This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 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 or general public.[3] Out of 50 largest companies 23 are American, 17 Asian and 10 European.[2]
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List
editInformation in the list relates to the most recent fiscal year (mostly FY 2023 or 2024).
Rank | Name | Industry | Revenue | Profit | Employees | Headquarters[note 1] | State-owned | Ref. |
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USD millions | ||||||||
1 | Walmart | Retail | $648,125 | $15,511 | 2,100,000 | United States | [1] | |
2 | Amazon | Retail | $574,785 | $30,425 | 1,525,000 | United States | [4] | |
3 | State Grid Corporation of China | Electricity | $545,948 | $9,204 | 1,361,423 | China | [5] | |
4 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas | $494,890 | $129,699 | 73,311 | Saudi Arabia | [6] | |
5 | China Petrochemical Corporation | Oil and gas | $429,700 | $9,393 | 513,434 | China | [7] | |
6 | China National Petroleum Corporation | Oil and gas | $421,714 | $21,294 | 1,026,301 | China | [8] | |
7 | Vitol | Commodities | $400,000 | $13,000 | 1,560 | Switzerland | [9][10] | |
8 | Apple | Information technology | $383,482 | $96,995 | 161,000 | United States | [11] | |
9 | UnitedHealth Group | Healthcare | $371,622 | $22,381 | 440,000 | United States | [12] | |
10 | Berkshire Hathaway | Financials | $364,482 | $96,223 | 396,500 | United States | [13] | |
11 | CVS Health | Healthcare | $357,776 | $8,344 | 259,500 | United States | [14] | |
12 | Volkswagen Group | Automotive | $348,408 | $17,945 | 684,025 | Germany | [15] | |
13 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | $344,582 | $36,010 | 61,500 | United States | [16] | |
14 | Shell | Oil and gas | $323,183 | $19,359 | 103,000 | United Kingdom | [17] | |
15 | China State Construction Engineering | Construction | $320,431 | $4,272 | 382,894 | China | [18] | |
16 | Toyota | Automotive | $312,018 | $34,214 | 380,793 | Japan | [19] | |
17 | McKesson | Healthcare | $308,951 | $3,002 | 48,000 | United States | [20] | |
18 | Alphabet | Information technology | $307,394 | $73,795 | 182,502 | United States | [21] | |
19 | Cencora | Healthcare | $262,173 | $1,745 | 44,000 | United States | [22] | |
20 | Trafigura | Commodities | $244,280 | $7,393 | 12,479 | Singapore | [23] | |
21 | Costco | Retail | $242,290 | $6,292 | 316,000 | United States | [24] | |
22 | JPMorgan Chase | Financials | $239,425 | $49,552 | 309,926 | United States | [25] | |
23 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Financials | $222,484 | $51,417 | 419,252 | China | [26] | |
24 | TotalEnergies | Oil and gas | $218,945 | $21,384 | 102,579 | France | [27] | |
25 | Glencore | Commodities | $217,829 | $4,280 | 83,426 | Switzerland | [28] | |
26 | BP | Oil and gas | $213,032 | $15,239 | 79,400 | United Kingdom | [29] | |
27 | Microsoft | Information technology | $211,915 | $72,361 | 221,000 | United States | [30] | |
28 | Cardinal Health | Healthcare | $205,012 | $261 | 47,520 | United States | [31] | |
29 | Stellantis | Automotive | $204,908 | $20,103 | 258,275 | Netherlands | [32] | |
30 | Chevron | Oil and gas | $200,949 | $21,369 | 45,600 | United States | [33] | |
31 | China Construction Bank | Financials | $199,826 | $46,990 | 376,871 | China | [34] | |
32 | Samsung Electronics | Electronics | $198,257 | $11,082 | 267,860 | South Korea | [35] | |
33 | Foxconn | Electronics | $197,876 | $4,563 | 621,393 | Taiwan | [36] | |
34 | Cigna | Healthcare | $195,265 | $5,164 | 71,413 | United States | [37] | |
35 | Agricultural Bank of China | Financials | $192,398 | $38,049 | 451,003 | China | [38] | |
36 | Schwarz Gruppe | Retail | $180,576 | $16,988 | 575,000 | Germany | [39] | |
37 | China Railway Engineering Corporation | Construction | $178,563 | $2,152 | 314,149 | China | [40] | |
38 | Cargill | Conglomerate | $177,000 | $17,641 | 160,000 | United States | [41] | |
39 | Ford Motor Company | Automotive | $176,191 | $4,347 | 177,000 | United States | [42] | |
40 | Bank of China | Financials | $172,328 | $32,758 | 306,931 | China | [43] | |
41 | Bank of America | Financials | $171,912 | $26,515 | 212,985 | United States | [44] | |
42 | General Motors | Automotive | $171,842 | $10,127 | 163,000 | United States | [45] | |
43 | Elevance Health | Healthcare | $171,340 | $5,987 | 104,900 | United States | [46] | |
44 | BMW Group | Automotive | $168,103 | $12,205 | 154,950 | Germany | [47] | |
45 | Mercedes-Benz Group | Automotive | $165,638 | $15,417 | 166,056 | Germany | [48] | |
46 | China Railway Construction Corporation | Construction | $160,847 | $1,701 | 336,433 | China | [49] | |
47 | Baowu | Steel | $157,216 | $2,494 | 258,697 | China | [50] | |
48 | Citigroup | Financials | $156,820 | $9,228 | 237,925 | United States | [51] | |
49 | Centene Corporation | Healthcare | $153,999 | $2,702 | 67,700 | United States | [52] | |
50 | JD.com | Retail | $153,999 | $3,414 | 517,124 | China | [53] |
By country
editRank | Country | Companies |
---|---|---|
1 | United States of America | 23 |
2 | China | 12 |
3 | Germany | 4 |
4 | United Kingdom | 2 |
4 | Switzerland | 2 |
6 | Japan | 1 |
6 | France | 1 |
6 | Netherlands | 1 |
6 | South Korea | 1 |
6 | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
6 | Singapore | 1 |
6 | Taiwan | 1 |
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
Explanatory notes
edit- ^ As reported by source.
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