Rakuten

Rakuten [roll.sohu.com]

Rank on the full list: 17

Country: Japan

12-Month Sales Growth (%): 14.6

5-Year Annualized Total Return (%): 14.0

Innovation Premium (%): 51.9

Dubbed the "Japanese Amazon," Rakuten bought Viber for US$900 million in February. It also invested US$100 million in its start-up companies in the Asia-Pacific region, Israel and the United States. Rakuten also established a strategic partnership with Air Asia, a Malaysian budget airline, in order to promote its online retail business.