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The pandemic has “catapulted” Big Tech to new heights, says The Wall Street Journal. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and Google-owner Alphabet have all reported record revenue growth in the first quarter of this year. Apple sold $47bn of iPhones during the quarter, a 66% year-on-year jump. Google’s advertisement sales rose by 32% on the year to $45bn. Combined, these five firms are now worth over $8trn, nearly one-quarter of the total value of the S&P 500.
The big five took in combined revenue of $322bn during the first three months of the year, adds Richard Waters in the Financial Times. Their joint after-tax profits soared by 105% on the year to hit $75bn. Lockdowns meant the tech giants enjoyed a superb 2020, but the conventional wisdom had been that things would return to normal this year. Instead, these numbers suggest that Covid-19 delivered an online “reset” to our lifestyles. The Big Tech firms will continue to profit from the world’s newfound “di