Unleashed: 9 Most Innovative Companies In The World

By siliconindia | Monday, 19 January 2015, 11:04 Hrs

8. Google Inc
2014 patent grants: 2,566
Sales: $67.9 billion

Google is the best company to work for in India. Google says it is not a conventional company and it gives freedom to employees to work and enjoy while at office.

Google’s initiative on the Internet of Things was quite evident when it bought ‘Nest’ for a whopping cost of $3.2 billion, Google which sells thermostats and fire detectors that have the technology to learn the guidelines and interact with the users.

It is believed that with the acquisition of the Nest, Google intends to play a major role in the IoT sector by predicting a world of all the appliances connected to the Web and auto respond to the users.

9. LG Electronics
2014 patent grants: 2,122
Sales: $54.7 billion

LG Electronics is a multinational electronics company. The products include televisions, home theater systems, refrigerators, washing machines, computer monitors, and smartphones.

LG Electronics was awarded 2,122 patents last year, up 8 percent from the year before. LG is the second largest technology company in South Korea behind only Samsung.

LG Electronics launched an OLED TV in 2013 and 65-inch and 77-inch sizes in 2014. As of 2014, LG is using webOS with a ribbon interface with some of their Smart TVs. According to LG, in the first 8 month after release, it had sold over 5 million webOS TVs.