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1. Coca-Cola Founded: 1886 Founders: John Pemberton Headquarters: Atlanta, GA, US Executive Chairman: Muhtar Kent No. Of Employees: 1,46,200 Revenue: 48 billion US $ Operating Income: 10 billion US $ Net Income: 9 billion US $ Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The Coca-Cola Company has, on occasion, introduced other cola drinks under the Coke brand name. The most common of these is Diet Coke, with others including Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Diet Coke Caffeine-Free, Coca-Cola Cherry, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Vanilla, and special versions with lemon, lime or coffee. 2. Apple Founded: April 1, 1976 Founders: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne Headquarters: Apple Campus, Cupertino, California, U.S. Executive Chairman: Arthur D. Levinson No. Of Employees: 80,000 Revenue: 156 Billion US $ (2012) Operating Income: 55 Billion US $ (2012) Net Income: 41 Billion US $ (2012) Apple, which is based in Cupertino, California, is famous for its Mac line of computers, iPhone, iPad and iTunes. The company was founded on April 1, 1976, and incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc. on January 3, 1977. The word "Computer" was removed from its name on January 9, 2007, reflecting its shifted focus towards consumer electronics after the introduction of the iPhone. Apple is the world's second-largest information technology company by revenue after Samsung Electronics, and the world's third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung and Nokia. Fortune magazine named Apple the most admired company in the United States in 2008, and in the world from 2008 to 2012. However, the company has received criticism for its contractors' labor practices, and for Apple's own environmental and business practices. As of May 2013, Apple maintains 408 retail stores in fourteen countries as well as the online Apple Store and iTunes Store, the latter of which is the world's largest music retailer. In May 2013, Apple entered the top ten of the Fortune 500 list of companies for the first time, rising 11 places above its 2012 ranking to take the sixth position. 3. IBM Founded: June 16, 1911 Founders: Charles Ranlett Flint and Thomas J. Watson Headquarters: Armonk, New York, US Executive Chairman: Virginia M. Rometty No. Of Employees: 4,34,246 Revenue: 106 billion US $ Operating Income: 21 billion US $ Net Income: 16 billion US $ IBM, which is based in Armonk, New York, offers solutions ranging from mainframe to nanotechnology. It also sells hardware, software and consulting services around the world. In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the No. 2 largest U.S. firm in terms of number of employees, the No. 4 largest in terms of market capitalization, the No. 9 most profitable, and the No. 19 largest firm in terms of revenue. Globally, the company was ranked the No. 31 largest in terms of revenue by Forbes for 2011. 4. Google Founded: September 4, 1998 Founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin Headquarters: Armonk, New York, US Executive Chairman: Larry Page No. Of Employees: 44,777 Revenue: 50 billion US $ Operating Income: 12 billion US $ Net Income: 12 billion US $ Google, which is based in Mountain View, California, offers Internet-related services and products, including online search, cloud computing and software. Rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions, and partnerships beyond Google's core search engine. It offers online productivity software including email (Gmail), an office suite (Google Drive), and social networking (Google+). Desktop products include applications for web browsing, organizing and editing photos, and instant messaging. The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system and the browser-only Google Chrome OS for a specialized type of netbook known as a Chromebook. Google has moved increasingly into communications hardware: it partners with major electronics manufacturers in production of its high-end Nexus devices and acquired Motorola Mobility in May 2012. In 2012, a fiber-optic infrastructure was installed in Kansas City to facilitate a Google Fiber broadband service. 5. Microsoft Founded: April 4, 1975 Founders: Bill Gates and Paul Allen Headquarters: Washington, US Executive Chairman: Steve Ballmer No. Of Employees: 97,000 Revenue: 77 billion US $ Operating Income: 26 billion US $ Net Income: 21 billion US $ Microsoft, which is based in Redmond, Washington, is famous for its Windows operating system, video games, search engine and mobile phones. In May 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in its largest acquisition to date. As of 2013, Microsoft is market dominant in both the PC operating system and office suite markets (the latter with Microsoft Office). The company also produces a wide range of other software for desktops and servers, and is active in areas including internet search (with Bing), the video game industry (with the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles, and the upcoming Xbox One console), the digital services market (through MSN), and mobile phones (via the Windows Phone OS). 6. McDonald's Founded: May 15, 1940 Founders: Richard and Maurice McDonald Headquarters: Oak brook, Illinois, US Executive Chairman: Donald Thompson No. Of Employees: 1,800,000 Revenue: 27 billion US $ Operating Income: 8 billion US $ Net Income: 5 billion US $ The McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald; McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts. In response to changing consumer tastes, the company has expanded its menu to include salads, fish, wraps, smoothies, and fruit. 7. Intel Founded: July 18, 1968 Founders: Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, US Executive Chairman: Brian Krzanich No. Of Employees: 104,700 Revenue: 53 billion US $ Operating Income: 14 billion US $ Net Income: 11 billion US $ Intel, which is based in Santa Clara, California, began operating in 1968 and is now the largest semiconductor chip maker in the world. Intel was an early developer of SRAM and DRAM memory chips, and this represented the majority of its business until 1981. Although Intel created the world's first commercial microprocessor chip in 1971, it was not until the success of the personal computer (PC) that this became its primary business. During the 1990s, Intel invested heavily in new microprocessor designs fostering the rapid growth of the computer industry. 8. Samsung Founded: 1938 Founders: Lee Byung-chul Headquarters: Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea Executive Chairman: Kwon Oh Hyun No. Of Employees: 369,000 Revenue: 247 billion US $ Operating Income: 21 billion US $ Net Income: 18 billion US $ Samsung, which is based in Seoul, South Korea, began operating in 1938 and now its subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T. Following Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into four business groups – Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol Group. Since the 1990s Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities, and electronics, particularly mobile phones and semiconductors, has become its most important source of income. 9. Toyota Founded: August 28, 1937 Founders: Kiichiro Toyoda Headquarters: Toyota, Aichi, Japan Executive Chairman: Brian Akio Toyoda No. Of Employees: 325,000 Revenue: 22 billion US $ Operating Income: 13 billion US $ Net Income: 9 billion US $ Toyota, which is based in Aichi, Japan, began operating in 1937 and is now one of the biggest manufacturers of vehicles in the world. In 2010, Toyota employed 325,905 people worldwide, and was the third-largest automobile manufacturer in 2011 by production behind General Motors and Volkswagen Group. Toyota is the eleventh-largest company in the world by revenue. In July 2012, the company reported it had manufactured its 200-millionth vehicle. 10. Mercedes-Benz Founded: June 28, 1926 Founders: Karl Benz Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany Executive Chairman: Dieter Zetsche No. Of Employees: 275,000 Revenue: 114 billion € Operating Income: 8 billion € Net Income: 6 billion € Mercedes-Benz, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany, began operating in 1886 and is now one of the biggest manufacturers of luxury cars in the world. As part of the Daimler AG company, the Mercedes-Benz Cars division includes Mercedes-Benz and Smart car production. Mercedes Benz is a multinational division of the German manufacturer Daimler AG, and the brand is used for luxury automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. 11. BMW Founded: March 7, 1916 Founders: Franz Josef Popp Headquarters: Munich, Germany Executive Chairman: Norbert Reithofer No. Of Employees: 105,876 Revenue: 76 billion € Operating Income: 8 billion € Net Income: 5 billion € BMW, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany, began operating in 1916 and is now one of the biggest manufacturers of luxury cars in the world and the parent company of Rolls-Royce. It also owns and produces Mini cars, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad. In 2010, the BMW group produced 1,481,253 automobiles and 112,271 motorcycles across all its brands. BMW is part of the "German Big 3" luxury automakers, along with Audi and Mercedes-Benz, which are the three best-selling luxury automakers in the world. 12. Walt Disney Founded: October 16, 1923 Founders: Walt and Roy Disney Headquarters: Burbank, California, US Executive Chairman: Bob Iger No.