#2 – Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. They develop, manufacture, license, support and sell computer software, consumer electronics and personal computers and services but are best known for the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office office suite, and the Internet Explorer web browser.
Holding more than 10,000 patents, they are the world’s biggest software maker and employ more than 125,000 people across 211 countries worldwide. Virtualy everyone who has ever used a personal computer has used Microsoft products. In other words, most people on the planet.