No. 34: Google
Industry: Information Technology
Sales: $16.6 billion
Net Income: $4.2 billion
The Silicon Valley company has been unbeatable in the lucrative business of displaying ads next to its Internet search results. Google's (GOOG) market share keeps growing and now stands at 66% of all searches. But the coming year may turn out to be Google's most challenging since its pre-IPO days. In early February, CEO Eric Schmidt announced a modest disappointment in first-quarter sales. Later that month, a report showed that clicks on its search ads had flattened. Many analysts think the slowing economy might finally be hitting the company. Google shares are down almost 40% from their high of 747 last November.
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