Findings
What 10,525 assessments say when read together: sector rankings, rivalries, where AI pressure lands, and the dead companies that tested the method.
Sector rankings
AI Companies Ranked by Durability: 263 AssessedDurability Ranking: Banks and Financial GroupsDurability Ranking: BPO and Customer Operations FirmsDurability Ranking: Broadcast and Traditional MediaDurability Ranking: Accounting, Tax and Business Software (2026)Cloud and Infrastructure Durability RankingDurability Ranking: Consumer Internet and AdtechDurability Ranking: 164 Consumer Platforms AssessedDurability Ranking: Companies in AustraliaDurability Ranking: Canadian Companies AssessedDurability Ranking: How 209 French Companies Stack UpDurability Ranking: Hong Kong Companies Assessed July 2026Durability Ranking: Companies in Indonesia (July 2026 Assessment)Durability Ranking: Companies in Israel (July 2026 Data)Translation and Localization: Full Durability RankingSemiconductor Durability in 2026: Who Holds and Who Slips
AI pressure
Translation and Localization: What the Evidence Actually ShowsCustomer Support Software Under the AI Wave: What the Data ShowsWhich Business Models AI Cannot Easily Absorb, by the NumbersStock photography, transcription, copywriting: commoditization in numbersThe AI-Exposure Paradox: High Pressure, High GrowthEdtech and AI: What the Evidence Says About SubstitutionWhat a Weak Moat Looks Like in Real CompaniesAI Wave Winners: Companies the Buildout Is Carrying
Rivalries
NetEase vs Tencent: Which Is Built to Last?Qihoo 360 vs Baidu Security: A Head-to-Head Durability CheckAlphabet vs Microsoft: Which Giant Holds the Stronger Ground?Amazon vs Alphabet: Which Giant Holds the Steadier Position?Angel One vs Groww: Head-to-Head Durability ComparisonAnta vs Li Ning: Head-to-Head Durability ComparisonCathay Financial vs Yuanta: Who Holds Stronger Ground in 2026?Douzone Bizon vs Samsung SDS: Two Korean Software Survivors ComparedFubon vs Yuanta: Two 'Hard to displace' Ratings, One Visible ThreatLi Ning vs Xtep: Head-to-Head Durability ComparisonMicrosoft vs AhnLab: A Durability Head-to-HeadNazara vs Games24x7: What India's 2025 Gaming Ban ChangedNaver Cloud vs Samsung SDS: Who Holds Korea's Cloud Ground?NetDragon vs Tencent: A Head-to-Head That Isn't ClosePineapple vs Naked Insurance: Two Shaky Digital Insurers Compared
Deep answers
Safe to join Zendesk in 2026? What the evidence showsSafe to Join Chegg in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Duolingo in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Grammarly in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to join Notion in 2026? What the evidence showsSafe to Join Figma in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to join Canva in 2026? What the evidence showsSafe to Join Zoom in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Slack in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Dropbox in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Spotify in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Pinterest in 2026? What the Evidence ShowsSafe to Join Snap in 2026? What the Evidence Shows
From the graveyard
What 116 Dead Companies Looked Like 18 Months Before the EndThe Blind Test: Masking Company Names and Judging Facts AloneFive Failure Patterns That Repeat Across the GraveyardQuick-Commerce Graveyard: What Gorillas, JOKR, Getir and Flink ShowEV SPAC Class of 2021: What the Filings Showed Before the EndEdtech After the Boom: Byju's, Chegg, Course Hero, UnacademyWhen Selling Is the Good Ending: Survivors That Sold vs SankThe 18-Month Window: How Early Trouble Shows Up in Public FactsAI-Gutted: Companies Whose Product AI Absorbed, in the NumbersFalse comfort: 'still operating' is not the same as 'safe to join'
Stories
Y Combinator Fall 2025, One Year On: The Durability DataY Combinator Winter 2026: How the Newest Class Holds UpYC Spring 2026: First Durability Assessment of 203 StartupsYC Summer 2026: What the Earliest Data Shows on 149 Startups
By country
How Durable Are Australia's Companies? 254 AssessedChina Durability: 825 Companies Assessed, July 2026India Company Durability: What 576 Assessments ShowIndonesia Company Durability: 76 Firms AssessedJapan Company Durability: What 530 Assessments ShowHow Durable Are South Korea's Companies? 326 Assessed