Companies Founded in 1998
8 profiled companies were founded in 1998. The largest by latest full-year revenue is Alphabet Inc., at about $402.8 billion for 2025, followed by JD.com at about $182 billion for 2025.
No two of these companies report the same industry; they cover 8 different ones.
Headquarters-country data is available for 7 of these 8 companies. The largest country groups are USA (4), Canada (1) and China (1), across 4 countries in total.
Every figure above comes from the company profiles linked below, where each revenue number carries its fiscal year and source. Run-rates are never used as annual revenue, and revenue reported in other currencies is converted to US dollars at approximate 2025 average rates, so treat the comparison as an order of scale rather than an exact gap.
Google company profile covering history, FY2025 revenue, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, CEO Sundar Pichai, search and cloud, and competitive strategy.
Equinix made $9.217B revenue and $1.35B net income in 2025; Q2 2026 revenue rose 16% to $2.625B. CEO Adaire Fox-Martin, ~$100B market cap, rivals and model.
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) profile: ~$182B 2025 revenue, CEO Sandy Xu, Richard Liu's control, JD Logistics, food delivery push and the Ceconomy deal.
LKQ Corporation profile: $13.65B FY2025 revenue, Q2 2026 results, CEO Justin L. Jude, how LKQ makes money, competitors, and the 2026 strategic review.
Lululemon profile: $11.1B FY2025 revenue, CEO Heidi O'Neill, Chip Wilson's 1998 Vancouver founding, and its direct-to-consumer apparel model.
PayPal company profile covering 2025 revenue, CEO Enrique Lores, business model, competitors, and strategy.
UBS profile: 2025 profit of $7.8B, 1H26 profit of $5.8B, $7.3T invested assets, CEO Sergio Ermotti, Credit Suisse integration and Swiss capital rules.
Ventas profile: 1998 Vencor spin-off origins, healthcare REIT portfolio, FY2025 revenue, CEO Debra A. Cafaro, senior housing strategy, competitors, and risks.