{"id":197952,"date":"2017-09-11T14:53:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T12:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=197952"},"modified":"2017-09-11T14:53:14","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T12:53:14","slug":"apple-is-the-worlds-most-valuable-listed-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/mobile\/197952\/apple-is-the-worlds-most-valuable-listed-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple is the world\u2019s most valuable listed company"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s ambitious upgrade to the iPhone this week comes a decade after the smartphone was unveiled, when energy companies made up half of the top 10 businesses globally and Apple was ranked much, much lower.<\/p>\n

Now, worth more than $800 billion, Apple is the world\u2019s most valuable listed company and stands atop a list that\u2019s dominated by technology, e-commerce and social-media enterprises.<\/p>\n

This table shows the largest companies by market capitalization at the dawn of the smartphone era on June 29, 2007, when the iPhone was released, and where they rank now.<\/p>\n

In between, there was the global financial crisis, while the rise of Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent Holdings reflects China\u2019s climb to become the world\u2019s second-largest economy.<\/p>\n

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This second table shows how the 15 biggest companies in June 2007 have fared the past decade.<\/p>\n

The latest valuations have former top-ranking Exxon Mobil at No. 10 on the charts, while other fossil fuel providers have fallen further.<\/p>\n

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Read: What to expect at Apple\u2019s biggest event in years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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