
Mobile device,Wireless,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 10
69
Forbes
New York, United States
News media,Publishing,Information technology consulting
news: 10
70
Omron Microscan Systems, Inc.
Washington, United States
Machine vision,Barcode,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 10
71
Engadget
California, United States
Blog network,Augmented reality,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 10
72
HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Semiconductor,Chipset,Application-specific integrated circuit,
...[+2]
news: 10
73
Phoxene
Rhône-Alpes, France
Photography,Sales management
news: 10
74
Adorama Rental Co.
New York, United States
Electronics
news: 10
75
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 9
76
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 9
77
Kyocera Corp.
Kyoto, Japan
Semiconductor,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 9
78
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 9
79
United States Steel Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Strip mill,Ceramic materials,Casing,
...[+2]
news: 9
80
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 9
81
VentureBeat, Inc.
California, United States
Publication,Social media,News media,
...[+2]
news: 9
82
Victor Hasselblad AB
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Scanner,Photography,Digital camera,
...[+2]
news: 9
83
DxO Labs SAS
Île-de-France, France
Photography,Software,Graphics software,
...[+2]
news: 9
84
AdoramaPix
New York, United States
Photography
news: 9
85
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Digital media,Data visualization,Thermal paper,
...[+2]
news: 8
86
Eastman Kodak Co.
New York, United States
3D printing,Photography,Digital media,
...[+2]
news: 8
87
Cricket Wireless LLC
Georgia, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile phone,
...[+2]
news: 8
88
Leeco Steel LLC
Illinois, United States
Distributor,Industrial engineering,Set top box,
...[+2]
news: 8
89
CNET Networks
California, United States
News media,Blog network
news: 8
90
TOSHIBA Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Semiconductor,Computer hardware,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 7
91
American Express Co.
New York, United States
Online payment,Mobile payment,Payment system,
...[+2]
news: 7
92
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
Hong Kong SAR, China
Treasury management,Lottery,Betaine,
...[+2]
news: 7
93
STMicroelectronics NV
Genève, Switzerland
Semiconductor,Discrete group,Automation,
...[+2]
news: 7
94
Tamron Co., Ltd.
Saitama, Japan
Photography,Still camera,Optics,
...[+2]
news: 7
95
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
Thüringen, Germany
Health care,Microsurgery,Intraocular lens,
...[+2]
news: 7
96
Vivo Participaçoes SA
São Paulo, Brazil
Telecommunications,Data transmission,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 7
97
Boost Mobile LLC
California, United States
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 7
98
Micom GmbH
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Software,Systems design,Enterprise software
news: 7
99
Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
California, United States
Publishing,Publication
news: 7
100
Melville SARL
Île-de-France, France
Advertising
news: 7

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