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We Are Living in a Monopoly Moment

Think about this: in just about any given market sector you’ll end up finding that only three companies dominate. In aviation, United…

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Ehsan Zaffar
Jul 12, 2019
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Think about this: in just about any given market sector you’ll end up finding that only three companies dominate. In aviation: United, Delta and American Airlines control about 70% of the market share. The remaining 30% is held by all the other carriers. In telecom: AT&T, Sprint/T-Mobile, and Verizon control almost 100% of the market! I can go on … ok I will:

  • High-end retail: Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, and Saks Fifth

  • In personal computing: Lenovo (formerly IBM), HP, and Dell

  • Burger fast-food: McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s

  • Soft-drinks (and water): Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr. Pepper

  • Social media: Facebook/Instagram/WhatsApp (yes its all one company), Twitter, and Snapchat

  • Pay-TV television: AT&T, Comcast, Charter Communications

  • Online retail: Amazon (50%!), Ebay and Apple

I call this the “Rule of Three”

Companies like AT&T hold dominant market share in multiple industries, like television and telecommunications.

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