Big Tech

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What is Big Tech?

Largest and most influential technology companies in the world

Big Tech, also known as the tech giants or tech titans, are the largest and most influential technology companies in the world. It most commonly denotes the five dominant firms in the U.S. technology industry—Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, and Meta —which are also some of the largest companies in the world by market capitalization, making up about 25% of the S&P 500. Other major technology companies—such as Netflix, Nvidia, Tesla, and X Corp.—are sometimes included in the grouping but usually referred to separately; related terms such as FAANG or Magnificent Seven are often used to refer to these expanded groupings. The label Big Tech draws parallels to similar classifications in other industries, such as Big Oil and Big Tobacco. Technical positions within these companies, particularly in software engineering and product management, are widely considered among the most lucrative and intensely competitive in the global labor market.