In fact, the number-one firm was neither a London nor a New York firm.
India is Xiaomi's most successful overseas venture, having built the business to the number one smartphone firm based on market share, and Xiaomi is pledging to double down on other global areas.
But no one at the London headquarters appears to watch television because, if they did, someone would have pointed out that Sidcup was the last place anyone - let alone the world's number one drinks firm - should bottle tap water and sell it for 95p a pop.
"In a world of raw power and elemental energy," the story concludes, "it's a saga of unqualified prosperity, for not only has Kaltech expanded tenfold since founding, but thanks to LRH Admin Tech it's the number one mill relining firm on Earth".
Yesterday Net2Phone bragged about being king of the hill, ranked number one by industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan for sending the most telephony minutes over its network.
Production takes place when there is a match between one firm and one worker; the number of firms can alternatively be interpreted as the number of jobs in the economy.
42 Production takes place when there is a match between one firm and one worker; the number of firms can alternatively be interpreted as the number of jobs in the economy.
The sweet and firm crustaceans are the number one seafood import into the U.S., and they account for nearly a quarter of the nation's seafood consumption.
Wal-Mart is still number one according to data released today from the tracking firm NPD Group.
The numbers make sense: terrestrial radio still remains the number one way people discover new music, according to a 2014 report by research and polling firm Edison Research.
Facebook has already overtaken Yahoo to become number one in online display advertising revenues, taking 16.3% of the market, says eMarketer, a research firm.
