IonQ Awarded Prestigious Recognitions by Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily and Built In

2025 accolades underscore IonQ’s commercial growth, innovation, and commitment to a thriving workplace culture

IonQ Awarded Prestigious Recognitions by Forbes, Investor’s Business Daily and Built In

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IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing and networking industries, today announced several accolades recognizing its commercial success and workplace excellence. IonQ has been named to Forbes’ prestigious 2025 list of “America’s Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies,” earned recognition from Built In on multiple “2025 Best Places to Work” lists and was named one of Investor’s Business Daily’s (IBD) best companies of 2024. These accolades highlight IonQ’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and delivering real-world impact through enterprise-grade quantum solutions.

The Forbes honor acknowledges IonQ as one of America’s most successful mid-cap companies, underscoring IonQ’s trajectory of innovation and its continued leadership in advancing quantum computing technology. IonQ is one of only 100 companies chosen for the 2025 list.

“We are honored to be featured on Forbes’ America’s Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies and IBD’s Best Companies lists,” said Peter Chapman, President and CEO of IonQ. “These achievements are a testament to the exceptional work of our team, whose dedication and ingenuity are driving the quantum computing future.”

In addition, leading tech company recruiting platform Built In recognized IonQ on three of its 2025 Best Places to Work lists:

100 Best Places to Work in Washington, DC
100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Washington, DC
100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Seattle

Built In’s annual awards program evaluates and honors companies based on outstanding compensation and benefits packages, as well as initiatives supporting remote and flexible work employee wellness and other best-in-class culture programs.

“This recognition from Built In reflects our commitment to fostering a dynamic workplace where talented people can drive quantum advancements and innovations to solve the world’s most complex problems,” Chapman continued. “We believe our people are our greatest asset, and we are proud to see our culture and values celebrated in this way.”

All of these recognitions cap a landmark year of tremendous growth for IonQ, as the company has further solidified its position as a leader in quantum computing and networking. In just the past month, IonQ announced a new advanced hybrid quantum computing application workflow with NVIDIA CUDA-Q, enterprise-grade IonQ Quantum OS and Hybrid Services suite, and its first quantum computer and innovation center in Europe in partnership with QuantumBasel. IonQ also announced its acquisition of Qubitekk, a leader in quantum networking solutions.

The company was also included in the prestigious “Newsweek Excellence 1000 Index 2025,” a global ranking that recognizes the most innovative and customer-centric companies across industries that are balancing financial success with ethical practices, social responsibility, and global sustainability.

About Forbes

Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it, and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business, and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 140 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE, and Forbes Virtual events, custom marketing programs, and 43 licensed local editions in 69 countries. Forbes Media’s brand extensions include real estate, education, and financial services license agreements.

About Forbes’ America’s Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies

Forbes’ annual list recognizes companies that are driving innovation and delivering results in their respective industries. To create the list, Forbes used data from FactSet to screen more than 700 companies with a market value between $2 billion and $10 billion and only considered companies that also had positive sales growth over the past 12 months and a share price of at least $5. Financial institutions, REITs, utilities, and limited partnerships were excluded, as were companies that have been public for less than one year. The top 100 ranking is based on earnings growth, sales growth, return on equity, and total stock return for the last five years, with more weight given to the latest year’s data in the ranking. All data is as of November 27, 2024. For the full list, visit www.forbes.com/lists/best-mid-cap-companies.

About Built In

Built In is the “always on” recruiting platform that reaches the tech professionals that other leading recruiting platforms don’t. Designed to help companies hire expert tech talent, Built In continuously drives brand awareness with content. Monthly, millions of the industry’s most in-demand global tech professionals visit our site to stay ahead of tech trends and news, learn skills to accelerate their careers, find the right job opportunities and get hired. Thousands of companies, from fast-growing startups to the largest enterprises rely on Built In. By putting their stories in front of our uniquely engaged audience, we help them hire otherwise hard-to-reach technical and expert talent. www.builtin.com

About Built In’s Best Places To Work

Built In’s annual Best Places to Work program honors companies with the best total rewards packages across the U.S. and in the following tech hubs: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC. Best Places to Work is distinct because its algorithm selects tech companies that build their offerings specifically around what tech professionals value in a workplace. https://employers.builtin.com/best-places-to-work

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. is a leader in the quantum computing and networking industry, delivering high-performance systems aimed at solving the world’s largest and most complex commercial and research use cases. IonQ’s current generation quantum computers, IonQ Forte and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems, boasting 36 algorithmic qubits. The company’s innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Newsweek’s 2025 Excellence Index 1000 and Forbes’ 2025 Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies lists. IonQ was also awarded 2025’s “100 Best Midsize Places to Work” in Washington DC and Seattle by the leading technology recruiting platform Built In.

IonQ Forward-Looking Statements

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