In 2024, Intel generated **** billion U.S. dollars in revenue, with **** billion U.S. dollars generated by the company's Client Computing Group, its core business unit serving the PC market. Revenues associated with Intel's data center and AI activities amounted to **** billion U.S. dollars in 2024, a part of the business that is expected to receive greater interest moving forward. Integration of AI into PCs and data centers Intel is in a good position to benefit from the growing adoption of AI PCs, with its processor technologies helping to support AI applications on many devices. As well as PCs, growing demand for AI chips across data centers offers Intel further opportunities for growth, particularly as it looks to close the gap on the market leader Nvidia. Strategic initiatives and industry dynamics To strengthen its position in the evolving semiconductor market, Intel has been pursuing strategic initiatives such as its IDM 2.0 strategy. This plan involves expanding manufacturing capabilities and establishing Intel Foundry as a service that can serve external customers, enabling Intel to compete with the leading semiconductor foundries globally.

As of May 23, 2025, Microsoft was the leading tech company by market capitalization globally at 3.38 trillion U.S. dollars. Nvidia ranked second at 3.24 trillion U.S. dollars. Tech company stocks were impacted through 2025 as a result of various global tariff threats by the United States government. Apple among the leaders Since its foundation in a Californian garage in 1976, Apple has expanded massively, becoming one of the most valuable companies in the world. The company started its origins in the PC industry with the Macintosh, but soon entered other segments of the consumer electronics market. Today, the iPhone is the most popular Apple product, although Mac, iPad, wearables, and services also contribute to its high revenues. Aiming at innovation, Apple invests every year in research and development, spanning a wide array of technologies from AI through to extended reality. Nvidia's immense growth With a focus that began with origins in gaming, Nvidia's business strategy has been transformed by demand from data centers that sit at the heart of the AI boom. The company's chips have been favored to support in the training and running of a range of large language models, most notably in the development of OpenAI's ChatGPT.