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Apps & Web: origins & owners

18 apps and websites from 10 countries in this dataset. 4 are owned from a country other than where they began.

United States
China
Australia
Malaysia
Netherlands
Sweden
Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
Israel
GoogleInstagramNetflixWhatsAppYouTube+3TikTokGrab→Booking.com→Spotify→→
Apps & Web brands by origin country

→ flag owned from another countryBigger tiles: editor’s highlights, not sales.

All apps and websites

BrandOriginOwner todayFounded
Booking.comTravel booking siteNetherlandsBooking HoldingsForeign-owned1996
CanvaOnline design toolAustraliaCanva2013
FacebookSocial networkUnited StatesMeta Platforms2004
GitHubCode hosting platformUnited StatesMicrosoft2008
GoogleSearch engineUnited StatesAlphabet Inc.1998
GrabRide-hailing and delivery appMalaysiaGrab HoldingsForeign-owned2012
InstagramPhoto and video social appUnited StatesMeta Platforms2010
LinkedInProfessional networkUnited StatesMicrosoft2002
NetflixStreaming serviceUnited StatesNetflix, Inc.1997
SAPEnterprise softwareGermanySAP SE1972
ShazamMusic recognition appUnited KingdomApple Inc.Foreign-owned1999
ShopifyE-commerce platformCanadaShopify Inc.2006
SpotifyMusic and podcast streamingSwedenSpotify Technology2006
TikTokShort-video appChinaByteDance2016
WazeNavigation appIsraelAlphabet Inc.Foreign-owned2008
WeChatMessaging and payments appChinaTencent2011
WhatsAppMessaging appUnited StatesMeta Platforms2009
YouTubeVideo platformUnited StatesAlphabet Inc.2005