One important aspect to take into account is the fact that a company 's size is determined also by the size of the market it operates in. In US or China you'll

One important aspect to take into account is the fact that a company 's size is determined also by the size of the market it operates in. In US or China you'll get megacorps while in tiny countries the size will be way smaller. If we add in the fact that the economies get globalized, all of the sudden you Apple and the like. Any successful startup in a global market, starting out in a large national market will be flooded with capital and still grow to fit the size of their success.