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Based on the 2024 EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard issued by the European Commission, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has emerged as the top investor in research and development (R&D) with a staggering €39.8 billion. Collectively, the 2,000 companies with the highest R&D investments worldwide poured in €1,257 billion, accounting for over 85% of global commercial R&D expenditures, with the top 50 companies alone contributing 40% of this total. Notably, Chinese giants like Huawei, Tencent, and Alibaba also feature prominently on this list. In terms of regional representation among the top 2,000 companies, the European Union boasts 322 firms, the United States has 681, China (including 55 companies from Taiwan) holds 579 spots, and Japan accounts for 185.
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