Top Telecommunications, Media and Technology Companies
| 1 |
Sony & MGM/UA (Sony Corporation) |
$1,469,097,728 |
$66,607,275,095 |
| 2 |
The Walt Disney Company |
$1,278,391,029 |
$31,944,000,000 |
| 3 |
20th Century Fox (News Corp.) |
$1,192,477,646 |
$23,859,000,000 |
| 4 |
Warner Brothers/New Line Cinema (Time Warner Inc.) |
$1,005,414,485 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 5 |
NBC/Universal (General Electric Co.) |
$932,864,129 |
$149,702,000,000 |
| 6 |
Paramount Pictures (Viacom Inc.) |
$823,083,583 |
$9,609,600,000 |
| 7 |
Lionsgate |
$246,947,250 |
$842,586,000 |
| 8 |
The Weinstein Company |
$225,099,147 |
N/A |
| 9 |
Yari Film Group |
$39,136,157 |
N/A |
| 10 |
Freestyle Releasing |
$17,447,282 |
N/A |
Box office gross figures are from BoxOfficeMojo.com data and are year-to-date through Oct. 26, 2006. The Paramount (Viacom) figure includes Dreamworks revenue. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Universal Music Group (Vivendi) |
143,017,000 |
$25,799,680,000 |
| 2 |
SonyBMG Sales Enterprise (Sony Corporation) |
123,036,000 |
$66,607,275,095 |
| 3 |
Warner Music Group (Time Warner Inc.) |
86,038,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 4 |
EMI Music (EMI Group) |
46,076,000 |
N/A |
Albums-sold figures are based on Nielson SoundScan data and are year-to-date through Nov. 12, 2006. Warner Music Group’s figure includes Alternative Distribution Alliance and Ryko Distribution revenue; SonyBMG’s includes RED Distribution; and EMI Music’s includes Caroline Records. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
USA Network (General Electric Co.) |
1,972,000 |
90,900,000 |
$149,702,000,000 |
| 2 |
The Disney Channel (The Walt Disney Company) |
1,927,000 |
89,700,000 |
$31,944,000,000 |
| 3 |
TNT (Time Warner Inc.) |
1,866,000 |
90,900,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 4 |
ESPN (The Walt Disney Company) |
1,500,000 |
91,100,000 |
$31,944,000,000 |
| 5 |
Lifetime Television (Hearst Corp./The Walt Disney Company) |
1,233,000 |
90,700,000 |
N/A |
| 6 |
Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner Inc.) |
1,225,000 |
90,600,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 7 |
Cartoon Network (Time Warner Inc.) |
1,222,000 |
91,000,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 8 |
Nickelodeon (Viacom Inc.) |
1,210,000 |
90,600,000 |
$9,609,600,000 |
| 9 |
Fox News Channel (News Corp.) |
1,127,000 |
N/A |
$23,859,000,000 |
| 10 |
FX (News Corp.) |
935,000 |
89,950,000 |
$23,859,000,000 |
Average prime-time viewership figures are based on Nielsen Media Research data representing the number of households watching live or same-day DVR playback of programming from Dec. 26, 2005, to Oct. 29, 2006. Subscriber figures are based on Kagan Research data as of September 2006. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
7,343,114 |
$7,598,939,000 |
| 2 |
Tribune Company |
3,343,824 |
$5,595,617,000 |
| 3 |
The McClatchy Company |
3,290,143 |
$1,186,115,000 |
| 4 |
Advance Publications, Inc. (Advance/Newhouse Communications, Inc.) |
2,671,639 |
N/A |
| 5 |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
2,572,809 |
$835,876,000 |
