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# MANGOS acronym replaces FAANG as AI shifts tech landscape
Source: [https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/mangos-acronym-replaces-faang-as-ai-shifts-tech-landscape-8241505](https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/mangos-acronym-replaces-faang-as-ai-shifts-tech-landscape-8241505)
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[James Callan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-callan)
### James Callan
Published Jun 9, 2026
This past decade saw the emergence of the acronym FAANG — Facebook \(now Meta\), Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google \(now Alphabet\) — as shorthand for tech stocks that outperformed the market\. But the tech landscape[is on the brink](https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/09/its-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos/)of a major shift with the rise of a new AI\-centric powerhouse group known as MANGOS: Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI and SpaceX\. The new acronym has quickly gone viral on social media, according to TechCrunch, which also notes that "FAANG is not exactly dead\."
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## Editors’ Picks
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1. Move over, FAANG 🗑️ MANGOS take over 🥭 FAANG dominated tech for almost a decade\. The term is from 2017 and included Facebook \(now Meta\), Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google \(now Alphabet\)\. With imminent IPOs of Anthropic, SpaceX, and OpenAI, we need a new term\. MANGOS \- Meta \- Anthropic \- Nvidia \- Google \- OpenAI \- SpaceX But beware, as Techcrunch noted: "delightfully sweet\-sounding \(though truly sour and atrocious if consumed unripe\)" Who likes 🥭 🥭 🥭?
3. Correct\!\!\!\! 🥭 ❌ FAANG ✅ MANGOS
4. From FAANG to MANGOS 🥭 Guess you can say both acronyms have a bite\! Watch out for the pit with the mango\! With SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords — and a new acronym to match\. Say goodbye to FAANG and hello to MANGOS\. [https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch%2Ecom%2F2026%2F06%2F09%2Fits-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos%2F&urlhash=Mw_P&trk=news_storyline_guest_reshare_feed-article-content](https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch%2Ecom%2F2026%2F06%2F09%2Fits-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos%2F&urlhash=Mw_P&trk=news_storyline_guest_reshare_feed-article-content) [It's not FAANG anymore\. It's MANGOS\. \| TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch\.com](https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch%2Ecom%2F2026%2F06%2F09%2Fits-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos%2F&urlhash=Mw_P&trk=news_storyline_guest_reshare_feed-article-content) [https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch%2Ecom%2F2026%2F06%2F09%2Fits-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos%2F&urlhash=Mw_P&trk=news_storyline_guest_reshare_feed-article-content](https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch%2Ecom%2F2026%2F06%2F09%2Fits-not-faang-anymore-its-mangos%2F&urlhash=Mw_P&trk=news_storyline_guest_reshare_feed-article-content)
5. FAANG is out\. MANGO is in\. Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI — some people swap in Microsoft or Apple\. Either way, the new prestige acronym\. What gets less airtime: This is also the tier hiring the fewest new grads\. Per SignalFire's 2025 report: in 2024, Big Tech hiring recovered across every seniority level except entry\-level, which dropped another 25%\. New grads now make up just 7% of Big Tech hires\. And inside MANGO, the talent war is for senior AI researchers, not entry\-level analysts trying to break in\. So the dream club for CS and analytics grads is the same club that mostly isn't hiring them\. I keep applying anyway\. Just figured the math was worth saying out loud\.