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> It's crazy that these companies can grow at this speed even though they are larger than any that existed historically. It's likely that the Dutch East India
by jacques_chester 6y ago
> It's crazy that these companies can grow at this speed even though they are larger than any that existed historically.
It's likely that the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was the largest company of all time in both inflation-adjusted terms (estimates made in 2017 put it between $7.9 and $8.2 trillion dollars) and in terms of % share of world domestic product.