Last Friday, BusinessWeek release the Tech Hot Growth 50 for 2006. Google ranked number four on the list, behind Amkor Technology (1), Apple (2), and AT&T (3);

Google (GOOG), meanwhile, has claimed billions in advertising dollars by devising the technology to put information from around the Web at anyone’s disposal in a matter of seconds. Its growth has been nothing short of phenomenal. A mere eight years old, Google is approaching $10 billion in revenues, with growth over the past 12 months still at a torrid 77%. That helped it place No. 4 on BusinessWeek.com’s ranking.

More details on Google’s number four rank in the slide show.

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