Fortune Global 500
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Template:Use mdy dates The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.
Methodology
Until 1989, it listed only non–United States industrial corporations under the title "International 500" while the Fortune 500 contained and still contains exclusively United States corporations. In 1990, United States companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.
Several inconsistencies exist in FortuneTemplate:'s ranking of cities with the most Fortune 500 headquarters. On June 3, 2011, the Atlanta Business Chronicle stated examples of Fortune including regional headquarters for some cities, excluding regional headquarters for other cities and in some cases excluding headquarters that are physically located inside a city limit.[1]
Geographical distribution
Since 2001, there has been significant change in the geographical distribution of the companies in the Global 500 rankings. Most of this growth is accounted for by a rapid increase in the number of Chinese Global 500 companies, of which there were 135 by 2021, increasing from only 10 in 2001. The share of European-based companies declined, from 158 to 143, over the same period.[2][3][4]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2024
The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2024:[5]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $648.1 billion |
| 2 | Amazon | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Internet services and retailing | $574.8 billion |
| 3 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $545.9 billion |
| 4 | Saudi Aramco | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Energy | $494.9 billion |
| 5 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $429.7 billion |
| 6 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $421.7 billion |
| 7 | Apple | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Technology | $383.3 billion |
| 8 | UnitedHealth Group | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Health care | $371.6 billion |
| 9 | Berkshire Hathaway | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Financials | $364.5 billion |
| 10 | CVS Health | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Health care | $357.8 billion |
Breakdown by country/territory
These are the Top 10 countries/territories with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2024:[5]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 139 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 128 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 40 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 29 |
| 5 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 24 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 17 |
| 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 15 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 14 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 11 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 11 |
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Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2024 for each sector:[5]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2023
The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2023:[6]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $612.3 billion |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Energy | $603.7 billion |
| 3 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $530.0 billion |
| 4 | Amazon | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Internet services and retailing | $514.0 billion |
| 5 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $483.1 billion |
| 6 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $471.2 billion |
| 7 | ExxonMobil | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Petroleum | $413.7 billion |
| 8 | Apple | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Technology | $394.3 billion |
| 9 | Shell | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $386.2 billion |
| 10 | UnitedHealth Group | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Health care | $324.2 billion |
Breakdown by country/territory
These are the Top 10 countries/territories with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2023:[6]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 136 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 135 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 41 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 30 |
| 5 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 24 |
| 6 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 18 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 15 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 14 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 11 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 10 |
Breakdown by region
since August 2023[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 28 (6%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:[7]
| Region | Companies | Global share |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia | 208 | 42% |
| North America | 153 | 31% |
| Europe | 118 | 24% |
| Rest of world | 21 | 4% |
Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2023 for each sector:[6]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2022
The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2022:[8]
Breakdown by country
These are the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2022:[8]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 145 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 124 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 47 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 28 |
| 5 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 25 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 18 |
| 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 16 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 14 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 12 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 11 |
Breakdown by region
since August 2022[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 26 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:[8]
| Region | Companies | Global share |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia | 208 | 42% |
| North America | 138 | 28% |
| Europe | 128 | 26% |
| Rest of world | 26 | 5% |
Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2022 for each sector:[8]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2021
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:[9]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $559.1 billion |
| 2 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $386.6 billion |
| 3 | Amazon | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Internet Services and Retailing | $386 billion |
| 4 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $283.9 billion |
| 5 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $283.7 billion |
| 6 | Apple | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Technology | $274.5 billion |
| 7 | CVS Health | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Health care | $268.7 billion |
| 8 | UnitedHealth Group | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Health care | $257.1 billion |
| 9 | Toyota Motor | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Automobiles | $256.7 billion |
| 10 | Volkswagen | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Automobiles | $253.9 billion |
Breakdown by country
since August 2021[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues Top 500 companies:[9]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 135 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 122 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 53 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 28 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 27 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 22 |
| 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 15 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 13 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 12 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 11 |
Breakdown by region
since August 2021[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., just 21 (4%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:[9]
| Region | Companies | Global share |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia | 211 | 42% |
| North America | 136 | 27% |
| Europe | 132 | 26% |
| Rest of world | 21 | 4% |
Fortune Global 500 list of 2020
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:[10]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $524 billion |
| 2 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $407 billion |
| 3 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $384 billion |
| 4 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $379 billion |
| 5 | Royal Dutch Shell | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands / File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $352 billion |
| 6 | Saudi Aramco | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Energy | $330 billion |
| 7 | Volkswagen | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Automobiles | $283 billion |
| 8 | BP | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $283 billion |
| 9 | Amazon.com | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Internet Services and Retailing | $281 billion |
| 10 | Toyota Motor | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Automobiles | $275 billion |
Breakdown by country
since August 2020[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest earning Top 500 companies:[10]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 124 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 121 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 53 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 31 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 27 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom ‡ | 22 |
| 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 14 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 14 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 13 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands ‡ | 13 |
‡ The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries.
Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2020 for each sector:[10]
Breakdown by region
since August 2020[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., just 24 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:[10]
| Region | Companies | Global share |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia | 200 | 40% |
| Europe | 138 | 28% |
| North America | 138 | 28% |
| Rest of world | 24 | 5% |
Fortune Global 500 list of 2019
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:[11]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $514 billion |
| 2 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $415 billion |
| 3 | Royal Dutch Shell | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $397 billion |
| 4 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $393 billion |
| 5 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $387 billion |
| 6 | Saudi Aramco | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | Energy | $356 billion |
| 7 | BP | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $304 billion |
| 8 | Exxon Mobil | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Petroleum | $290 billion |
| 9 | Volkswagen | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Automobiles | $278 billion |
| 10 | Toyota Motor | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Automobiles | $273 billion |
Breakdown by country
since July 2019[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:[11]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 121 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 119 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 52 |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 31 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 29 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom ‡ | 18 |
| 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 16 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 14 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 13 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands ‡ | 12 |
‡ The Global 500 includes Unilever & Royal Dutch Shell under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries.
Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2019 for each sector:[11]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2018
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:[12]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $500 billion |
| 2 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $349 billion |
| 3 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $327 billion |
| 4 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $326 billion |
| 5 | Royal Dutch Shell | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $312 billion |
| 6 | Toyota Motor | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Automobiles | $265 billion |
| 7 | Volkswagen | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Automobiles | $260 billion |
| 8 | BP | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | Petroleum | $245 billion |
| 9 | Exxon Mobil | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Petroleum | $244 billion |
| 10 | Berkshire Hathaway | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Holding | $242 billion |
Breakdown by country
since July 2018[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:[12]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 126 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 120 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 52 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 32 |
| 5 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 28 |
| 6 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom † | 21 |
| 7 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 16 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands † | 15 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 14 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 12 |
† The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries.
As shown in the table above, 436 (87.2%) of the Global 500 are represented by only 10 countries: two in North America (Canada and United States), five in Western Europe (France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) and three in East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea). Moreover, the top six (United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom) are the world's largest economies as estimated by the IMF (List of countries by GDP (nominal)). Among the Global 500, 379 companies (75.8%) are from these six countries.
Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each sector:[12]
Breakdown by industry
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each industry:
| Industry | Company | Country | Rank | Revenue ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace & Defense | Boeing | Template:Flagicon United States | 64 | 93,392 |
| Airlines | American Airlines | Template:Flagicon United States | 260 | 42,207 |
| Apparel | Christian Dior | Template:Flagicon France | 208 | 49,221 |
| Banks: Commercial & Savings | Industrial & Commercial Bank | Template:Flagicon China | 26 | 153,021 |
| Beverages | Anheuser-Busch InBev | Template:Flagicon Belgium | 170 | 56,444 |
| Building Materials, Glass | Saint-Gobain | Template:Flagicon France | 231 | 46,002 |
| Chemicals | BASF | Template:Flagicon Germany | 112 | 72,677 |
| Computer Software | Microsoft | Template:Flagicon United States | 71 | 89,950 |
| Computers, Office Equipment | Apple | Template:Flagicon United States | 11 | 229,234 |
| Construction & Farm Machinery | Caterpillar | Template:Flagicon United States | 238 | 45,462 |
| Diversified Financials | EXOR Group | Template:Flagicon Netherlands | 19 | 161,677 |
| Electronics, Electrical Equipment | Samsung Electronics | Template:Flagicon South Korea | 12 | 211,940 |
| Energy | Gazprom | Template:Flagicon Russia | 49 | 111,983 |
| Engineering & Construction | China Construction Engineering | Template:Flagicon China | 23 | 156,071 |
| Entertainment | Disney | Template:Flagicon United States | 176 | 55,137 |
| Food & Drug Stores | Kroger | Template:Flagicon United States | 39 | 122,662 |
| Food Consumer Products | Nestle | Template:Flagicon Switzerland | 69 | 91,222 |
| Food Production | Archer Daniels Midland | Template:Flagicon United States | 152 | 60,828 |
| Food Services | Compass Group | Template:Flagicon United Kingdom | 413 | 28,578 |
