FAANGs

1.

Collectively, the five large tech companies: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google (Alphabet), all listed on NASDAQ and currently (or formerly) believed by some market commentators to have strong prospects for future growth.

Treasury agenda - numbers - $100bn

"The amount lost by leading US tech companies - the FAANGs - in a November selloff."

The Treasurer magazine, January 2019, p7.

Apple is the latest addition to this group, formerly known as FANGs.

Google's holding company is now Alphabet Inc., but the FAANGs acronym remains unchanged.

2.

More broadly, the market sector including these companies and other similar businesses.

See also

• BAT stocks
• NASDAQ
• Tech unicorn
• Venture capital