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

The Bunches top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Bunches 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.
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Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

Sweden

Germany

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Switzerland

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 3,064
2
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 2,775
3
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 1,705
4
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 1,677
5
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 931
6
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 900
7
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 780
8
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 559
9
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 543
10
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 532
11
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 502
12
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 413
13
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 383
14
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 358
15
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 345
16
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 342
17
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 309
18
Spotify AB
Sweden
Music,Cloud computing,Mobile app,
...[+2]
news: 278
19
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 270
20
Yahoo
Virginia, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization,
...[+2]
news: 268
21
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 264
22
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 263
23
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 261
24
The Walt Disney Co.
California, United States
Music,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 248
25
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 242
26
HTC Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Mobile device,Computer hardware,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 236
27
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 235
28
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Kyoto, Japan
Game console,Video game development,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 229
29
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 228
30
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 211
31
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 207
32
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 204
33
Oracle Corp.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 200
34
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 199
35
Home Box Office, Inc.
New York, United States
IPTV,Cable television,Direct-broadcast satellite,
...[+2]
news: 193
36
eBay, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
news: 189
37
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 188
38
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 187
39
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 169
40
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 166
41
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 162
42
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 153
43
Hulu LLC
California, United States
Digital rights,IPTV,Internet video,
...[+2]
news: 147
44
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 139
45
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Digital cable,Home automation,Home security,
...[+2]
news: 137
46
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 133
47
Toyota Motor Corp.
Aichi, Japan
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 130
48
MarketWatch, Inc.
California, United States
News media,Suite
news: 129
49
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Bayern, Germany
Sales management,Product design,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 128
50
Thomson Reuters Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Publishing,Risk management,
...[+2]
news: 127
51
Paramount Global
New York, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Music,
...[+2]
news: 122
52
Skype SARL
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 122
53
Salesforce, Inc.
California, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Software as a service,
...[+2]
news: 121
54
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 117
55
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Prime brokerage,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 112
56
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Virtualization,
...[+2]
news: 111
57
Gmail Help
United Kingdom
LEAPS,Web development
news: 110
58
Morgan Stanley
New York, United States
Investment banking,Asset management,Emotional security,
...[+2]
news: 107
59
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 107
60
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 106
61
Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
California, United States
Publishing,Publication
news: 106
62
Oath, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Search engine optimization,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 105
63
BlackBerry Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Wireless,Software,Embedded system,
...[+2]
news: 104
64
PayPal, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software,
...[+2]
news: 103
65
Volkswagen AG
Niedersachsen, Germany
Electric vehicle,Automation,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 102
66
VMware, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 101
67
NBCUniversal Media LLC
New York, United States
Broadcasting,News media,Radio broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 99
68
Marvel Entertainment LLC
New York, United States
Publishing,Food service,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 97
69
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 95
70
Entrepreneur India
Haryana, India
News media,Happening,Entrepreneurial ecosystem,
...[+2]
news: 94
71
Dropbox, Inc.
California, United States
File sharing,Cloud computing,Cloud storage,
...[+2]
news: 93
72
NIKE, Inc.
United States
sports equipment,Eyewear,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 89
73
Sequoia Capital
California, United States
Venture capital,Angel investor,Impact investing,
...[+2]
news: 89
74
Vox Media LLC
District of Columbia, United States
Advertising,Digital media,Publication,
...[+2]
news: 88
75
SoftBank Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Via media,
...[+2]
news: 87
76
Bloomberg LP
New York, United States
Publishing,Information technology consulting,News media,
...[+2]
news: 85
77
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Texas, United States
Organic product,E-commerce,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
news: 84
78
Alphabet, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Health care,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 83
79
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Online advertising,Social media,Advertising,
...[+2]
news: 82
80
CNBC World
United States
Broadcasting
news: 79
81
Acer, Inc.
Taiwan Province, China
Computer hardware,Projector,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 78
82
ASUS Türkiye
Turkey
5G,Smartwatch,Wearable technology,
...[+2]
news: 76
83
Starbucks Corp.
Washington, United States
Ice cream,Food industry,Coffee bean,
...[+2]
news: 75
84
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 75
85
Time Warner, Inc.
New York, United States
Broadcasting,Content delivery network,Programming,
...[+2]
news: 75
86
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 74
87
BuzzFeed, Inc.
New York, United States
Publishing,Journalism,Social network,
...[+2]
news: 74
88
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 73
89
Y Combinator LLC
California, United States
Silicon valley,Accounting,Virtual currency,
...[+2]
news: 73
90
TechCrunch, Inc.
California, United States
Conversation,Augmented reality,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 73
91
Musk
Beijing Shi, China
Health care,Robotics
news: 73
92
EMC Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Data center,Cloud computing,Software,
...[+2]
news: 72
93
Snapchat Kit
California, United States
Social media,Password,Authentication,
...[+2]
news: 72
94
Lyft, Inc.
California, United States
Public transport,Software,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 71
95
Fast Co. Magazine
New York, United States
Publishing,News media,Publication,
...[+1]
news: 71
96
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 70
97
McDonald's Corp.
Illinois, United States
Food service,Soft drink,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 69
98
The Coca-Cola Co.
Georgia, United States
Soft drink,Food industry,COLA (software architecture),
...[+2]
news: 69
99
SAP SE
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Software,Cloud computing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 68
100
CNET Networks
California, United States
News media,Blog network
news: 68

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