The latest data from Companies Market Cap reveals how the workforce of large technology and social media companies is doing, at a time when both topics are presented as essential for digital life.
Digital transformation, innovation, technology, among others, are topics that are constantly talked about today and, to tell the truth, that are put into practice in a society that is much more involved in the digital scene.
First of all, we must put in context a report of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which indicates that, at present, 4.9 billion people around the world are connected to the Internet. Now, just In Mexico, the number of Internet users is about 80 million, according to information from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
Today, we speak of Europe as the region where the quality of digital life is higher compared to Latin America, with Mexico ranking 62nd (out of 117) globally, according to the Digital Quality of Life Index developed by surf shark.
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest benefits -if it can be called that- left by the pandemic was that of granting a greater move towards a scenario that, even, had already been going strong: that of digitization.
What is the workforce of technology companies like today?
Today -we know- technology is part of our daily life and is, as a result of the health emergency, one of the vital tools to face day to day.
Under this framework, technology and social media companies, such as PayPal, Meta, Uber Netflix, Twitter, Spotify, among many others, represent growing industries, taking into account that digitization has appropriated many of the most primary activities of Internet users.
Of course, behind these technology companies, there is a significant workforce, as revealed by the most recent data from Companies Market Capwhich reveals that, at present, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg’s company, has a workforce of 83 thousand 553 employees, being, according to what is shown in the graph deposited above, the largest company by company size. staff.
Uber, the leading platform for private mobility apps or private taxis, currently registers the number of 32,500 employees, while the streaming giant, Netflix, adds 11,300 workers.