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

The Lates top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Lates 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

Sweden

United Kingdom

France

Canada

Netherlands

Australia

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature 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: 27,051
2
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 24,268
3
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 15,514
4
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 14,399
5
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 8,850
6
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 7,495
7
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 7,409
8
MarketWatch, Inc.
California, United States
News media,Suite
news: 6,609
9
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 5,897
10
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 5,224
11
Thomson Reuters Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Publishing,Risk management,
...[+2]
news: 5,217
12
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 4,992
13
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 4,858
14
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 4,323
15
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 4,144
16
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 3,961
17
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 3,895
18
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 3,829
19
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 3,817
20
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 3,688
21
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 3,638
22
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 3,463
23
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 3,273
24
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 2,945
25
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Prime brokerage,Financial institution,
...[+2]
news: 2,823
26
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 2,681
27
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 2,652
28
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 2,515
29
Toyota Motor Corp.
Aichi, Japan
Sport utility vehicle,Mobile device,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 2,503
30
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 2,435
31
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 2,400
32
Yahoo
Virginia, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization,
...[+2]
news: 2,394
33
Pfizer Inc.
New York, United States
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 2,154
34
Merck & Co., Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 2,134
35
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
Bayern, Germany
Sales management,Product design,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 2,100
36
Morgan Stanley
New York, United States
Investment banking,Asset management,Emotional security,
...[+2]
news: 2,091
37
Volkswagen AG
Niedersachsen, Germany
Electric vehicle,Automation,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 2,083
38
Dow, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Coating,Chemical engineering,Synthetic rubber,
...[+2]
news: 2,055
39
The Walt Disney Co.
California, United States
Music,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 2,041
40
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 2,004
41
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 1,993
42
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1,985
43
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 1,947
44
HTC Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Mobile device,Computer hardware,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 1,890
45
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 1,887
46
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 1,863
47
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 1,860
48
eBay, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
news: 1,842
49
Oracle Corp.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 1,806
50
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,789
51
Novartis AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 1,777
52
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 1,727
53
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Kanagawa, Japan
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 1,680
54
Spotify AB
Sweden
Music,Cloud computing,Mobile app,
...[+2]
news: 1,659
55
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,658
56
Bloomberg LP
New York, United States
Publishing,Information technology consulting,News media,
...[+2]
news: 1,641
57
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV
United Kingdom
Public transport,Automotive engineering,Spare part,
...[+2]
news: 1,609
58
Bank of America Corp.
North Carolina, United States
Investment banking,Underwriting,Asset and liability management,
...[+2]
news: 1,597
59
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Kyoto, Japan
Game console,Video game development,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,594
60
Citigroup, Inc.
New York, United States
Fixed income,Private banking,Investment banking,
...[+2]
news: 1,574
61
Airbus SE
Midi-Pyrénées, France
Aerospace,National security,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 1,535
62
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
Automotive engineering,Manufacturing engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 1,497
63
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 1,497
64
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1,493
65
Alphabet, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Health care,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 1,484
66
GSK Plc
United Kingdom
Health care,Clinical trial,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 1,481
67
Comcast Cable Communications LLC
Pennsylvania, United States
Digital cable,Home automation,Home security,
...[+2]
news: 1,473
68
AstraZeneca Plc
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Medicine,Health care,Side effect,
...[+2]
news: 1,420
69
Christmas Stockholders Ltd.
Shropshire, United Kingdom
Mining engineering,Natural resource management
news: 1,415
70
Paramount Global
New York, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Music,
...[+2]
news: 1,377
71
Wells Fargo & Co.
California, United States
Computer science,Retail banking,National bank,
...[+2]
news: 1,371
72
AUDI AG
Bayern, Germany
Spare part,Automotive engineering,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 1,356
73
Musk
Beijing Shi, China
Health care,Robotics
news: 1,335
74
SoftBank Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Via media,
...[+2]
news: 1,312
75
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 1,272
76
Roche Holding AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Drug,Clinical chemistry,Medicine,
...[+2]
news: 1,265
77
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 1,258
78
Home Box Office, Inc.
New York, United States
IPTV,Cable television,Direct-broadcast satellite,
...[+2]
news: 1,244
79
Barclays Plc
United Kingdom
Investment banking,Retail banking,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 1,236
80
Sanofi
Île-de-France, France
Health care,Pharmacy and Therapeutics,Drug,
...[+2]
news: 1,232
81
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 1,230
82
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 1,229
83
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
news: 1,227
84
Eli Lilly & Co.
Indiana, United States
Medicine,Health care,Humalog Mix,
...[+2]
news: 1,225
85
New York Stock Exchange LLC
New York, United States
Composite index
news: 1,222
86
Deutsche Bank AG
Hessen, Germany
Investment banking,Asset management,Origination,
...[+2]
news: 1,201
87
BlackBerry Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Wireless,Software,Embedded system,
...[+2]
news: 1,190
88
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Virtualization,
...[+2]
news: 1,172
89
PayPal, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software,
...[+2]
news: 1,158
90
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
New York, United States
Publishing,Digital media,Social media,
...[+2]
news: 1,151
91
U.S. Energy Information Administration
District of Columbia, United States
Natural gas,Interactive visualization,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 1,138
92
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 1,132
93
Amgen, Inc.
California, United States
Health care,Biopharmaceutical,TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR BLOCKER,
...[+2]
news: 1,125
94
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 1,092
95
Skype SARL
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 1,070
96
Chevrolet
Michigan, United States
Wi-Fi,Automotive engineering,Recreational vehicle (RV),
...[+2]
news: 1,053
97
Salesforce, Inc.
California, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Software as a service,
...[+2]
news: 1,038
98
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Online advertising,Social media,Advertising,
...[+2]
news: 1,014
99
Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Public transport,Automotive engineering,Truck,
...[+2]
news: 1,006
100
Credit Suisse Group AG
Zürich, Switzerland
Investment banking,Asset management,Private banking,
...[+2]
news: 1,002

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