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What will the combined revenue of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft be in the second half of 2021?

Multiple choice Opened 24 February 2021 Closed 1 July 2021 Resolved 26 April 2022 255 forecasts 106 forecasters

Previous version. This question was previously issued for the first half of 2021. The mean forecast for the first half of 2021 was $551 billion. Although that question has not yet resolved, based on data for the second half of 2020 -- $631 billion -- big tech revenue appears to be increasing ahead of the crowd's predictions. You can view those forecasts here.

Context. Even as the economic crisis deepened, large tech companies have have demonstrated resilience, beating Wall Street Analysts’ expectations.

Data and Resolution Details. This question resolves based on the 10-Q filings of Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., and Microsoft Inc. It resolves when these companies’ 10-Q filings for the fourth quarter of 2021 are publicly available. 

The data underlying the graph is here.

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Outcome

Answer Final crowd forecast Resolution
Less than $470 billion 1% Did not happen
Between $470 billion and $540 billion, inclusive 4% Did not happen
More than $540 billion but less than or equal to $610 billion 14% Did not happen
More than $610 billion but less than or equal to $680 billion 33% Did not happen
More than $680 billion 48% Happened

“Final crowd forecast” is the last aggregate crowd probability computed before the question closed – the right-hand end of the chart below, which this table is the accessible equivalent of.

Crowd forecast over time

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Feb 2021 Apr 2021 Jul 2021 48% 33% 14% 4% 1%
More than $680 billion More than $610 billion but less than or equal to $680 billion More than $540 billion but less than or equal to $610 billion Between $470 billion and $540 billion, inclusive Less than $470 billion
The aggregate crowd probability, one point per day, from RFI's primary aggregation method. Gaps are days with no computed aggregate. Individual forecasts are not shown.