| 6 |
Dow Jones and Company |
2,513,637 |
$1,769,690,000 |
| 7 |
New York Times Co. |
2,244,328 |
$3,372,775,000 |
| 8 |
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
1,550,049 |
$860,859,000 |
| 9 |
Hearst Newspapers (Hearst Corp.) |
1,506,471 |
N/A |
| 10 |
Scripps Newspapers (E.W. Scripps Company) |
1,205,278 |
$2,514,000,000 |
Newspaper ownership and circulation data were taken from the Editor & Publisher’s Annual Yearbook on Sept. 29, 2006. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Fox Entertainment Group (News. Corp) |
$2,440,400,000 |
$23,859,000,000 |
| 2 |
CBS Television Stations (CBS Corporation) |
$1,914,575,000 |
$14,536,400,000 |
| 3 |
NBC Universal Inc (General Electric) |
$1,827,275,000 |
$149,702,000,000 |
| 4 |
ABC Inc. (The Walt Disney Company) |
$1,237,550,000 |
$31,944,000,000 |
| 5 |
Tribune Company |
$1,099,875,000 |
$5,595,617,000 |
| 6 |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
$1,023,750,000 |
$7,598,939,000 |
| 7 |
Hearst-Argyle Television Inc. (Hearst Corp.) |
$846,625,000 |
N/A |
| 8 |
Belo Corp. |
$796,925,000 |
$1,521,234,000 |
| 9 |
Univision Communications Inc. |
$739,925,000 |
$1,952,531,000 |
| 10 |
Cox Broadcasting (Cox Enterprises Inc.) |
$648,900,000 |
$12,000,000,000 |
TV revenue figures are based on BIAfn Media Access Pro 2006 ad revenue estimates. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
$3,563,650,000 |
$6,610,418,000 |
| 2 |
CBS Radio (CBS Corporation) |
$1,964,475,000 |
$14,536,400,000 |
| 3 |
Entercom Communications Corp. |
$552,500,000 |
$432,520,000 |
| 4 |
Cox Radio Inc. (Cox Enterprises Inc.) |
$499,350,000 |
$12,000,000,000 |
| 5 |
Univision Communications Inc. |
$427,375,000 |
$1,952,531,000 |
| 6 |
Citadel Broadcasting Corp. |
$419,050,000 |
$419,907,000 |
| 7 |
Citadel/ABC Inc. (The Walt Disney Company) |
$399,550,000 |
$31,944,000,000 |
| 8 |
Radio One, Inc. |
$384,100,000 |
$371,134,000 |
| 9 |
Cumulus Broadcasting Inc. |
$326,175,000 |
$327,756,000 |
| 10 |
Emmis Communications Corp. |
$269,100,000 |
$351,820,000 |
Radio revenue figures are based on BIAfn Media Access Pro 2006 ad revenue estimates. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Comcast Corp. |
26,780,352 |
$22,255,000,000 |
| 2 |
Time Warner Cable Inc. (Time Warner Inc.) |
14,400,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 3 |
Charter Communications Inc. |
5,876,100 |
$5,254,000,000 |
| 4 |
Cox Communications (Cox Enterprises) |
5,407,000 |
$12,000,000,000 |
| 5 |
Cablevision Systems Corp. |
3,101,000 |
$5,175,911,000 |
| 6 |
Bright House Networks (Advance/Newhouse) |
2,280,000 |
N/A |
| 7 |
Mediacom Communications Corp. |
1,400,000 |
$1,098,822,000 |
| 8 |
Insight Communications Co. Inc. |
1,302,400 |
$1,117,681,000 |
| 9 |
Suddenlink Communications |
1,275,300 |
N/A |
| 10 |
Cable One Inc. (The Washington Post Company) |
686,000 |
$3,553,887,000 |
Comcast and Time Warner subscriber figures are based on the FCC Media Bureau report released July 21, 2006; all others are based on Kagan Research basic cable subscriber data for June 2006. Revenue figures are based on SEC filings data. Adelphia Communications, now defunct, was omitted from the rankings.
