General Electric, is the world's largest multinational technology and services company. Since Thomas Edison founded General Electric, GE has grown into an excellent multinational in the course of corporate diversification. Today, the company operates in more than 100 countries and employs 315,000 people.

In October 2016, GE ranked 10th among the 100 most valuable brands in the world in 2016. On June 1, 2017, GE announced the opening of its first intelligent manufacturing technology center outside the United States serving multiple business units in the Tianjin Airport Economic Zone. It ranked 41st in the 2018 fortune 500 list released on July 19, 2018. In June 2017, GE ranked 19th in the BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands 2017. On December 18, 2018, the World Brand Lab compiled the 2018 world brand top 500, and the GE ranked 14th.