Top 5 companies strengthened by coronavirus crisis

While some companies suffered a significant stock decline during the pandemic, some managed to take it as an opportunity to grow and made the best of it. Despite the difficult economic situation, some companies became even stronger than before the pandemic outbreak, and in addition, favorable results can be expected even in the future. Amazon has profited from the crisis the most.

3. Zoom (265,57 USD per share)

Sales of video conferencing service Zoom have been growing massively since the beginning of the pandemic. In first quarter of 2020, Zoom made a profit of 328 million USD, which is 27 million USD more compared to last year. The increase represents growth in 169% compared to the same period in last year. During the peak, up to 300 million users were working with the app daily.

Further growth in demand might be expected in upcoming years as number of people working from home might increase. Results of the company were not affected by any problems concerning personal data protection, when video conferences were often visited by uninvited participants.