Research
February 15, 2021
By absolute value, the biggest gainers in “2020 Hurun Global 500" were Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. Image courtesy of Amazon
By Katie Tamola
COVID-19 has vastly impacted the world, but some technology companies have seen momentous growth during the pandemic, according to a new report.
{"ct":"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","iv":"46c0b0997014a35e54cf980922f67d0a","s":"eb2a78b46a3a379b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here