{
  "data_version": "seed-0.1 · 2026-08-28",
  "source": "https://finance.foundation",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "collection": "companies",
  "count": 34,
  "data": [
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      "id": "apple",
      "name": "Apple",
      "legal_name": "Apple Inc.",
      "ticker": "AAPL",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Consumer Electronics",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 3200,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.apple.com",
      "founded": 1976,
      "description": "Designs and sells consumer devices (iPhone, Mac, iPad, wearables) and a growing services ecosystem (App Store, iCloud, payments)."
    },
    {
      "id": "microsoft",
      "name": "Microsoft",
      "legal_name": "Microsoft Corporation",
      "ticker": "MSFT",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Software & Cloud",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 3400,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.microsoft.com",
      "founded": 1975,
      "description": "Operating systems, productivity software, Azure cloud, gaming and enterprise AI infrastructure."
    },
    {
      "id": "nvidia",
      "name": "NVIDIA",
      "legal_name": "NVIDIA Corporation",
      "ticker": "NVDA",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Semiconductors",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 3800,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.nvidia.com",
      "founded": 1993,
      "description": "GPUs and accelerated-computing platforms; the dominant supplier of AI training and inference hardware."
    },
    {
      "id": "alphabet",
      "name": "Alphabet",
      "legal_name": "Alphabet Inc.",
      "ticker": "GOOGL",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Communication Services",
      "industry": "Internet & Search",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 2300,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://abc.xyz",
      "founded": 1998,
      "description": "Parent of Google: search, advertising, YouTube, Android, Google Cloud and AI research (DeepMind)."
    },
    {
      "id": "amazon",
      "name": "Amazon",
      "legal_name": "Amazon.com, Inc.",
      "ticker": "AMZN",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Consumer Discretionary",
      "industry": "E-Commerce & Cloud",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 2300,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.amazon.com",
      "founded": 1994,
      "description": "Global e-commerce and logistics network plus AWS, the largest cloud-infrastructure provider."
    },
    {
      "id": "meta",
      "name": "Meta Platforms",
      "legal_name": "Meta Platforms, Inc.",
      "ticker": "META",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Communication Services",
      "industry": "Social Media",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 1600,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://about.meta.com",
      "founded": 2004,
      "description": "Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger; advertising-funded, with heavy AI and AR/VR investment."
    },
    {
      "id": "tesla",
      "name": "Tesla",
      "legal_name": "Tesla, Inc.",
      "ticker": "TSLA",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Consumer Discretionary",
      "industry": "Automotive & Energy",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 1000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.tesla.com",
      "founded": 2003,
      "description": "Electric vehicles, battery storage, charging network and autonomous-driving software."
    },
    {
      "id": "berkshire-hathaway",
      "name": "Berkshire Hathaway",
      "legal_name": "Berkshire Hathaway Inc.",
      "ticker": "BRK.A",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Diversified Holdings",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 1000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.berkshirehathaway.com",
      "founded": 1839,
      "description": "Holding company built by Warren Buffett: insurance (GEICO), railways (BNSF), energy, and a large public-equity portfolio."
    },
    {
      "id": "jpmorgan-chase",
      "name": "JPMorgan Chase",
      "legal_name": "JPMorgan Chase & Co.",
      "ticker": "JPM",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Banking",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 700,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.jpmorganchase.com",
      "founded": 1799,
      "description": "Largest US bank by assets; investment banking, consumer banking, payments and asset management."
    },
    {
      "id": "visa",
      "name": "Visa",
      "legal_name": "Visa Inc.",
      "ticker": "V",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Payments",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 650,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.visa.com",
      "founded": 1958,
      "description": "Global payment network connecting banks, merchants and consumers; processes hundreds of billions of transactions a year."
    },
    {
      "id": "mastercard",
      "name": "Mastercard",
      "legal_name": "Mastercard Incorporated",
      "ticker": "MA",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Payments",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 500,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.mastercard.com",
      "founded": 1966,
      "description": "Second-largest card network worldwide; payment processing, fraud tools and open-banking services."
    },
    {
      "id": "eli-lilly",
      "name": "Eli Lilly",
      "legal_name": "Eli Lilly and Company",
      "ticker": "LLY",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Healthcare",
      "industry": "Pharmaceuticals",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 750,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.lilly.com",
      "founded": 1876,
      "description": "Pharmaceutical maker; GLP-1 metabolic drugs (Mounjaro, Zepbound), oncology and neuroscience."
