The combined yearly revenue of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook is about $1.2 trillion, more than 25 percent higher than the figure just as the pandemic started to bite in 2020
Workers process packages at an Amazon facility in Arzano, Italy on Sept. 18, 2020. In the great recession of 2008, big tech companies hit a rough patch just like everyone else. In 2021, they have become unquestioned winners of the pandemic economy.
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