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Three biggest Internet companies in each country

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Britain's biggest three are ASOS (online clothing retailer), JustEat (online takeaway ordering) and Wonga (online short term loans at ludicrous interest rates). A sad state of affairs for a technologically advanced country.

Finland's top three are all Free To Play gaming companies. That's interesting. Is there some sort of tax incentive for gaming companies there?

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Britain's biggest three are ASOS (online clothing retailer), JustEat (online takeaway ordering) and Wonga (online short term loans at ludicrous interest rates). A sad state of affairs for a technologically advanced country. Finland's top three are all Free To Play gaming companies. That's interesting. Is there some sort of tax incentive for gaming companies there?

> Is there some sort of tax incentive for gaming companies there?

Afaik, just a community effect.

Re: Three biggest Internet companies in each country

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The source is here, with the raw data linked at the bottom of the page.

http://www.worldstartupwiki.org/page/Internet_Hall_Of_Fame

Also answers the question I had about how they figured out the valuation of non-public companies.

> Valuation data comes from: stock market data (highest point in the history of the company was selected), acquisition value, valuation at the latest round of investment, or, as a last resort, a guesstimate based on revenues and industry.

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