From smartphones and social media, to virtual reality and artificial intelligence, the tech-oriented world we live in today looks very different to how things were just 10 years ago. In 2006, oil giant Exxon Mobil headed the list of the world’s most valuable companies and Microsoft was the only The New York, NY company first began operation in 1983 and has been providing video, voice, and date equipment, services and packaged solutions for a wide variety of users. 15. Walmart (WMT ) Market Cap: 295.00B. Walmart is the fifteenth largest company in the world today by market capitalization. With a market value of $961 billion, Apple has been recognized as the best performing company in the world by market value for 2019, according to CEOWORLD magazine, while Microsoft ($946) and Amazon ($916 billion) placed second and third, respectively. Some of the most recognizable companies in the world, Alphabet (Google), Berkshire Hathaway, Facebook, Alibaba, …