This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2023 rankings and other sources.[2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014.[1]
The list is limited to the largest 50 companies, all of which have annual revenues exceeding US$130 billion. This list is incomplete, as not all companies disclose their information to the media and/or general public.[3]
Out of 50 largest companies 20 are American, 19 Asian and 11 European.[2]
List edit
Information in the list relates to the most recent fiscal year (mostly FY 2022 or 2023).
| Rank | Name | Industry | Revenue | Profit | Employees | Headquarters[note 1] | State-owned | Ref. | Revenue per worker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD millions | |||||||||
| 1 | Walmart | Retail |  $611,289 |
$11,680 | 2,100,000 |  United States |
 |
[1] | $291,090.00 |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | $603,651 |
$159,069 | 70,496 |  Saudi Arabia |
 |
[4] | $8,562,911.37 |
| 3 | Amazon | Retail | $574,785 |
$30,425 | 1,525,000 | United States
|
|
[5] | $376,908.20 |
| 4 | State Grid Corporation of China | Electricity | $530,009 |
$8,192 | 870,287 |  China
|
|
[6] | $609,004.85 |
| 5 | Vitol | Commodities | $505,000
|
$15,000 | 1,560 |  Switzerland
|
|
[7][8] | $323,717,948.72 |
| 6 | China National Petroleum Corporation | Oil and gas | $483,019 |
$21,080 | 1,087,049 | China |
|
[9] | $444,339.68 |
| 7 | China Petrochemical Corporation | Oil and gas | $471,154 |
$9,657 | 527,487 | China |
|
[10] | $893,204.95 |
| 8 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | $413,680 |
$55,740 | 63,000 | United States |
|
[11] | $6,566,349.21 |
| 9 | Apple | Electronics | $394,328 |
$99,803 | 164,000 | United States |
|
[12] | $2,404,439.02 |
| 10 | Shell | Oil and gas | $386,201 |
$20,120 | 93,000 |  United Kingdom
|
|
[13] | $4,152,698.92 |
| 11 | UnitedHealth Group | Healthcare | $324,162 |
$20,120 | 400,000 | United States
|
|
[14] | $810,405.00 |
| 12 | CVS Health | Healthcare | $322,467 |
$4,149 | 259,500 | United States |
|
[15] | $1,242,647.40 |
| 13 | Trafigura | Commodities | $318,476 |
$6,994 | 12,347 |  Singapore |
|
[16] | $25,793,796.06 |
| 14 | China State Construction Engineering | Construction | $305,885 |
$4,234 | 382,492 | China |
|
[17] | $799,716.07 |
| 15 | Berkshire Hathaway | Financials | $302,089 |
−$22,819 | 383,000 | United States
|
|
[18] | $788,744.13 |
| 16 | Volkswagen Group | Automotive |  $293,685 |
$15,233 | 675,805 |  Germany |
|
[19] | $434,570.62 |
| 17 | Uniper | Electricity | $288,309 |
−$19,961 | 7,008 | Germany |
|
[20] | $41,139,982.88 |
| 18 | Alphabet | Information technology | $282,836 |
$59,972 | 190,234 | United States |
|
[21] | $1,486,779.44 |
| 19 | McKesson | Healthcare | $276,711 |
$3,560 | 48,000 | United States |
|
[22] | $5,764,812.50 |
| 20 | Toyota | Automotive | $274,491 |
$18,110 | 375,235 |  Japan |
|
[23] | $731,517.58 |
| 21 | TotalEnergies | Oil and gas | $263,310 |
$20,526 | 101,279 |  France
|
|
[24] | $2,599,847.94 |
| 22 | Glencore | Commodities | $255,984 |
$17,320 | 81,284 |  Switzerland |
|
[25] | $3,149,254.47 |
| 23 | BP | Oil and gas | $248,891 |
−$2,487 | 67,600 | United Kingdom |
|
[26] | $3,681,819.53 |
| 24 | Chevron | Oil and gas | $246,252 |
$35,465 | 43,846 | United States |
|
[27] | $5,616,293.39 |
| 25 | Cencora | Healthcare | $238,587 |
$1,699 | 41,500 | United States |
|
[28] | $5,749,084.34 |
| 26 | Samsung Electronics | Electronics | $234,129 |
$42,398 | 270,372 |  South Korea |
|
[29] | $865,951.36 |
| 27 | Costco | Retail | $226,954 |
$5,844 | 304,000 | United States |
|
