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

The Middle finger top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Middle finger 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.
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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

Germany

France

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Canada

Switzerland

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 74
2
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 40
3
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 36
4
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 16
5
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 11
6
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 11
7
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 9
8
The Walt Disney Co.
California, United States
Music,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 7
9
NVIDIA Corp.
California, United States
Software,Graphics processing unit,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 7
10
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 5
11
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 5
12
Yahoo
Virginia, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization,
...[+2]
news: 5
13
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 4
14
Ford Motor Co.
Michigan, United States
Truck,Public transport,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 4
15
The Trump Organization, Inc.
New York, United States
Property (philosophy),Real estate investment trust,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 4
16
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 4
17
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Kyoto, Japan
Game console,Video game development,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 4
18
Home Box Office, Inc.
New York, United States
IPTV,Cable television,Direct-broadcast satellite,
...[+2]
news: 4
19
Oculus VR, Inc.
California, United States
Virtual reality,Computer hardware,Video game development,
...[+2]
news: 4
20
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 4
21
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 4
22
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Venture capital,Underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 3
23
Wells Fargo & Co.
California, United States
Computer science,Retail banking,National bank,
...[+2]
news: 3
24
Etsy, Inc.
New York, United States
E-commerce,Sales management,Electronic business,
...[+2]
news: 3
25
Marvel Entertainment LLC
New York, United States
Publishing,Food service,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 3
26
Briskman, Briskman & Greenberg LLC
Illinois, United States
Personal injury,Legal service
news: 3
27
Paramount Global
New York, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Music,
...[+2]
news: 2
28
Morgan Stanley
New York, United States
Investment banking,Asset management,Emotional security,
...[+2]
news: 2
29
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 2
30
The Coca-Cola Co.
Georgia, United States
Soft drink,Food industry,COLA (software architecture),
...[+2]
news: 2
31
Walmart, Inc.
Arkansas, United States
Warehouse,E-commerce,Hypermarket,
...[+2]
news: 2
32
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 2
33
Autodesk, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Architecture,Construction engineering,
...[+2]
news: 2
34
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 2
35
Easterly Government Properties, Inc.
District of Columbia, United States
Real estate development
news: 2
36
Southwest Airlines Co.
Texas, United States
Triple bottom line,Public transport,Low-cost carrier,
...[+2]
news: 2
37
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 2
38
ESPN, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Cable television,Journalism,sports equipment,
...[+2]
news: 2
39
MLB Advanced Media LP
New York, United States
Statistics,Digital media,sports equipment,
...[+1]
news: 2
40
Akima LLC
Virginia, United States
Facility management,Systems design,Critical infrastructure protection,
...[+1]
news: 2
41
MarketWatch, Inc.
California, United States
News media,Suite
news: 2
42
Dodge, Inc.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Automotive engineering,sports equipment,
...[+2]
news: 2
43
Cadillac
Michigan, United States
Automotive engineering,Public transport,Sport utility vehicle,
...[+2]
news: 2
44
WhatsApp LLC
California, United States
Cross-platform,Subscription business model,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 2
45
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Virginia, United States
Pharmacy,Medicine,Biotechnology,
...[+2]
news: 2
46
Toybox
New York, United States
Web page
news: 2
47
FCTRY
New York, United States
Product design
news: 2
48
McClendon
Virginia, United States
Information technology consulting
news: 2
49
Federal National Mortgage Association
District of Columbia, United States
Economic recovery,Secondary market,Benchmarking,
...[+2]
news: 1
50
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
news: 1
51
Bank of America Corp.
North Carolina, United States
Investment banking,Underwriting,Asset and liability management,
...[+2]
news: 1
52
Procter & Gamble Co.
Ohio, United States
Toothpaste,Hair conditioner,SOAP,
...[+2]
news: 1
