I-Apple iphathe lo 2016 ukukhuphukela ku I-Top3 ngaphakathi kokuhlonishwayo Uhlu lwe-Fortune500, bakhuphuka izikhundla ezi-2 kusuka ngonyaka owedlule, 2015. Lolu hlu lubala futhi lubala izinkampani eziphezulu zaseMelika ezingama-500 ngokulandelana kwemali engenayo ngonyaka wezimali odlule. I-Apple, kuze kube manje ebikhuphuka unyaka nonyaka ukufeza isikhundla se-5 esiyimpumelelo ngonyaka owedlule, yeqa isendaweni yesithathu ngaphambi kwezinkampani ezinjenge I-Chevron y Berkshire Hathaway.
Uhlu luphethwe yizitolo ezaziwayo iWalmart nenkampani kawoyela i-Exxon Mobil. Njengoba sibona, kuyingqophamlando ukuthi inkampani efana ne-Apple ibekwe eduze kwalezi zinkampani ezinkulu emsamo. Ongashadile AT & T (Isikhundla se-10) singaphakathi kwe- I-Top10 kanye ne-Apple esigabeni sobuchwepheshe.
Ngaphakathi I-Top20, sekunezinye izinkampani zezokuxhumana nezobuchwepheshe ezifana Ama-Electrics Jikelele (11º), Verizon (13º), Amazon (18º) futhi HP (Wama-20). Kufanele siye ku-a kude nesikhundla 25 ukubona Microsoft. IBM ibekwe ku-31, futhi ngaphandle kwe-Top5o, inombolo yesikhundla engu-51 ncamashi, ikuyo Intel. Kuhlelo ikhasi elisemthethweni I-Fortune500, uzobona uhlu oluphelele lwalabo abahamba ne-Apple kulolu hlu oludumile lwezinkampani zaseMelika eziphumelelayo.
Ungabona futhi okulandelayo ishadi lokusebenzisana kuwebhusayithi yabo ukuze ufunde kabanzi mayelana nazo zonke lezi zinkampani, njengokuziphendukela kwazo kwaminyaka yonke noma indawo abazalelwa kuyo:
Ngale ndlela, kungazwakala ukuthi I-Apple iqhubeka ithuthukisa imali yayoNgaphandle kokuthi kulo nyaka ukuthengiswa kwe-iPad kuya ngokuya kwehla, ukuthengiswa kwe-iPhone kumile okokuqala futhi i-Apple Watch ayisebenzi. Kepha okuhle kusazofika: I-Apple Watch 1, iCar (okwamanje ebizwa nge-Titan project), nezinye izimanga abangane beCupertino abazosigcinela zona.
Ngikushiya igrafu eyodwa yokugcina yokuthi i-Apple iguquke kanjani kulolu hlu eminyakeni edlule. Kuyamangalisa ukuthi likhuphuke kanjani igxathu negxathu futhi kancane kancane lenze igebe laze lagcina lifinyelele phezulu esigabeni, endaweni yesikhulumi yohlu lwezinkampani ezihlonishwa kakhulu e-USA Gqamisa ukuvela kwayo kusukela ngo-2008, unyaka wokwethulwa kwe-iPhone yokuqala.