| 1 |
AT&T Inc. |
49,413,000 |
$43,862,000,000 |
| 2 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
48,800,000 |
$75,112,000,000 |
| 3 |
BellSouth Corp. |
20,037,000 |
$20,547,000,000 |
| 4 |
Qwest Communications International Inc. |
14,700,000 |
$13,903,000,000 |
| 5 |
Embarq Corp. |
7,100,000 |
N/A |
| 6 |
Windstream Corporation |
3,400,000 |
$505,894,000 |
| 7 |
CenturyTel Inc. |
2,200,000 |
$2,479,252,000 |
| 8 |
Citizens Communications Company |
2,162,712 |
$2,162,479,000 |
| 9 |
Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico, Inc. |
1,110,000 |
$1,252,524,000 |
| 10 |
Cincinnati Bell Inc. |
931,000 |
$1,209,600,000 |
Subscriber figures are based on access line totals from company annual reports and/or SEC filings. Revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Cingular Wireless LLC (AT&T Inc. & BellSouth Corp.) |
54,144,000 |
$43,862,000,000 |
| 2 |
Verizon Wireless (Verizon Communications Inc.) |
51,337,000 |
$75,112,000,000 |
| 3 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. |
44,815,000 |
$34,680,000,000 |
| 4 |
T-Mobile USA Inc. (Deutsche Telekom AG) |
21,690,000 |
$73,904,000,000 |
| 5 |
Alltel Corp. |
10,662,000 |
$9,487,000,000 |
| 6 |
United States Cellular Corp. (Telephone and Data Systems Inc.) |
4,945,000 |
$3,960,069,000 |
| 7 |
MetroPCS Communications Inc. |
2,000,000 |
N/A |
| 8 |
Leap Wireless International Inc. |
1,668,000 |
$914,663,000 |
| 9 |
Dobson Communications Corp. |
1,543,000 |
$1,179,462,000 |
| 10 |
Centennial Communications Corp. |
1,338,000 |
$882,427,000 |
Subscriber figures are based on data from the 11th annual FCC report on commercial mobile services released Sept. 29, 2006. Revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Comcast Corp. |
9,344,000 |
$22,255,000,000 |
| 2 |
AT&T Inc. |
7,774,000 |
$43,862,000,000 |
| 3 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
6,125,000 |
$75,112,000,000 |
| 4 |
Time Warner Inc. |
5,626,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 5 |
BellSouth Corp. |
3,273,000 |
$20,547,000,000 |
| 6 |
Cox Communications (Cox Enterprises) |
3,067,000 |
$12,000,000,000 |
| 7 |
Charter Communications Inc. |
2,375,100 |
$5,254,000,000 |
| 8 |
Cablevision Systems Corp. |
1,891,400 |
$5,175,911,000 |
| 9 |
Qwest Communications International Inc. |
1,798,000 |
$13,903,000,000 |
| 10 |
Bright House Networks (Advance/Newhouse) |
988,000 |
N/A |
Subscriber figures are based on data from Kagan Research (cable) and Leichtman Research Group (telecom). Securities Revenue figures are based on SEC filings data. Adelphia Communications, now defunct, was omitted from the rankings.
| 1 |
The DIRECTV Group Inc. (News Corp.) |
15,500,000 |
$23,859,000,000 |
| 2 |
Echostar Communications Corp. |
12,460,000 |
$8,425,501,000 |
All figures are based on SEC filings data.
All figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Microsoft Corporation |
97,083,000 |
$39,788,000,000 |
| 2 |
Yahoo! Inc. |
88,461,000 |
$5,257,668,000 |
| 3 |
Time Warner Inc. |
84,856,000 |
$43,652,000,000 |
| 4 |
Google Inc. |
82,849,000 |
$6,138,560,000 |
| 5 |
News Corp. Online (News Corp.) |
49,694,000 |
$23,859,000,000 |
| 6 |
eBay Inc. |
48,534,000 |
$4,552,401,000 |
| 7 |
IAC/InterActiveCorp |
41,441,000 |
$5,753,671,000 |
| 8 |
Amazon.com |
32,759,000 |
$8,490,000,000 |
| 9 |
Walt Disney Internet Group (The Walt Disney Company) |
31,573,000 |
$31,944,000,000 |
| 10 |
RealNetworks, Inc. |
28,469,000 |
$325,059,000 |
Home audience figures are based on Nielsen Netratings data on Top 10 parent companies in September 2006. Total revenue figures are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Microsoft Corporation |
$39,788,000,000 |
$39,788,000,000 |
| 2 |
Fujitsu Limited |
$19,585,177,040 |
$44,511,766,000 |
| 3 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
$15,492,780,000 |
$91,134,000,000 |
| 4 |
Oracle Corporation |
