{"id":17170,"date":"2019-10-11T14:48:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T18:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/?p=61897"},"modified":"2019-10-11T14:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T18:48:24","slug":"amazon-apple-alibaba-top-list-of-disruptors-most-concerning-to-tech-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2019\/10\/11\/amazon-apple-alibaba-top-list-of-disruptors-most-concerning-to-tech-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon, Apple, Alibaba Top List of Disruptors Most Concerning to Tech Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<h3>Tech executives ranked the companies they worry most about disrupting their business: KPMG report<\/h3>\n<p>Toronto, ON (Oct. 8, 2019) \u2013 Amazon, Apple and Alibaba top the list of companies that tech industry leaders worry most about disrupting their business.<\/p>\n<p>In a survey of more than 740 technology industry business leaders globally, Amazon, Apple and Alibaba were selected most often. DJI, Google, Netflix, Airbnb, Microsoft, Facebook, and Baidu round out the Top 10 list. The list of disruptors complements the fact that tech industry leaders ranked e-commerce platforms first and social networking second as the most disruptive business models over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe question is can the companies on this list, and those seeking to join the list, run the gauntlet of evolving competition, regulation, and geopolitics while remaining innovative and nimble enough to retain their leadership positions and aspirations,\u201d said Tim Zanni, KPMG Global Technology Sector Leader.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Redefining tech companies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Another interesting aspect of the company disruptor list is that it illustrates how innovation has redefined what a tech company is. \u201cAmazon, Netflix, Alibaba and Airbnb are great examples of tech-enabled companies that in the traditional sense might not have been considered to be in the tech sector, yet are absolutely associated with that sector as many define it today,\u201d said Zanni.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing identified as a \u201ctech company\u201d grants you more cachet among investors, customers, employees and in recruiting,\u201d Zanni said. \u201cThough, as we have seen, scrutiny of the tech industry has increased exponentially and some companies may not aggressively embrace the \u2018tech company\u2019 label.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>E-commerce, social networking most disruptive business models<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In maintaining its position atop the list of most-disruptive business models over the next few years, e-commerce continues to capture attention with its dramatic growth prospects. Global e-commerce spending is expected to increase from $3.5 trillion in 2019 to $6.5 trillion in 2023, according to eMarketer.<\/p>\n<p>Social networking was second on the business models list. Similar to e-commerce companies, social media companies are striving to capture ever-larger shares of the consumer\u2019s attention and wallet, with new offerings like exclusive and original content, live sporting events, augmented\/virtual reality, educational services, and cryptocurrencies. As of January 2019, more than three billion people, over 40% of the world\u2019s population, were using social media on mobile devices, according to a report from We Are Social and Hootsuite Media.<\/p>\n<p>KPMG\u2019s survey also asked global technology industry executives to name their favorite apps. Social media apps dominated the top portion of the list, following Google\/Google Chrome, with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, WhatsApp (tied) completing the Top 5.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Millennials and visionaries<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>KPMG\u2019s study found some divergent views between tech industry millennials and tech industry leaders on the topic of emerging global technology innovation visionaries. Among tech business leaders, Google CEO Sundar Pichai topped the list, followed by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. (See the complete list <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.kpmg\/content\/dam\/kpmg\/us\/pdf\/2019\/09\/disruptive-companies-business-models-report.pdf#page=4\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>While tech industry millennials cited many of the same visionaries as tech leaders, millennials also identified Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun, and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing who these visionaries are, their characteristics, and their leadership styles may help tech companies and other stakeholders to better understand the interests and expectations of the millennial workforce \u2013 tomorrow\u2019s future leaders \u2013 who may have, or develop, similar interests and attributes,\u201d Zanni said.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Access the full report<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read KPMG\u2019s new report on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.kpmg\/us\/en\/home\/insights\/2019\/09\/disruptive-companies.html\"><strong>Disruptive companies and business models<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About KPMG LLP<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>KPMG LLP is the independent U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative (\u201cKPMG International\u201d). KPMG International\u2019s independent member firms have 207,000 professionals in 153 countries and territories. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpmg.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.kpmg.com\/us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About KPMG<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>KPMG is one of the world\u2019s leading professional services firms, providing innovative business solutions and audit, tax, and advisory services to many of the world\u2019s largest and most prestigious organizations.<\/p>\n<p>KPMG is widely recognized for being a great place to work and build a career. Our people share a sense of purpose in the work we do, and a strong commitment to community service, inclusion and diversity, and eradicating childhood illiteracy.<\/p>\n<p>The independent member firms of the KPMG network are affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative, a Swiss entity. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpmg.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">kpmg.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referencetext\"><em>Source: KPMG LLP<\/em><\/p>\n<p> Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/alibaba\/\" rel=\"tag\">Alibaba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/amazon\/\" rel=\"tag\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/apple\/\" rel=\"tag\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/disruption\/\" rel=\"tag\">disruption<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/kpmg\/\" rel=\"tag\">KPMG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/millennials\/\" rel=\"tag\">Millennials<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/outlook-predictions\/\" rel=\"tag\">outlook \/ predictions<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/2019\/10\/11\/kpmg-survey-top-disruptors-tech-companies\/\">Read the original article at Insurance-Canada.ca <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tech executives ranked the companies they worry most about disrupting their business: KPMG report Toronto, ON (Oct. 8, 2019) \u2013 Amazon, Apple and Alibaba top the list of companies that tech industry leaders worry&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}