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The big three is a term used to refer to three large powers or companies. Big threes often result in oligopolitic economic conditions.
- Big three Powers after World War II - United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union
- Big three leaders of the Allies during the World War II - Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin
- Big three European economies: Germany, France, United Kingdom
- Big three American auto makers Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler
- Big three Japanese auto makers Toyota, Honda, Nissan
- Big three American broadcasting networks: CBS, NBC, ABC (see Big Media)
- Big three American air transport companies (current): American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines
- Big three Canadian Banks (formerly) Bank of Montreal; Royal Bank of Canada; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
- Big three universities
- Harvard University, Yale University, and Princeton University.
- Some U.S. states have their local list of "big three universities"
- Big three defensive line of the Montreal Canadiens in the 70s: Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe, Larry Robinson
- Big three offensive stars of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s: Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith
- Big three professional sports leagues: NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball.
- Big three video gaming companies: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo.