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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Top 20 Largest Hardware and Software Companies." National Research Council. 2012. The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13472.
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Top 20 Largest Hardware and Software Companies

TABLE H-1 World’s 20 Largest Hardware and Software Companies in 2010 (in U.S. $ Millions)

Rank Hardware Companies (Country) Hardware Revenue Total Revenue   Rank Software Companies (Country) Software Revenue Total Revenues
1 Samsung (S. Korea) 77,865 120,119   1 Microsoft (USA) 49,090 61,159
2 HP (USA) 73,729 116,245   2 IBM (USA) 21,396 95,758
3 Foxconn (Taiwan) 44,411 44,411   3 Oracle (USA) 18,582 22,734
4 LG Electronics (S Korea) 42,029 63,043   4 SAP (Germany) 11,386 15,373
5 Nokia (Finland) 40,108 59,042   5 Ericsson (Sweden) 7,595 29,014
6 Toshiba (Japan) 40,057 69,778   6 Nintendo (Japan) 6,799 17,726
7 Dell (USA) 38,395 53,585   7 HP (USA) 6,183 116,245
8 Intel (USA) 34,026 35,172   8 Symantec (USA) 5,565 5,992
9 Apple (USA) 31,772 43,086   9 Nokia Siemens Networks (Finland) 4,529 18,114
10 Cisco (USA) 29,510 36,633   10 Activision Blizzard (USA) 4,279 4,279
11 Quanta Computer (Taiwan) 24,755 24,755   11 CA (USA) 4,012 4,318
12 Fujitsu (Japan) 23,056 50,662   12 EMC (USA) 3,960 14,026
13 Canon (Japan) 22,567 34,719   13 Electronic Arts (USA) 3,728 3,728
14 Ricoh (Japan) 19,484 22,018   14 Adobe (USA) 2,796 2,987
15 Asus (Taiwan) 19,074 19,074   15 Cisco (USA) 2,137 36,663
16 Acer (Taiwan) 17,944 17,944   16 SunGard (USA) 1,996 5,508
17 Compal Electronics (Taiwan) 16,923 19,909   17 Sony (Japan) 1,914 79,441
18 IBM (USA) 16,190 95,758   18 BMC (USA) 1,758 1,888
19 Lenovo (China) 16,132 16,132   19 Alcatel-Lucent (USA) 1,635 21,835
20 NEC (Japan) 16,127 40,475   20 Konami (Japan) 1,594 2,887
Adopted from www.hardwaretop100.org   Adopted from www.softwaretop100.org

The methodology employed in creating these tables is available at http://www.hardwaretop100.org/methodology.php. Last accessed on June 16, 2012. While many of the companies on the list are global in nature, the table lists each company’s nation of origin.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Top 20 Largest Hardware and Software Companies." National Research Council. 2012. The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13472.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Top 20 Largest Hardware and Software Companies." National Research Council. 2012. The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13472.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Top 20 Largest Hardware and Software Companies." National Research Council. 2012. The New Global Ecosystem in Advanced Computing: Implications for U.S. Competitiveness and National Security. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13472.
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