About The Teardown
The Teardown is a growing library of independent, fully-cited case studies on how the world’s defining companies actually make money, compete, and bet on the future.
What this is
Most company coverage is either a press release or a hot take. The Teardown aims for something in between and more durable: a clear, evidence-first read on each company — its business model, competitive position, financials, strategy, and risks — written so a curious non-specialist can follow it, and sourced so a specialist can check it.
Each study currently covers one company in depth. The library spans 142 of them so far, across sectors and regions, and grows over time.
The stance: neutral and independent
The Teardown is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any company profiled, and it never gives investment advice. But neutral doesn’t mean non-committal: each study lays out the strongest version of both the bull and bear case, then weighs them — saying where the evidence leans on each decisive question, with what confidence, and the concrete, dated signals that would prove the call wrong. Those calls are collected on the Scoreboard. How it’s kept honest is spelled out on the Methodology page.
Help shape the library
The fastest way to influence what gets covered next is to ask. Use the Request a case study button in the header to submit a company name — no sign-up, no email, just the name. Requests feed directly into the queue we draw from when choosing what to tear down next.
A note on accuracy
These studies are researched and assembled with AI tooling and reviewed before publishing. They aim to be accurate and current as of each study’s stated date, but the public record is imperfect and companies change quickly. Treat every figure as “as of” its date, and if you find a mistake, we want to know.