In the time it took you to type the words “Cult of Mac” into your web browser and read up to here in this article, Apple made approximately $162,585.

That’s the amount the Cupertino company earns every 30 seconds according to a new data visualization created on behalf of WorldPay Zinc — showing just how much revenue and profit Apple and its fellow tech giants make on a rolling basis.

The figures were amassed by pulling each company’s financial data based on the 2013 fiscal year, and then dividing the yearly totals by seconds.

Below is a table showing how Apple stacks up against its rivals:

Company Total Revenue, $m Total Profit, $m Apple $170,910.00 $37,037.00 Google $59,825.00 $12,214.00 Microsoft $77,849.00 $21,863.00 Amazon $74,452.00 $745.00 Ebay $16,047.00 $2,856.00 Yahoo! $4,680.38 $479.89 Facebook $7,872.00 $1,500.00 Twitter $664.89 -$645.32 Samsung $214,968.60 $28,576.00





The data visualization itself can be seen by clicking on the below link. It’s strangely hypnotic in its own way — particularly as the Apple “circle” continues to expand on screen.

Source: Worldvizpay

Thanks: Brittany