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THE WORLD’S 50 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES

FOR DELIVERING THE FUTURE TODAY

For mastering the smallest screen

For extending the benefits of banking

For honoring content as king

FOR BECOMING A LARGER-THAN-LIFE PRESENCE

FOR GROWING ITS BUSINESS EVERY TIME IT AMPLIFIES ITS SOCIAL MISSION

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For cleaning up the aisles

For bringing Amazonian ambition to news

For pointing fans toward new artists

FOR LEADING THE LEAGUES IN TECHNOLOGY

FOR FORGING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA

FOR MAKING PEOPLE DROOL

FOR SIZING UP ITS CUSTOMERS

FOR PUTTING THE COSMOS WITHIN REACH

For embracing its inner underdog

For nosing out the news

For putting India on the fast track

FOR CHANGING THE GAME—AT HOME, ON THE GO, AND BEYOND

FOR PUTTING VALUES INTO ITS VENTURES

FOR ENGINEERING NEW WAYS TO PERSONALIZE MEDICINE

For turning T cells into cancer killers

For tailoring medication to a patient’s DNA

FOR GIVING THE YELLOW PAGES AN AI TWIST

FOR INVESTING IN CHANGE

For bringing the boutique fitness experience home

For marrying social messaging with banking

For adapting to cybersecurity threats

FOR CLEARING THE ROADS

FOR MAKING EDUCATION A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

FOR GIVING A 96-YEAR-OLD LUXURY BRAND STREETWEAR SWAGGER

For pioneering the cashless economy

For making inboxes obsolete

For encouraging users to take flight

FOR PUT TING A FRESH SPIN ON CAFE TERI A GRUB

FOR SOARING BEYOND THE REST OF THE DRONE INDUSTRY

FOR LEADING THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY INTO THE FUTURE

For feeding the data

For elevating e-sports to the big leagues

For making creativity pay

FOR BUILDING THE NEXT-GEN CLOTHING BRAND

FOR TURNING CAMERAS INTO KEYBOARDS

For writing the new startup manual

For hitting the sweet spot

For making new languages irresistible

FOR BRINGING DIAMONDS INTO THE TECHNOLOGICAL AGE

FOR BEING THE CITY DWELLER’S SECRET SUPERPOWER

For offering payback

For training Fido to fetch dollars

For being a millennial whisperer

FOR BRINGING TEAM SPIRIT TO UNIVERSITY TOWNS

THE TOP 10 MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES BY CATEGORY

Home improvement gets an extreme makeover

Syapse turns cancer treatment into a team effort

Textio makes job descriptions more inclusive

Energy companies go off the grid

Super Evil Megacorp mobilizes e-sports

Consumer genomics testing goes mainstream

Cycle Media revolves around culture

Podcasts get the star treatment

GiveDirectly is reshaping charitable donations

No brand is the new brand

PlaySight aces smart-court technology

Self-care commands a larger venue

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