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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*American Tobacco (1890-1907).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Armentano |first=Dominick |date=March 1, 1971 |title=Antitrust History: The American Tobacco Case of 1911 |url=https://fee.org/articles/antitrust-history-the-american-tobacco-case-of-1911/ |website=fee.org}}</ref> | |||
*Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) was created in 2008 from the merger of the two largest beer companies, Anheuser-Busch and InBev. 1.88 billion hectolitres produced globally (one hectoliter equals 100 liters or 26.5 gallons U.S.). AB InBev accounting for 506 million hectoliters, more than double the production of the second largest company, Heineken.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Jan |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) - Statistics & Facts |url=https://www.statista.com/topics/1904/anheuser-busch-inbev-ab-inbev/#topicOverview |website=statista.com}}</ref> | |||
*Carnegie Steel Company (1900).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion |url=https://www.library.hbs.edu/us-steel/exhibition/the-founding-of-u.s.-steel-and-the-power-of-public-opinion |website=Harvard Business School}}</ref> | *Carnegie Steel Company (1900).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Founding of U.S. Steel and the Power of Public Opinion |url=https://www.library.hbs.edu/us-steel/exhibition/the-founding-of-u.s.-steel-and-the-power-of-public-opinion |website=Harvard Business School}}</ref> | ||
*De Beers Group had 90% market share in 1980 and 29% as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaganmohan |first=Madhumitha |date=June 26, 2025 |title=Market share of the leading diamond mining companies worldwide in 2023 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/585450/market-share-of-diamond-supply-worldwide-by-producer/#:~:text=Market%20share%20of%20the%20leading%20diamond%20producers%20worldwide%202023&text=As%20of%202023%2C%20the%20Russian,global%20diamond%20production%20market%20share. |website=Statista}}</ref> | *De Beers Group had 90% market share in 1980 and 29% as of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaganmohan |first=Madhumitha |date=June 26, 2025 |title=Market share of the leading diamond mining companies worldwide in 2023 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/585450/market-share-of-diamond-supply-worldwide-by-producer/#:~:text=Market%20share%20of%20the%20leading%20diamond%20producers%20worldwide%202023&text=As%20of%202023%2C%20the%20Russian,global%20diamond%20production%20market%20share. |website=Statista}}</ref> | ||
* | *[[Google]]. | ||
*Luxottica. | *Luxottica. | ||
*[[Microsoft]] [[Windows]] | *[[Microsoft]] [[Windows]] | ||
*[[Nvidia]] uses its market leader position to mislead consumers and threaten media. | *[[Nvidia]] uses its market leader position to mislead consumers and threaten media. | ||
*Standard Oil (1900). | |||
*[[AT&T|The American Telephone and Telegraph Company]] (AT&T) controlled telecommunications in America until 1982. | |||
*[[Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC|Ticketmaster]] is often referred to as a monopoly of live events. | *[[Ticketmaster Entertainment, LLC|Ticketmaster]] is often referred to as a monopoly of live events. | ||
*Tyson Foods. | |||
*Yoshida Kogyo KabushikiKaisha (YKK) founded in 1934, currently controls 90% of the zipper market and is rarely accused of being a monoploly. | *Yoshida Kogyo KabushikiKaisha (YKK) founded in 1934, currently controls 90% of the zipper market and is rarely accused of being a monoploly. | ||