    },
    {
      "id": "unitedhealth",
      "name": "UnitedHealth Group",
      "legal_name": "UnitedHealth Group Incorporated",
      "ticker": "UNH",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Healthcare",
      "industry": "Health Insurance",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 350,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com",
      "founded": 1977,
      "description": "Largest US health insurer plus Optum health-services and data platform."
    },
    {
      "id": "johnson-johnson",
      "name": "Johnson & Johnson",
      "legal_name": "Johnson & Johnson",
      "ticker": "JNJ",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Healthcare",
      "industry": "Pharma & MedTech",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 380,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.jnj.com",
      "founded": 1886,
      "description": "Diversified healthcare: innovative medicines and medical devices."
    },
    {
      "id": "exxon-mobil",
      "name": "ExxonMobil",
      "legal_name": "Exxon Mobil Corporation",
      "ticker": "XOM",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Energy",
      "industry": "Oil & Gas",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 450,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://corporate.exxonmobil.com",
      "founded": 1870,
      "description": "Integrated oil and gas major: upstream production, refining, chemicals and low-carbon ventures."
    },
    {
      "id": "blackrock",
      "name": "BlackRock",
      "legal_name": "BlackRock, Inc.",
      "ticker": "BLK",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Asset Management",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 150,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.blackrock.com",
      "founded": 1988,
      "description": "World's largest asset manager (over $11tn AUM); iShares ETFs and the Aladdin risk platform."
    },
    {
      "id": "goldman-sachs",
      "name": "Goldman Sachs",
      "legal_name": "The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.",
      "ticker": "GS",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Investment Banking",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 150,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.goldmansachs.com",
      "founded": 1869,
      "description": "Global investment bank: advisory, trading, asset and wealth management."
    },
    {
      "id": "coinbase",
      "name": "Coinbase",
      "legal_name": "Coinbase Global, Inc.",
      "ticker": "COIN",
      "exchange": "nasdaq",
      "country": "united-states",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Crypto Exchange",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 80,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.coinbase.com",
      "founded": 2012,
      "description": "Largest US-regulated crypto exchange; custody, staking, USDC partnership and the Base L2 network."
    },
    {
      "id": "saudi-aramco",
      "name": "Saudi Aramco",
      "legal_name": "Saudi Arabian Oil Company",
      "ticker": "2222",
      "exchange": "tadawul",
      "country": "saudi-arabia",
      "sector": "Energy",
      "industry": "Oil & Gas",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 1600,
      "currency": "SAR",
      "website": "https://www.aramco.com",
      "founded": 1933,
      "description": "World's largest oil producer by output and one of the most profitable companies in history."
    },
    {
      "id": "tsmc",
      "name": "TSMC",
      "legal_name": "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company",
      "ticker": "TSM",
      "exchange": "nyse",
      "country": "taiwan",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Semiconductor Foundry",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 900,
      "currency": "USD",
      "website": "https://www.tsmc.com",
      "founded": 1987,
      "description": "World's dominant contract chip manufacturer; fabricates leading-edge chips for Apple, NVIDIA and AMD. NYSE ADR; primary listing in Taiwan."
    },
    {
      "id": "samsung-electronics",
      "name": "Samsung Electronics",
      "legal_name": "Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.",
      "ticker": "005930",
      "exchange": "krx",
      "country": "south-korea",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Electronics & Semiconductors",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 350,
      "currency": "KRW",
      "website": "https://www.samsung.com",
      "founded": 1969,
      "description": "Memory chips, smartphones, displays and foundry services; Korea's largest company."
    },
    {
      "id": "asml",
      "name": "ASML",
      "legal_name": "ASML Holding N.V.",
      "ticker": "ASML",
      "exchange": "euronext",
      "country": "netherlands",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Semiconductor Equipment",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 350,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "website": "https://www.asml.com",
      "founded": 1984,
      "description": "Sole maker of EUV lithography machines — the critical tool for manufacturing advanced chips."
    },
    {
      "id": "lvmh",
      "name": "LVMH",
      "legal_name": "LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE",
      "ticker": "MC",
      "exchange": "euronext",
      "country": "france",
      "sector": "Consumer Discretionary",
      "industry": "Luxury Goods",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 350,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "website": "https://www.lvmh.com",
      "founded": 1987,
      "description": "World's largest luxury group: 75 houses across fashion, jewellery, wines and cosmetics."
    },
    {
      "id": "sap",
      "name": "SAP",
      "legal_name": "SAP SE",
      "ticker": "SAP",
      "exchange": "xetra",
      "country": "germany",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "Enterprise Software",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 300,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "website": "https://www.sap.com",
      "founded": 1972,
      "description": "Europe's largest software company; ERP and business-process cloud used by most global enterprises."
