The following list sorts companies with the highest expenditures for research and development (R&D) for different years, mostly taken from the magazine Strategy+Business.
2022 top 20
The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2022.[1]
2020 top 10
The 10 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2020.[2]
2018 top 50
The 50 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2018.[3]
2017 top 20
The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2017 according to the Global Innovation 1000.[4]
2014 top 20
The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2014 according to the Global Innovation 1000.[5]
2011 top 20
The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2011 according to the Global Innovation 1000.[6]
2008 top 20
The 20 companies with the highest research and development expenses in 2008 according to the Global Innovation 1000.[7]
References
- fDi Intelligence. Top 100 global innovation leaders www.fdiintelligence.com, retrieved 2024-06-16^
- Prableen Bajpai. Which Companies Spend the Most in Research and Development (R&D)?^
- Nick Skillicorn. Top 1000 companies that spend the most on Research & Development (charts and analysis)