The major US technology companies have a popular name called 'FAAMG', namely Facebook (193.99, 2.21, 1.15%), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google. The five companies have a total market value of more than US$3 trillion, and their patented technology is also Not to be underestimated. However, according to the IncoPat database, Alibaba (204.34, 6.33, 3.20%) (including Ant Financial), Baidu (248.46, 5.90, 2.43%) have exceeded the total number of patent applications from 2009 to 2016. Facebook and Amazon.
From the perspective of the growth trend of patent applications, Baidu, Alibaba's growth rate began to increase rapidly in 2013, and the number has increased from the original 100 to about 1,000 annually. Even in 2015, the number of patent applications filed by Alibaba was 3255. , More than all FAAMG five companies.
Why is Alibaba so fast? Some people think that this may be related to the Ant Financial Group formally established in 2014. The data shows that the number of patents for Ant Financial grew at an alarming rate in 2013, and its number of applications exceeded in 2016. Facebook and Amazon, recently Ant Financial disclosed that it has applied for more than 3,200 patents in China, and also surpassed Facebook and Amazon. Most of its patent applications are in security, cloud computing, loT fields, etc. Related parties predict that if you continue to follow the '7 The speed of the pieces' growth, by the end of the year, Ant Financial's global patent application is expected to break ten thousand.
Netizens said that through the scientific and technological development efforts of the people and the generations of the people, China has shaken off the era in which Britain needs to chase the U.S. to surpass the U.S., and its truly own time has arrived. Of course, if we are to continue to compete with the rest of the world, technological development will not be tolerated for a moment. Sloth.