Apple is the US technology company with the highest market value in the world (US$ 2,787.6 billion), which is equivalent to the combined annual GDP of India (US$ 2.95 trillion) ranked sixth in the world and France (US$ 2.94 trillion) ranked seventh in the world in 2022. Apple is one of the greatest and most influential companies in the world.
Microsoft is also an American technology company and the largest computer software provider in the world. Microsoft is the second most valuable company in the world (US$ 2,462 billion), second only to Apple.