| General Merchandisers | Walmart | Template:Flagicon United States | 1 | 500,343 |
| Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care | UnitedHealth Group | Template:Flagicon United States | 15 | 201,159 |
| Health Care: Medical Facilities | HCA Healthcare | Template:Flagicon United States | 215 | 47,653 |
| Health Care: Pharmacy & Other Services | CVS Health | Template:Flagicon United States | 17 | 184,765 |
| Household & Personal Products | Procter & Gamble | Template:Flagicon United States | 135 | 66,217 |
| Human Resources & Employment Services | Adecco Group | Template:Flagicon Switzerland | 441 | 26,670 |
| Industrial Machinery | General Electric | Template:Flagicon United States | 41 | 122,274 |
| Information Technology Services | IBM | Template:Flagicon United States | 92 | 79,139 |
| Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual) | Nippon Life Insurance | Template:Flagicon Japan | 126 | 68,684 |
| Insurance: Life, Health (Stock) | AXA | Template:Flagicon France | 27 | 149,461 |
| Insurance: Property & Casualty (Mutual) | State Farm Insurance | Template:Flagicon United States | 95 | 78,331 |
| Insurance: Property & Casualty (Stock) | Berkshire Hathaway | Template:Flagicon United States | 10 | 242,137 |
| Internet Services & Retailing | Amazon.com | Template:Flagicon United States | 18 | 177,866 |
| Mail, Package, & Freight Delivery | China Post Group | Template:Flagicon China | 113 | 72,197 |
| Medical Products & Equipment | Medtronic | Template:Flagicon Ireland | 396 | 29,710 |
| Metals | China Minmetals | Template:Flagicon China | 109 | 72,997 |
| Mining, Crude-Oil Production | Glencore | Template:Flagicon Switzerland | 14 | 205,476 |
| Motor Vehicles & Parts | Toyota Motor | Template:Flagicon Japan | 6 | 265,172 |
| Network & Other Communications Equipment | Huawei Investment & Holding | Template:Flagicon China | 72 | 89,311 |
| Oil & Gas Equipment, Services | Schlumberger | Template:Flagicon United States | 386 | 30,440 |
| Petroleum Refining | Sinopec Group | Template:Flagicon China | 3 | 326,953 |
| Pharmaceuticals | China Resources | Template:Flagicon China | 86 | 82,184 |
| Pipelines | Energy Transfer Equity | Template:Flagicon United States | 217 | 47,487 |
| Railroads | Deutsche Bahn | Template:Flagicon Germany | 211 | 48,124 |
| Real Estate | China Evergrande Group | Template:Flagicon China | 230 | 46,019 |
| Semiconductors & Other Electronic Components | Intel | Template:Flagicon United States | 146 | 62,761 |
| Shipping | China Shipbuilding Industry | Template:Flagicon China | 245 | 44,431 |
| Specialty Retailers | Home Depot | Template:Flagicon United States | 57 | 100,904 |
| Telecommunications | AT&T | Template:Flagicon United States | 20 | 160,546 |
| Textiles | Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering | Template:Flagicon China | 185 | 53,203 |
| Tobacco | Philip Morris International | Template:Flagicon United States | 411 | 28,748 |
| Trading | Trafigura Group | Template:Flagicon Singapore | 32 | 136,421 |
| Utilities | State Grid | Template:Flagicon China | 2 | 348,903 |
| Wholesalers: Electronics & Office Equipment | Tech Data | Template:Flagicon United States | 315 | 36,775 |
| Wholesalers: Food & Grocery | Sysco | Template:Flagicon United States | 174 | 55,371 |
| Wholesalers: Health Care | McKesson Corporation | Template:Flagicon United States | 13 | 208,357 |
Most profitable
The following is the Global 500 list sorted by profits:[13]
| Rank | Company | Country | Profits ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | Template:Flagicon United States | $48,351.0 |
| 2 | British American Tobacco | Template:Flagicon United Kingdom | $48,327.8 |
| 3 | Berkshire Hathaway | Template:Flagicon United States | $44,940.0 |
| 4 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | Template:Flagicon China | $42,323.7 |
| 5 | Samsung Electronics | Template:Flagicon South Korea | $36,575.4 |
| 6 | China Construction Bank | Template:Flagicon China | $35,845.2 |
| 7 | Verizon | Template:Flagicon United States | $30,101.0 |
| 8 | AT&T | Template:Flagicon United States | $29,450.0 |
| 9 | Agricultural Bank of China | Template:Flagicon China | $28,550.4 |
| 10 | Bank of China | Template:Flagicon China | $25,509.2 |
Fortune Global 500 list of 2017
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:[14][15]
| Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Revenue in USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Retail | $486 billion |
| 2 | State Grid | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Energy | $316 billion |
| 3 | Sinopec Group | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $268 billion |
| 4 | China National Petroleum | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Petroleum | $263 billion |
| 5 | Toyota Motor | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | Automobiles | $255 billion |
| 6 | Volkswagen | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Automobiles | $240 billion |
| 7 | Royal Dutch Shell | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands † | Petroleum | $240 billion |
| 8 | Berkshire Hathaway | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Products | $242 billion |
| 9 | Apple | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Technology | $216 billion |
| 10 | Exxon Mobil | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Petroleum | $205 billion |
† Fortune had previously listed Shell as a British/Dutch company, but as of the 2016 listing it is listed as Dutch.
Breakdown by country
since November 2017[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:[16]
† The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries.
As can be seen from the table above, 425 (85.0%) of the Global 500 are represented by only 10 countries: two in North America (Canada and United States), five in Western Europe (France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) and three in East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea). Moreover, the top six (United States, China, Japan, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) are some of the world's largest economies as estimated by the IMF (List of countries by GDP (nominal)). Among the Fortune Global 500, 371 companies (74.2%) are from these six countries.
Leadership by sector
The top-ranked companies in each sector are as follows:
See also
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