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Google, Microsoft consume more electric than some countries

Google and Microsoft, with an annual electricity consumption of 24 terawatt-hours each, exceed the electricity use of countries like Jordan, Iceland, Ghana, and North Korea. The combined electric consumption of the two tech giants surpasses that of Nigeria, which has a population of 223 million and uses 31 terawatt-hours of electricity per year.

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Companies Market Cap reported that the market value of the top 10 technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Microsoft, now exceeds that of China's 2023 GDP of $17.6 trillion. Owners of tech companies also benefit from this growth—- they continue to top wealth rankings. Elon Musk leads the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $227 billion. In fact, eight of the top ten billionaires on this list are involved in technology.