Sony started as a small-radio repair workshop during the post-war period. Now it has grown to become a multinational conglomerate corporation with revenue of 88 billion U.S. dollars. Now, Sony is one of the world’s largest companies and they are present in 204 countries and territories. Introduction- As with many great companies, the beginning of …
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Hewlett-Packard is a world renowned American multinational IT company and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. HP made several significant inventions in the field of computers and now, it is the world’s second largest computer vendor only after Lenovo. Introduction- About the founders- Bill Hewlett- William Redington Hewlett (Bill Hewlett) was born on …
Volkswagen is one of the world’s largest automobile companies. Introduction- Volkswagen in German means the people’s car and true to its name, the company was founded to make cars for the common people of Germany on 28 May 1937. The first car of Volkswagen was the Volkswagen Beetle. This car was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, …
YouTube is the world’s biggest video-sharing platform. It is the second biggest search engine in the world only after Google. YouTube as a search engine is much bigger than the other search engines, Bing and Yahoo. Introduction- YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005 by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim in a small …
T-Series dominates the Indian music market with more than 60% share and is India’s largest music record label. Also, it has the world’s most subscribed and most viewed YouTube channel. T-Series produces music and films and is a leader in the entertainment industry. T-Series is a very successful company with a net worth of over …
Ola Cabs is India’s first taxi aggregator company and is one of the fastest achievers of the unicorn status in India. Unicorn status refers to achieving one billion dollar valuation by a privately held startup. Introduction- Ola Cabs was co-founded by Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, the alumni of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Bhavish Aggarwal completed …
Toyota is the world’s largest automobile brand and in terms of revenue, Toyota Motor Corporation is the ninth largest company in the world. Sakichi Toyoda is the founder of Toyota Industries Co., Ltd. Introduction- Sakichi Toyoda was born on February 14, 1867 in Kosai, Shizuoka, Japan. He was born into a poor family and his …
Godrej Group is one of the biggest Indian conglomerates. This company was co-founded by Ardeshir Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej. A life full of struggles- Ardeshir Godrej encountered many failures and setbacks but his persistence and self-confidence made him a very successful entrepreneur. He couldn’t succeed as a lawyer, businessman and an employee. Ardeshir Burjorji …
Adidas is a world-renowned sportswear company, well-known for its sportswear and sneakers. It is the world’s second biggest sports brand only after Nike. Adidas and Puma brands are the biggest competitors in the sports industry but the founders of these well-known companies were actually brothers. Adolf Dassler was the founder of Adidas. Whereas Puma was …
Netflix is the world’s biggest online subscription video service provider. Netflix has revolutionised the entertainment industry and is now present in over 190 countries. Introduction- In October 1991, Reed Hastings co-founded Pure Software along with his friends, Mark Box and Raymond Peck. This company provided debugging software to the UNIX systems. In August 1997, Pure …