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Top 100 Key Players companies in iBeacon
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2018

The iBeacon top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat iBeacon Key Players in the United States. 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.
iBeacon is a protocol developed by Apple and introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2013. Various vendors have since made iBeacon-compatible hardware transmitters – typically called beacons – a class of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices that broadcast their identifier to nearby portable electronic devices. The technology enables smartphones, tablets and other devices to perform actions when in close proximity to an iBeacon.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Canada

Germany

Australia

France

Sweden

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 488
2
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 190
3
Apsima iBeacon Platform
California, United States
Mobile payment,iBeacon,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 133
4
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 41
5
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 41
6
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 35
7
Radius Networks, Inc.
District of Columbia, United States
Software,Bluetooth,RADIUS,
...[+2]
news: 28
8
R.H. Macy & Co., Inc.
New York, United States
Track and trace,Shopping mall,E-commerce,
...[+1]
news: 27
9
Estimote, Inc.
New York, United States
Beacon,Operating system,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 25
10
Major League Baseball Blue, Inc.
New York, United States
Laundry,sports equipment,Association (object-oriented programming),
...[+2]
news: 24
11
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 21
12
City of Cupertino
California, United States
Enterprise software,Foothills,Silicon valley
news: 21
13
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 20
14
Mastercard, Inc.
New York, United States
Online payment,Mobile payment,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 20
15
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 19
16
PayPal, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software,
...[+2]
news: 19
17
Mobiquity Technologies, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Mobile device,Data set,
...[+2]
news: 17
18
Mobiquity Networks, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising
news: 17
19
Starbucks Corp.
Washington, United States
Ice cream,Food industry,Coffee bean,
...[+2]
news: 16
20
inMarket Media LLC
California, United States
Machine learning,Shopping mall,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 16
21
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 15
22
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 15
23
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 15
24
Safeway, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Food industry,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 15
25
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 13
26
ABI Research, Inc.
New York, United States
Market research,STREAMS,Public opinion,
...[+2]
news: 13
27
Oracle Corp.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 12
28
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
E-commerce,TOPS,Personal Care Product,
...[+2]
news: 12
29
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 12
30
Mobiquity, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Wireless,Mobile device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 12
31
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 11
32
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 11
33
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Pharmacy,Enterprise software,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 11
34
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 11
35
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 11
36
Broadcom, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Mobile device,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 11
37
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 11
38
eBay, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
news: 10
39
American Express Co.
New York, United States
Online payment,Mobile payment,Payment system,
...[+2]
news: 10
40
Giant Eagle, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Medical prescription,Pharmacy,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 10
41
shopkick, Inc.
California, United States
Location-based advertising,E-commerce,Social media,
...[+2]
news: 10
42
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 9
43
Forrester Research, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Business intelligence,Operational intelligence,Information management,
...[+2]
news: 9
44
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 9
45
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 9
46
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Digital cable,Home automation,Home security,
...[+2]
news: 9
47
Marriott International, Inc.
United States
Accommodation,Conference management,Chief executive officer,
...[+2]
news: 8
48
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 8
49
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 8
50
McDonald's Corp.
Illinois, United States
Food service,Soft drink,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 8
51
Groupon, Inc.
Illinois, United States
E-commerce,Social media,Electronic business,
...[+2]
news: 8
52
Lord & Taylor LLC
New York, United States
Shopping mall,E-commerce
news: 8
53
CMO LLC
California, United States
Automation
news: 8
54
The Coca-Cola Co.
Georgia, United States
Soft drink,Food industry,COLA (software architecture),
...[+2]
news: 7
55
Kellton Tech Solutions Ltd.
New Jersey, United States
Information technology consulting,Enterprise software,Energy conservation,
...[+2]
news: 7
56
Ogilvy & Mather, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Digital media,Social media,
...[+2]
news: 7
57
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 7
58
Signal360, Inc.
New York, United States
Bluetooth,Broadcasting,Software as a service,
...[+2]
news: 7
59
Swirl Networks, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Software development,Beacon,Shopping mall,
...[+2]
news: 7
60
Argo Design LLC
Texas, United States
Product design,Incubator,Graphic design,
...[+1]
news: 7
61
Worldcom Global Strategic Alliances International, Inc.
Delaware, United States
news: 7
62
Honeywell International, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Aerospace,Electronics,Market research,
...[+2]
news: 6
63
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Texas, United States
Semiconductor,Digital signal processing,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 6
64
PayPal Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,Cloud database,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 6
65
MLB Advanced Media LP
New York, United States
Statistics,Digital media,sports equipment,
...[+1]
news: 6
66
Radius Intelligence, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Big data,RADIUS,
...[+2]
news: 6
67
Sionic Mobile Corp.
Georgia, United States
E-commerce,Mobile device,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 6
68
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Shopping mall,DVD player,
...[+2]
news: 5
69
Visa, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Payment system,Online payment,
...[+2]
news: 5
70
Costco Wholesale Corp.
Washington, United States
Warehouse,sports equipment,Customer insight,
...[+2]
news: 5
71
Hudson Ltd.
New Jersey, United States
Fast food restaurant,Warehouse,Food industry
news: 5
72
TechCrunch, Inc.
California, United States
Conversation,Augmented reality,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 5
73
Tumblr, Inc.
New York, United States
Microblogging,Advertising,Online advertising,
...[+2]
news: 5
74
Paramount Global
New York, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Music,
...[+2]
news: 4
75
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 4
76
Wells Fargo & Co.
California, United States
Computer science,Retail banking,National bank,
...[+2]
news: 4
77
The Walt Disney Co.
California, United States
Music,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 4
78
NIKE, Inc.
United States
sports equipment,Eyewear,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 4
79
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
California, United States
Real estate investing,Capital market,Mortgage underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 4
80
CVS Health Corp.
Rhode Island, United States
Health care,Pharmacy,Sales management,
...[+2]
news: 4
81
Nordstrom, Inc.
Washington, United States
Lifestyle business,E-commerce,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
news: 4
82
GameStop Corp.
Texas, United States
Software,Video game development,Wireless,
...[+2]
news: 4
83
American Airlines Group, Inc.
Texas, United States
Automotive engineering,Public transport,Low-cost carrier,
...[+2]
news: 4
84
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 4
85
Express, Inc.
Ohio, United States
E-commerce,Brick and mortar
news: 4
86
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 4
87
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
Texas, United States
Organic product,E-commerce,Fast-moving consumer goods,
...[+2]
news: 4
88
Bloomberg LP
New York, United States
Publishing,Information technology consulting,News media,
...[+2]
news: 4
89
National Football League, Inc.
New York, United States
Laundry,Football,sports equipment,
...[+2]
news: 4
90
Expedia, Inc.
Washington, United States
Public transport,Accommodation,E-commerce,
...[+2]
news: 4
91
Nest Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Thermostat,Home automation,Electronic component,
...[+2]
news: 4
92
Gimbal, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Gimbal,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 4
93
Aerohive Networks, Inc.
California, United States
Wi-Fi,Mobile device,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 4
94
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 4
95
Yahoo
Virginia, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization,
...[+2]
news: 4
96
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Connecticut, United States
Blackout dates,Loyalty program,Residence,
...[+2]
news: 4
97
Sparrow Media, Inc.
United States
Social media,Mobile device,Conference management,
...[+1]
news: 4
98
Techstars
Colorado, United States
Venture capital,Corporate innovation
news: 4
99
MacRumors.com LLC
Virginia, United States
Publishing,News media,Broadcasting
news: 4
100
Domino
New York, United States
Interior design,E-commerce,Social network
news: 4

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