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

The Native apps top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat Native apps 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.
A Native App is an app developed essentially for one particular mobile device and is installed directly onto the device itself. Users of native apps usually download them via app stores online or the app marketplace, such as the Apple App Store, the Google Play store and so on. An example of a native app is the Camera+ app for Apple’s iOS devices.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

India

United States

Canada

Germany

United Kingdom

France

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: 503
2
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 417
3
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 272
4
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 119
5
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Semiconductor,Software,
...[+2]
news: 84
6
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 73
7
BlackBerry Ltd.
Ontario, Canada
Wireless,Software,Embedded system,
...[+2]
news: 72
8
Xamarin, Inc.
California, United States
Software development,Cloud testing,Android (robot),
...[+2]
news: 62
9
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 54
10
Gartner, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Information management,Business intelligence,Emotional intelligence,
...[+2]
news: 44
11
Mozilla Corp.
California, United States
Software,Bug tracking system,EyeTap,
...[+2]
news: 40
12
Adobe, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Computer vision,
...[+2]
news: 39
13
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 39
14
a2z, Inc.
United States
Software,Conference management,Event management,
...[+2]
news: 36
15
SAP SE
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Software,Cloud computing,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 34
16
VMware, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Virtualization,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 34
17
Oracle Corp.
California, United States
Software,Enterprise software,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 31
18
LG Electronics, Inc.
South Korea
Computer hardware,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 30
19
Boopsie, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile app,Mobile device,Software
news: 27
20
Cisco Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Computer hardware,Enterprise software,Internet Protocol,
...[+2]
news: 26
21
Nokia Oyj
Southern Finland, Finland
Mobile device,Internet of Things,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 25
22
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 25
23
Salesforce, Inc.
California, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Software as a service,
...[+2]
news: 24
24
Netflix, Inc.
California, United States
Mainland China,Cable television,IPTV,
...[+2]
news: 24
25
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 23
26
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Insurance carriers,Health care,Copayment,
...[+2]
news: 22
27
Intel Corp.
California, United States
Semiconductor,Software,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 21
28
eBay, Inc.
California, United States
E-commerce,Search engine,Common value auction,
...[+2]
news: 21
29
GitHub, Inc.
California, United States
Cloud computing,Software,Revision control,
...[+2]
news: 21
30
HP, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 19
31
Forrester Research, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Business intelligence,Operational intelligence,Information management,
...[+2]
news: 19
32
Apache Corp.
Texas, United States
Natural gas,Petroleum industry,Natural resource management,
...[+2]
news: 19
33
Gmail Help
United Kingdom
LEAPS,Web development
news: 19
34
City of Cupertino
California, United States
Enterprise software,Foothills,Silicon valley
news: 19
35
inc design Ltd.
Manchester, United Kingdom
Advertising
news: 19
36
Verizon Communications, Inc.
New York, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 18
37
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Interior design,E-commerce,Omnichannel,
...[+2]
news: 18
38
Yahoo
Virginia, United States
Advertising,Search engine,Search engine optimization,
...[+2]
news: 18
39
Forte Payment Systems, Inc.
Texas, United States
Software,Electronic funds transfer,E-commerce,
...[+2]
news: 18
40
Dropbox, Inc.
California, United States
File sharing,Cloud computing,Cloud storage,
...[+2]
news: 16
41
Beyond International Ltd.
Dublin, Ireland
Digital marketing,Online search,Programming,
...[+1]
news: 16
42
Spotify AB
Sweden
Music,Cloud computing,Mobile app,
...[+2]
news: 16
43
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Zhejiang Sheng, China
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Business-to-business,
...[+2]
news: 15
44
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 15
45
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Wireless,Network security,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 15
46
Skype SARL
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Telecommunications,Mobile device,Software,
...[+2]
news: 15
47
Cantada, Inc.
United States
Information technology consulting,Satellite,Software,
...[+2]
news: 15
48
INC Internet Limitada
Region Metropolitana, Chile
Software
news: 15
49
Sony Group Corp.
Tokyo, Japan
Computer hardware,Software,Music,
...[+2]
news: 14
50
Dell, Inc.
Texas, United States
Computer hardware,Thin client,Software,
...[+2]
news: 13
51
