--- description: Find out why DJI was selected for the inaugural list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2021: DJI image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bafb6e1ebe89e32/698a18e2e76ad25ffb638cc7/dji-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 26, 2021 # DJI Propelling drones to new heights by [Charlie Campbell](/author/charlie-campbell/) ## Charlie Campbell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Editor at Large  DJI's FPV drone, which was launched in March of 2021. DJI's FPV drone, which was launched in March of 2021.Courtesy DJI [DJI](https://time.com/collection-post/5412498/dji/ "undefined") has put high-spec drones within reach of every budding photographer, bored teen and Top Gun wannabe; it holds 70% of the global consumer drone market. Founded in 2006 by Hangzhou, China, native Frank Wang, DJI—which stands for Da-Jiang (or “Great Frontier”) Innovations—is built on technology honed in Wang’s college dorm. This year, its buzziest launch was the DJI FPV ($1,299), which comes with a set of goggles that give users a first-person view of their drone’s flight. Amid U.S. scrutiny of Chinese technology companies, DJI is also working to develop a new model of drone that gives users greater control of their data. DJI Is One of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential Companies ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5949998/dji-innovators/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5949998/dji-innovators/"},"headline":"DJI","datePublished":"2021-04-26T18:35:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T02:25:48.325Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5949998/dji-innovators/","keywords":["Lists","franchise","TIME100 Companies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bafb6e1ebe89e32/698a18e2e76ad25ffb638cc7/dji-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlie Campbell","jobTitle":"Editor at Large","url":"https://time.com/author/charlie-campbell/"}],"creator":"Charlie Campbell","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bafb6e1ebe89e32/698a18e2e76ad25ffb638cc7/dji-time100-companies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies/5949998/dji-innovators/","name":"DJI"}}]}] ```