It seems that there is no one who can dethrone Apple at the top of the list when it comes to innovation and that is US-based companies they are those that occupy in their majority the first positions of this select group.
According to the latest Boston Consulting ranking, Apple has been the most innovative company for the tenth consecutive year, closely followed by Google. On the other hand, six of the top ten companies in this ranking of the 50 most innovative companies in the world, are based in the United States, being a total of 29 within this list. complete list. Tesla and Microsoft came in third and fourth, while pharmaceuticals Gilead Sciences came in eighth and Amazon placed ninth.
Behind Google are Tesla Motors and Microsoft Corp. respectively. This classification is done in part on the basis of the opinion of 1.500 CEOs around the world, where they are asked which companies they consider to be the most innovative, since this type of classification is very subjective and is more an opinion of their own than a fact with objective data.
It must also be said that these executives cannot vote for their own companiesOn the other hand, the remaining 40% of the formula is based on the amount of money that has been returned to shareholders in a period of more than five years. It should be noted among all companies, the Chinese Tencent that since the last year has climbed 35 posts until it is placed in twelfth place.
In general, the list is shared between companies that have their scope of action within the technological world and companies mainly dedicated to automation, although we can also see brands such as Walt Disney, 3M or Nike.
The survey also made it clear that innovation is now a very high priority for companies. 79 percent of executives responded that it is within the top three priorities your company's highest percentage since the survey began back in 2005.