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by waynesonfire 1379 days ago
No. FAANG is basically an eponym at this point. The companies that make up the acronym are irrelevant and they'll change overtime but the idea doesn't.

"FAANG is an acronym for the five best-performing American tech stocks in the market"

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I remember when there were The Four Horsemen (apparently even two versions):

Around 2000, it was Microsoft, Intel, Dell, Cisco

Later, around 2007, it was Apple, RIMM (Research in Motion/Blackberry), Google, Amazon

Source: https://247wallst.com/media/2007/06/06/cramers_new_fou/

FAANG: Five Assets Appreciating 'N' Growing