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> Apple's market capitalization in 2011 was approximately $350 billion to $377 billion by year-end 2011

> Microsoft's market capitalization in 2011 was approximately $220 Billion

Those are post iPhone numbers being multiplied.

Also, arguably, iPhones made everyone else on that list stupid rich and drove insane demands for their products. Instagram and Snapchats fortunes need more than Windows Mobile phones ever gave. Apples rising tide helped the web giants.

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