    },
    {
      "id": "siemens",
      "name": "Siemens",
      "legal_name": "Siemens AG",
      "ticker": "SIE",
      "exchange": "xetra",
      "country": "germany",
      "sector": "Industrials",
      "industry": "Industrial Technology",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 180,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "website": "https://www.siemens.com",
      "founded": 1847,
      "description": "Industrial automation, smart infrastructure, rail and industrial software."
    },
    {
      "id": "toyota",
      "name": "Toyota",
      "legal_name": "Toyota Motor Corporation",
      "ticker": "7203",
      "exchange": "jpx",
      "country": "japan",
      "sector": "Consumer Discretionary",
      "industry": "Automotive",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 250,
      "currency": "JPY",
      "website": "https://global.toyota",
      "founded": 1937,
      "description": "World's largest carmaker by volume; hybrid pioneer with a full battery-EV and hydrogen roadmap."
    },
    {
      "id": "nestle",
      "name": "Nestlé",
      "legal_name": "Nestlé S.A.",
      "ticker": "NESN",
      "exchange": "six",
      "country": "switzerland",
      "sector": "Consumer Staples",
      "industry": "Food & Beverage",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 250,
      "currency": "CHF",
      "website": "https://www.nestle.com",
      "founded": 1866,
      "description": "World's largest food company: coffee, nutrition, pet care and water across 180+ countries."
    },
    {
      "id": "shell",
      "name": "Shell",
      "legal_name": "Shell plc",
      "ticker": "SHEL",
      "exchange": "lse",
      "country": "united-kingdom",
      "sector": "Energy",
      "industry": "Oil & Gas",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 200,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "website": "https://www.shell.com",
      "founded": 1907,
      "description": "Integrated energy major: LNG leadership, upstream, trading and growing power business."
    },
    {
      "id": "hsbc",
      "name": "HSBC",
      "legal_name": "HSBC Holdings plc",
      "ticker": "HSBA",
      "exchange": "lse",
      "country": "united-kingdom",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Banking",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 160,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "website": "https://www.hsbc.com",
      "founded": 1865,
      "description": "Europe's largest bank by assets, with its profit center in Asia; trade finance and wealth."
    },
    {
      "id": "tencent",
      "name": "Tencent",
      "legal_name": "Tencent Holdings Limited",
      "ticker": "0700",
      "exchange": "hkex",
      "country": "china",
      "sector": "Communication Services",
      "industry": "Internet & Gaming",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 500,
      "currency": "HKD",
      "website": "https://www.tencent.com",
      "founded": 1998,
      "description": "WeChat super-app, world's largest games publisher, payments and cloud."
    },
    {
      "id": "alibaba",
      "name": "Alibaba",
      "legal_name": "Alibaba Group Holding Limited",
      "ticker": "9988",
      "exchange": "hkex",
      "country": "china",
      "sector": "Consumer Discretionary",
      "industry": "E-Commerce & Cloud",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 250,
      "currency": "HKD",
      "website": "https://www.alibabagroup.com",
      "founded": 1999,
      "description": "China's largest e-commerce platforms (Taobao, Tmall) plus Alibaba Cloud and international commerce."
    },
    {
      "id": "icbc",
      "name": "ICBC",
      "legal_name": "Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited",
      "ticker": "1398",
      "exchange": "hkex",
      "country": "china",
      "sector": "Financials",
      "industry": "Banking",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 300,
      "currency": "HKD",
      "website": "https://www.icbc.com.cn",
      "founded": 1984,
      "description": "World's largest bank by total assets; state-controlled universal bank."
    },
    {
      "id": "reliance-industries",
      "name": "Reliance Industries",
      "legal_name": "Reliance Industries Limited",
      "ticker": "RELIANCE",
      "exchange": "nse-india",
      "country": "india",
      "sector": "Energy",
      "industry": "Conglomerate",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 250,
      "currency": "INR",
      "website": "https://www.ril.com",
      "founded": 1966,
      "description": "India's largest company: refining and petrochemicals, Jio telecom and Reliance Retail."
    },
    {
      "id": "shopify",
      "name": "Shopify",
      "legal_name": "Shopify Inc.",
      "ticker": "SHOP",
      "exchange": "tsx",
      "country": "canada",
      "sector": "Technology",
      "industry": "E-Commerce Software",
      "market_cap_usd_bn": 150,
      "currency": "CAD",
      "website": "https://www.shopify.com",
      "founded": 2006,
      "description": "Commerce operating system powering millions of online stores; payments and logistics services."
    }
  ]
}