INC 500 and 5000 is the hall of fame for the best private companies across the US. Guys from eMaint give us a breakdown for the fastest growing, as of 2012, based on location, industry, number of employees, annual, revenue, and growth.

Only 18 countries have GDP that exceeds Apple’s 5 billion market cap, which is worth more than Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Amazon combined. Have you ever wondered what Apple, or any of these tech giants, did with all these money?

A “cityville” layout is used here to show the increased spending of tech companies on online ads and promos during 2011. Expectations are that in 2012 internet advertising will top on the second largest medium after TV.