Tech birthdays: How old will be Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and more tech companies in 2019?

Tech birthdays: How old will be Google, Apple,

Microsoft, Facebook and more tech companies

in 2019?

Almost everyone would be familiar with names such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Snap chat, Tesla, Netflix, IBM and more. Well, these are some of the leading tech companies of the world which introduce new technologies and advancements in the industry every now and then. The year 2019 has just begun and for all tech enthusiasts, all the leading tech giants are gearing up to introduce new technologies, products and advancements in order to take us one step closer to the next technological evolution by humans. For hundreds of years, technology and science have become two of the most vital forces in the evolution of humans and since the 19th century, several tech companies were established which are still leading from the front in this race to come up with new technological advancements.

When it comes to the popular and the biggest tech companies in the world, one would instantly name the likes of Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Snapchat, Tesla, Netflix, IBM and more. However, have you ever thought how old are these companies and when do these tech giants celebrate their birthdays? Well, Emil Protalinski from Venture Beat has just shared a list of tech birthdays of 2019 through his official Twitter account here we take a look at how old will the leading tech companies will become this year.

Tech birthdays: How old will be Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and more tech companies in 2019?

Tech birthdays in 2019: Lyft

Lyft is a transportation company based in San Francisco, California. While it was founded in June 2012, it will turn 7 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Snapchat

Snapchat is a multimedia messaging app which was created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown, all of whom are former students at Stanford University. The app was developed by Snap Inc., originally Snapchat Inc. While it was released in September 2011, it will turn 8 years old this year

Tech birthdays in 2019: Uber

Uber Technologies Inc. is a peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, taxi cab, bicycle-sharing, and transportation network company based in San Francisco, California. While it was founded in March 2009, it will turn 10 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Twitter

Twitter is an American online news as well as social networking site on which users post and interact in form of "tweets". Tweets were originally restricted to 140 characters, however, on November 7, 2017, the character limit was doubled for all languages except for Chinese, Korean and Japanese. While it was founded on 21 March 2006, it will turn 13 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Facebook

Facebook, Inc. is an online social media as well as social networking company which is based in Menlo Park, California. The portal was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg, and his fellow Harvard College students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes and Dustin Moskovitz. It will turn 15 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Tesla

Tesla, Inc. is an American automotive as well as energy company which is based in Palo Alto, California. It specializes in electric car manufacturing and Chris Hughes through its SolarCity subsidiary. It will turn 16 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Google

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company which is known for specialising in Internet-related services as well as products, including the online advertising technologies, search engine, software, cloud computing and hardware. Google is considered to be one of the Big Four of technology companies along with Amazon, Apple and Facebook. While it was founded on 4 September 1998, it will turn 21 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open-source web browser which was developed by The Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation. Firefox is available for Windows, BSD, illumos, Solaris and macOS and Linux operating systems. There is also a Firefox for Android version. While it was first released in 2002, it will turn 21 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Netflix

Netflix, Inc. is an American media-services provider which is based in Los Gatos, California, and was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings as well as Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. While it was founded on 29 August 1997, it will turn 22 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology company, doing business as Amazon, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. While it is based in Seattle, Washington, it will turn 25 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Apple

Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Cupertino, California which is known for designing, developing, and selling consumer electronics, computer software, as well as online services. Apple is considered to be one of the Big Four of technology companies along with Amazon, Google and Facebook. While it was founded on 1 April 1976, it will turn 43 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a multinational technology company based in Redmond, Washington. It is known for developing, manufacturing, licensing, supporting and selling computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and more. It was founded on 4 April 1975 and will turn 44 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: Intel

Intel Corporation is a multinational corporation and technology company based in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. It will turn 51 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: HP

The Hewlett-Packard Company or Hewlett-Packard is a multinational information technology company based in Palo Alto, California. While it was founded on 1 January 1939, it turned 80 years old this year.

Tech birthdays in 2019: IBM

International Business Machines Corporation is a multinational information technology company based in Armonk, New York, and has operations in more than 170 countries. The company started its operations in 1911 as a Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company and was then renamed "International Business Machines" in the year 1924. While it was founded on 16 June 1911, it turned 108 years old this year.