Text: Xiao Yu
The stock market ends in 2021, and the list of China's top 500 listed companies by market capitalization is also released. By the end of 2021, the total market value of the top 500 companies will be about 80 trillion yuan, down slightly from 86 trillion yuan last year. However, the listing threshold for the Top 500 companies in 2021 has been raised from the previous year and once again set a new record.
Compared with last year, the latest Top 500 companies ranking has changed a lot. Among the top 10 companies, Tencent Holdings topped the list with a market capitalization of 3,588.5 billion yuan, and Guizhou Moutai surpassed Alibaba in second place. In addition, new energy stocks continue to strengthen in 2021, and the market value of the Ningde era has risen sharply, from 817.9 billion yuan last year to 1370.5 billion yuan, and the ranking has also risen by 9 places.
Although the performance of China's enterprises is not bad, but in the global view, there is still a very large gap compared with many companies in the world. So who is the world's largest company by market capitalization? Unsurprisingly, it is still the American technology giant Apple. On January 3, Apple stock rose sharply on the first day of the new year's market, and Apple became the only company in the world with a market value of more than $3 trillion.
What is the concept of a $3 trillion market cap? From the perspective of global GDP ranking, Apple's market value has exceeded the total GDP of the United Kingdom and can rank fifth in the world. It can be said that it is a rich country. According to the latest exchange rate of the renminbi against the US dollar, 3 trillion US dollars is about 19 trillion yuan, which is equivalent to the GDP of Shanghai, the city with the highest GDP in China, for 5 years, (Shanghai's GDP in 2020 is 3.8 trillion yuan. ）
As Apple's CEO, Cook also received the equity reward for the first time since he was promoted to CEO. On January 6, local time, according to Apple's shareholder power of attorney submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, apple CEO Cook's total compensation last year was as high as 98.73 million US dollars (about 630 million yuan), of which equity awards were 82.35 million US dollars, basic salary was 3 million US dollars, non-equity incentive compensation was 12 million US dollars, and other compensation was 1.39 million US dollars, which can be called "the strongest hit worker".
A company's market capitalization can reach the top of the world, and the total compensation of the CEO can be nearly $100 million, and its company's performance can be imagined. Apple's market value can continue to rise, which is bound to be because Apple's performance is extremely excellent. Affected by external factors such as the epidemic, it was thought that many American companies would also suffer heavy losses. What was not expected, however, was that the American tech giant Apple could "swim against the current."
According to Apple documents, in fiscal 2021 as of September 25, 2021, its revenue and operating profit reached $365.8 billion (about 2.33 trillion yuan) and $108.9 billion (694.4 billion yuan), respectively, up 33% and 64% year-on-year, respectively, to a record high, and also became the world's highest profitable company. Among them, the fourth quarter is particularly prominent, and Apple's quarterly revenue in the fourth quarter reached $83.360 billion, an increase of 29% year-on-year. This is naturally inseparable from the contribution of the iPhone 13 series, especially the Dahua District.
The annual salary, market value and performance of executives continue to rise, and the contribution of Greater China can be described as quite large. Just after Cook's annual salary was announced, some netizens even shouted on social platforms: "We must thank China." From the data point of view, in the fourth fiscal quarter, Apple's revenue in Greater China reached $14.563 billion, an increase of 83% from $7.946 billion in the same period last year. Among them, the iPhone 13 series has become one of the important elements of Apple's sharp rise in Dahua, which shows that the Chinese people's pursuit of Apple's new products is still undiminished.
According to research firms, the iPhone 13 has become the sales champion in the Chinese market. Apple also successfully returned with this blockbuster. At present, Apple's market share in the Chinese market has reached 23%, ranking first in the market, surpassing domestic mobile phone brands such as Huawei, Xiaomi, and oppo.
In addition, it is worth noting that the 2021 global smartphone shipments have also been announced. Surprisingly, this time Apple is not the first. The top 6 brands in 2021 are: Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi, OPPO, vivo, and TRANSSION. It can be seen that Apple is not completely invulnerable.
And from the perspective of global smartphone shipments in 2021, domestic mobile phones account for a large proportion of the global mobile phone market. In addition to Xiaomi and OPPO, vivo, TRANSSION mobile phones have also occupied the African market, and have entered the global sales list many times, and even have the reputation of "king of Africa".
In the first half of 2021, Xiaomi even surpassed Apple at one point, and its shipments became the second largest in the world. However, with the launch of the iPhone 13 series, Xiaomi was gradually surpassed by Apple. However, at present, Xiaomi has announced that it will target Apple, and I believe that the future will surely bring us more surprises.
In addition, Huawei, as a domestic giant, once surpassed Samsung in April 2020 and reached the top of the world. However, 2021 is not on the list, and according to relevant statistics, the sales of Huawei mobile phones in 2021 have fallen off a cliff. After Huawei's mobile phone is out, the position of Samsung and Apple in the top three is also more stable. Huawei is currently in difficulty, of course, we also look forward to Huawei's strong rise again in 2022. Let more Chinese companies appear at the top of the best-selling list.
It is reported that although Apple's current market value and profits are ranked first in the world, Apple's development in the past two years has not been as good as imagined. And people who pay attention to the mobile phone market should know that Apple even lowered the price of the product in order to impact sales, which is enough to show that the pressure on Apple is not small, which is also a good opportunity for domestic mobile phones. Of course, science and technology is the last word, only by truly doing a good job of product technology can we gain the favor of consumers.