The Future 50
Welcome to the inaugural Fortune Future 50, our new ranking of companies best positioned for breakout growth. Produced in partnership with BCG, the Future 50 is divided into two lists: the 25 Leaders (companies with a market value above $20 billion) and the 25 Challengers (those below $20 billion when the ranking was done).
The Top 25
Veeva Systems
Salesforce
Salesforce is a leading cloud-based enterprise software company that launched in 1999 as the first major ...
Workday
Workday provides software that helps organizations manage financial operations, human capital, spending, ...
Tesla
Tesla is a maker of electric vehicles and energy generation and supply systems. It is the largest ...
Meta Platforms
Founded in 2004 as Facebook, Meta operates the world’s largest social media platforms and has heavily ...
The Future 50 Coverage
By Ketil Gjerstad, Johann Harnoss, Viacheslav Romanov and Sophie ThorupOctober 6, 2026
By Ketil Gjerstad, Marley Finley and Johann HarnossSeptember 15, 2025
By John KellDecember 10, 2024
Education Articles
From no degree to PhD: how Fortune Future 50 CEOs are breaking the business education moldBy Preston ForeDecember 4, 2024
By Ketil Gjerstad and Johann HarnossDecember 2, 2024
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By Martin Reeves, Magdalena Krupa and Adam JobMarch 29, 2023
By Martin Reeves and David Zuluaga MartínezDecember 2, 2021
Magazine
Moderna’s COVID vaccine success made the stock a big pandemic winner. Will the run continue?By Rey MashayekhiDecember 2, 2021
By Martin Reeves and Tom DeeganApril 22, 2021
By Martin Reeves and Tom DeeganFebruary 23, 2021
By Clifton LeafDecember 3, 2020
Magazine
Finding advantage in adversity: How the Future 50 positioned themselves for growth, even in 2020By Martin Reeves and Kevin WhitakerDecember 3, 2020
