Last year, Apple announced, for the first time in over a decade, that iPhone sales revenue growth came to a crashing halt, it was largely due to the soft iPhone sales and the slowdown in China. But that didn’t make Apple turn over its crown as the most valuable company in the world.

In recent years, tech giants have been dominating the market with the emergence of affordable hi-tech smartphones. There was one time in May 2016 when the top 5 most valuable companies were all tech companies. It was unprecedented; with tech companies beating oil companies, retail, health care, energy.
The following are the top 7 publicly traded companies you may want to bet your money in.

1. Apple
Market capitalization: $625.9 billion
Year founded: 1976
2. Alphabet
Market capitalization: $553.9 billion
Year founded: 1998
3. Microsoft
Market capitalization: $468.9 billion
Year founded: 1975
4. Amazon.com
Market capitalization: $380.2 billion
Year founded: 1994
5. Facebook
Market capitalization: $379.8 billion
Year founded: 2004
6. Johnson & Johnson
Market capitalization: $315.7 billion
Year founded: 1886
Coca-Cola
Market Capitalization: $182.2 billion
Year founded: 1892
Hi, I’m Steve Sorensen, I’m a net worth blogger. I watch the meteoric growth of some of the most successful companies and share my insights here.