53
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1
54
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1
55
News Corp.
New York, United States
Publishing,Information technology consulting,News media,
...[+2]
news: 1
56
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Illinois, United States
Starch,Industrial engineering,Animal feed,
...[+2]
news: 1
57
NIKE, Inc.
United States
sports equipment,Eyewear,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 1
58
McDonald's Corp.
Illinois, United States
Food service,Soft drink,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 1
59
General Mills, Inc.
Minnesota, United States
Ice cream,Breakfast cereal,Food processing,
...[+2]
news: 1
60
VMware, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 1
61
Nasdaq, Inc.
New York, United States
Information Dissemination,Capital formation,Structured product,
...[+2]
news: 1
62
eBay, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
news: 1
63
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 1
64
Polaris Inc.
Ohio, United States
Electric vehicle,Atazanavir,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 1
65
Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
California, United States
α-Santalol,Shopping mall,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 1
66
Cowen, Inc.
New York, United States
Investment banking,Alternative investment,Assets under management,
...[+2]
news: 1
67
Regis Corp.
Minnesota, United States
Laundry,Skin care,Beauty salon,
...[+1]
news: 1
68
Mattel, Inc.
California, United States
Comics,Fast-moving consumer goods,Video game development,
...[+2]
news: 1
69
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
California, United States
Medicine,Proteomics,Genomics,
...[+2]
news: 1
70
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
Texas, United States
Title insurance,Property insurance,Escrow,
...[+2]
news: 1
71
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Minnesota, United States
E-commerce,Shopping mall,DVD player,
...[+2]
news: 1
72
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Virtualization,
...[+2]
news: 1
73
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
United States
Bar (unit),Food service,Bed and breakfast,
...[+2]
news: 1
74
Costco Wholesale Corp.
Washington, United States
Warehouse,sports equipment,Customer insight,
...[+2]
news: 1
75
Twilio, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Short Message Service,
...[+2]
news: 1
76
Lazard Ltd.
New York, United States
Asset management,Preparedness,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 1
77
Icahn Enterprises LP
New York, United States
Automotive engineering,Petroleum,Food packaging,
...[+2]
news: 1
78
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 1
79
Yelp, Inc.
California, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 1
80
Gogo, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,In-flight entertainment,
...[+2]
news: 1
81
Nutanix, Inc.
California, United States
Virtualization,Software,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 1
82
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food industry,Convenience food,Food processing,
...[+2]
news: 1
83
Office Depot LLC
United States
Software business,Shopping mall,Home automation,
...[+2]
news: 1
84
CIT Group, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Railway engineering,Aerospace,Financial goal,
...[+2]
news: 1
85
Gannett Media Corp.
Virginia, United States
Publishing,Broadcasting,Publication,
...[+2]
news: 1
86
Surmodics, Inc.
Alabama, United States
Coating,Medical equipment,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 1
87
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
sports equipment,Shotgun,Rifle,
...[+2]
news: 1
88
Red Hat, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Middleware,Operating system,
...[+2]
news: 1
89
SimilarWeb Ltd.
New York, United States
Digital marketing,Market research,Advertising,
...[+2]
news: 1
90
The NPD Group, Inc.
New York, United States
Category management,Point of sale,Market research,
...[+1]
news: 1
91
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Illinois, United States
Biomanufacturing,Shopping mall,Biotechnology
news: 1
92
Tribune Publishing Co.
Illinois, United States
Publishing,Journalism,Digital media,
...[+2]
news: 1
93
CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Food service,Food industry,Snack foods
news: 1
94
Oath, Inc.
New York, United States
Advertising,Search engine optimization,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 1
95
Cellco Partnership, Inc.
District of Columbia, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,5G,
...[+2]
news: 1
96
Calgon Carbon Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Activated carbon,Carbon,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 1
97
Yew Bio-Pharm Group, Inc.
California, United States
Vegetable farming,Traditional Chinese medicine,Agriculture,
...[+2]
news: 1
98
Capital Research & Management Co.
California, United States
Investment advisor,Circulating tumor cell,Tumor marker
news: 1
99
Chevy Chase Trust Co.
United States
Venture capital,Stock option,Estate planning
news: 1
100
Atari
New York, United States
Software,Interactive entertainment,Game console,
...[+2]
news: 1

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