Red Hat, Inc.
North Carolina, United States
Software,Middleware,Operating system,
...[+2]
news: 13
52
Modo Labs, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Swamy,Mobile device,Software,
...[+1]
news: 13
53
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Wireless,Software,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 12
54
Hulu LLC
California, United States
Digital rights,IPTV,Internet video,
...[+2]
news: 12
55
Infoworld Media Group, Inc.
California, United States
RSS,Emerging technologies
news: 12
56
Simpalm
United States
Web development,Web design,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 12
57
Baidu, Inc.
Beijing Shi, China
Search engine,Artificial intelligence,Social network,
...[+2]
news: 11
58
EMC Corp.
Massachusetts, United States
Data center,Cloud computing,Software,
...[+2]
news: 11
59
General Motors Co.
Michigan, United States
Sport utility vehicle,Public transport,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 10
60
Uber Technologies, Inc.
California, United States
Brand awareness,Public transport,Software,
...[+2]
news: 10
61
Rdio, Inc.
California, United States
Music,Tort,Orchard,
...[+2]
news: 10
62
T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Telecommunications,5G,Internet of Things,
...[+2]
news: 10
63
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
Texas, United States
Enterprise software,Information technology management,Software,
...[+2]
news: 9
64
Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Guangdong Sheng, China
Online advertising,Social media,Advertising,
...[+2]
news: 9
65
Lenovo Group Ltd.
Beijing Shi, China
Computer hardware,Mobile device,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 9
66
HTC Corp.
Taiwan Province, China
Mobile device,Computer hardware,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 9
67
Sprint Corp.
Oregon, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 9
68
Khosla Ventures LLC
California, United States
Venture capital,Mobile device,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 9
69
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
New York, United States
Accounting,Bookkeeping,Public sector,
...[+2]
news: 9
70
Flipboard, Inc.
California, United States
Social network,News media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 9
71
TechCrunch, Inc.
California, United States
Conversation,Augmented reality,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 9
72
Next Co-Founder
news: 9
73
The Park Expo & Conference Center
North Carolina, United States
Content delivery network,Broadcasting
news: 9
74
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
New Jersey, United States
Software,Automation,Systems design,
...[+2]
news: 8
75
Citrix Systems, Inc.
Florida, United States
Virtualization,Software as a service,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 8
76
Pinterest, Inc.
California, United States
Bookmarking,Social media,Advertising,
...[+2]
news: 8
77
Dow Jones & Co., Inc.
New York, United States
Publishing,Digital media,Social media,
...[+2]
news: 8
78
ESPN, Inc.
Connecticut, United States
Cable television,Journalism,sports equipment,
...[+2]
news: 8
79
Home Box Office, Inc.
New York, United States
IPTV,Cable television,Direct-broadcast satellite,
...[+2]
news: 8
80
PayPal, Inc.
California, United States
Mobile payment,E-commerce,Software,
...[+2]
news: 8
81
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 8
82
WhatsApp LLC
California, United States
Cross-platform,Subscription business model,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 8
83
Strava, Inc.
California, United States
Categorization,Physical fitness,Social network,
...[+2]
news: 8
84
Kubernetes LLC
California, United States
Cloud computing,Cloud database
news: 8
85
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
California, United States
Real estate investing,Capital market,Mortgage underwriting,
...[+2]
news: 7
86
Halliburton Co.
Texas, United States
Artificial lift,Natural resource management,Renewable energy,
...[+2]
news: 7
87
Starbucks Corp.
Washington, United States
Ice cream,Food industry,Coffee bean,
...[+2]
news: 7
88
T-Mobile US, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Service innovation,
...[+2]
news: 7
89
LinkedIn Corp.
California, United States
Social media,Publishing,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 7
90
Flipkart Internet Pvt Ltd.
Karnataka, India
E-commerce,Shopping mall,Network component,
...[+2]
news: 7
91
BuzzFeed, Inc.
New York, United States
Publishing,Journalism,Social network,
...[+2]
news: 7
92
Vimeo.com, Inc.
New York, United States
Live streaming,File sharing,Publishing,
...[+2]
news: 7
93
WebMD LLC
New York, United States
Health care,Information technology consulting,Oral irrigator,
...[+2]
news: 7
94
Entrepreneur India
Haryana, India
News media,Happening,Entrepreneurial ecosystem,
...[+2]
news: 7
95
Shopgate GmbH
Texas, United States
Mobile commerce,E-commerce,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 7
96
UCWeb
Guangdong Sheng, China
Software,Mobile browsing,Vietnamese,
...[+1]
news: 7
97
Tumblr, Inc.
New York, United States
Microblogging,Advertising,Online advertising,
...[+2]
news: 7
98
PowWow, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Mobile enterprise,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 7
99
CoverCake, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Business intelligence,Social media,
...[+2]
news: 7
100
Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
California, United States
Publishing,Publication
news: 7

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