[30] | $746,559.21 |
| 28 | Foxconn | Electronics | $222,535 |
$4,751 | 767,062 |  Taiwan |
|
[31] | $290,113.45 |
| 29 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Financials | $214,766 |
$53,589 | 427,587 | China |
|
[32] | $502,274.39 |
| 30 | Microsoft | Information technology | $211,915
|
$73,307 | 221,000 | United States
|
|
[33] | $897,149.32 |
| 31 | China Construction Bank | Financials | $202,753 |
$48,145 | 376,682 | China |
|
[34] | $538,260.39 |
| 32 | Stellantis | Automotive | $188,888
|
$17,669 | 272,367 |  Netherlands
|
|
[35] | $693,505.45 |
| 33 | Agricultural Bank of China | Financials | $187,061 |
$38,524 | 452,258 | China |
|
[36] | $413,615.68 |
| 34 | Ping An Insurance | Financials | $181,566 |
$12,454 | 344,223 | China |
|
[37] | $527,466.21 |
| 35 | Cardinal Health | Healthcare | $181,364 |
−$933 | 46,035 | United States
|
|
[38] | $3,939,698.06 |
| 36 | Cigna | Healthcare | $180,516
|
$6,668 | 70,231 | United States
|
|
[39] | $2,570,317.95 |
| 37 | Marathon Petroleum | Oil and gas | $180,012 |
$14,516 | 17,800 | United States |
|
[40] | $10,113,033.71 |
| 38 | Phillips 66 | Oil and gas | $175,702 |
$11,024 | 13,000 | United States |
|
[41] | $13,515,538.46 |
| 39 | Sinochem | Chemicals | $173,834
|
–$1 | 220,760 | China |
|
[42] | $787,434.32 |
| 40 | China Railway Engineering Corporation | Construction | $171,669
|
$2,035 | 314,792 | China
|
|
[43] | $545,341.05 |
| 41 | Valero Energy | Oil and gas | $171,189 |
$11,528 | 9,743 | United States |
|
[44] | $17,570,460.84 |
| 42 | Gazprom | Oil and gas | $167,832 |
$17,641 | 468,000 |  Russia
|
|
[45] | $358,615.38 |
| 43 | Cargill | Conglomerate | $165,000 |
... | 155,000 | United States |
|
[46] | $1,064,516.13 |
| 44 | China National Offshore Oil Corporation | Oil and gas | $164,762 |
$16,988 | 81,775 | China |
|
[47] | $2,014,821.16 |
| 45 | China Railway Construction Corporation | Construction | $163,037
|
$1,800 | 342,098 | China
|
|
[48] | $476,579.81 |
| 46 | Baowu | Steel | $161,698
|
$2,493 | 245,675 | China
|
|
[49] | $658,178.49 |
| 47 | Schwarz Gruppe | Retail | $159,800 |
... | 575,000 | Germany |
|
[50] | $277,913.04 |
| 48 | Mitsubishi Group | Conglomerate | $159,371
|
$8,723 | 79,706 | Japan
|
|
[51] | $1,999,485.61 |
| 49 | Ford Motor Company | Automotive | $158,057 |
−$1,981 | 173,000 | United States |
|
[52] | $913,624.28 |
| 50 | Mercedes-Benz Group | Automotive | $157,403 |
$15,252 | 168,797 | Germany |
|
[53] | $932,498.80 |
By country edit
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America |
20 |
| 2 | China |
13 |
| 3 | Germany |
4 |
| 4 | United Kingdom |
2 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
2 |
| 4 | Japan |
2 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
1 |
| 5 | South Korea |
1 |
| 5 | France |
1 |
| 5 | Russia |
1 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
1 |
| 5 | Singapore |
1 |
| 5 | Taiwan |
1 |
Notes edit
- ^ As reported by source.
See also edit
- List of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue
- List of largest companies in Africa by revenue
- List of largest companies in Asia
- List of largest companies in Europe by revenue
- Forbes Global 2000
- List of largest employers
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- List of most valuable brands
- List of companies by research and development spending
- List of wealthiest religious organizations
- List of the largest software companies
- List of largest Internet companies
- List of largest technology companies by revenue
- Largest airlines in the world
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