$9,793,171,000 |
$11,799,000,000 |
| 5 |
Electronic Arts Inc |
$3,129,000,000 |
$3,129,000,000 |
| 6 |
SAP Aktiengesellschaft |
$3,124,929,580 |
$10,080,418,000 |
| 7 |
CA, Inc. |
$2,587,000,000 |
$2,587,000,000 |
| 8 |
Symantec Corporation |
$2,582,849,000 |
$2,582,849,000 |
| 9 |
Adobe Systems |
$1,966,321,000 |
$1,966,321,000 |
| 10 |
Intuit Inc. |
$1,242,998,830 |
$2,037,703,000 |
Global software revenue figures are based on Hoover's estimates of revenue from software vs. other lines of business. Fujitsu total revenue figures are based on the company annual report; all others are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Hewlett-Packard Company |
$67,622,880,000 |
$86,696,000,000 |
| 2 |
NEC Corporation |
$45,256,636,868 |
$45,256,636,868 |
| 3 |
Dell Inc. |
$44,776,550,000 |
$49,205,000,000 |
| 4 |
Intel Corporation |
$38,826,000,000 |
$38,826,000,000 |
| 5 |
Ingram Micro, Inc. |
$28,808,312,000 |
$28,808,312,000 |
| 6 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
$25,517,520,000 |
$91,134,000,000 |
| 7 |
Fujitsu Limited |
$24,799,096,000 |
$44,511,766,000 |
| 8 |
Quanta Computer Inc. |
$14,901,000,000 |
N/A |
| 9 |
Texas Instruments Inc. |
$13,392,000,000 |
$13,392,000,000 |
| 10 |
Apple Computer Inc. |
$11,980,660,000 |
$13,931,000,000 |
Global computer revenue figures are based on Hoover's estimates of revenue from computing and information technology; software and services revenue are excluded. Fujitsu’s total revenue figure is based on its annual report; Quanta Computer's figure is based on Fortune Global 500 data; all others are based on SEC filings data.
| 1 |
Samsung Group |
$69,165,000,000 |
$79,500,000,000 |
| 2 |
LG Group |
$60,786,600,000* |
$60,786,600,000 |
| 3 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
$54,294,656,000 |
$81,036,800,000 |
| 4 |
Sony Corporation |
$44,626,874,314 |
$66,607,275,095 |
| 5 |
Hitachi, Ltd. |
$36,999,524,173 |
$84,089,827,667 |
| 6 |
Toshiba Corporation |
$31,089,712,350 |
$54,543,355,000 |
| 7 |
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.) |
$28,350,000,000* |
$28,350,000,000 |
| 8 |
Sharp Corporation |
$22,044,059,280 |
$23,960,934,000 |
| 9 |
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. |
$19,505,577,000* |
$23,220,925,000 |
| 10 |
Royal Philips Electronics N.V. |
$17,656,660,000 |
$36,034,000,000 |
Global electronics revenue figures are based Hoover's estimates of company revenue from electronics; revenue from all other business lines is excluded, unless denoted by asterisk (*). No sector breakdowns were given for LG Group and Hon Hai Precision; SANYO’s figure also includes appliance revenue. Total revenue figures for Matsushita Electric, Sony, Hitachi and Royal Philips are based on SEC filings data; Hon Hai Precision's figure is based on Fortune Global 500 data; all others are based on company annual reports.
| 1 |
Nokia Corporation |
$42,396,840,000 |
$42,396,840,000 |
| 2 |
Motorola Inc. |
$36,843,000,000 |
$36,843,000,000 |
| 3 |
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
$24,801,000,000 |
$24,801,000,000 |
| 4 |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson |
$20,378,700,000 |
$20,378,700,000 |
| 5 |
Alcatel |
$15,547,000,000 |
$15,547,000,000 |
| 6 |
Nortel Networks Corporation |
$10,523,000,000 |
$10,523,000,000 |
| 7 |
Lucent Technologies Inc. |
$9,441,000,000 |
$9,441,000,000 |
| 8 |
QUALCOMM Incorporated |
$5,673,000,000 |
$5,673,000,000 |
| 9 |
Avaya Inc. |
$4,902,000,000 |
$4,902,000,000 |
| 10 |
Corning Inc. |
$3,342,670,000 |
$4,579,000,000 |
Global telecom equipment revenue figures are based are based Hoover's estimates of company revenue from telecom equipment; revenue from all other business lines is excluded. The total revenue figure for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is based on its annual report; all others are based on SEC filings data.