10 World's Richest Tech Companies in 2011
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Monday, 24 October 2011, 23:31 IST |
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Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon.com, in 1994 and the site went online in 1995. The name Amazon.com was chosen because the Amazon River is one of the largest rivers in the world and so the name suggests large size. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified, selling DVDs, CDs, MP3 downloads, computer software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, and toys.
Amazon is now the leading retail brand in the world. The value of the world's fifth richest technology company increases 37 percent in comparison to last year and is estimated at billion.