Forbes Global 2000

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The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, published by: sales, profit, assets and market value. [1] The list has been published annually since 2003.

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By country

Forbes Global 2000 as of 2023: [2] [3]

RankCountry/regionCompaniesHighest-ranked company
1Flag of the United States.svg United States 620 JPMorgan Chase
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 298 ICBC
3Flag of Japan.svg Japan 192 Toyota
4Flag of France.svg France 62 TotalEnergies
5Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 61 Samsung Electronics
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 60 Shell
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 57 Royal Bank of Canada
8Flag of India.svg India 55 Reliance Industries
9Flag of Germany.svg Germany 50 Volkswagen Group
10Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan 45 Taiwan Semiconductor
11Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 44 China Mobile
12Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 44 Nestlé
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 32 BHP
14Flag of Italy.svg Italy 28 Eni
15Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 25 Stellantis
16Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 24 Volvo
17Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 22 Petrobras
17Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 22 Accenture
19Flag of Spain.svg Spain 20 Santander
20Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 17 Saudi Aramco
20Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 17 PTT
22Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 16 First Abu Dhabi Bank
23Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 14 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
24Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 13 América Móvil
25Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 12 FirstRand
26Flag of Israel.svg Israel 11 Bank Leumi
27Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 10 Møller-Maersk
27Flag of Finland.svg Finland 10 Nordea Bank
29Flag of Norway.svg Norway 9 Equinor
29Flag of Austria.svg Austria 9 OMV Group
29Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 9 Koç Holding
32Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 8 Bank Rakyat Indonesia
32Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 8 Maybank
32Flag of Chile.svg Chile 8 Quiñenco
32Flag of Greece.svg Greece 8 Eurobank Ergasias
36Flag of Poland.svg Poland 7 PKN Orlen
37Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 6 Anheuser-Busch InBev
37Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 6 Qatar National Bank
37Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 6 ArcelorMittal
37Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 6 Arch Capital Group
41Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam 5 Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
42Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 4 Ecopetrol
42Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 4 EDP - Energias de Portugal
42Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 4 SM Investments
45Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 2 Kuwait Finance House
45Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2 MOL Hungarian Oil
45Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 2 Nu Holdings
45Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 2 Kaspi.kz JSC
45Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 2 Attijariwafa Bank
45Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 2 Dangote Cement
51Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 1 Cez Group
51Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 1 YPF
51Flag of Peru.svg Peru 1 Credicorp
51Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 1 MercadoLibre
51Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 1 Commercial International Bank
51Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 1 Arab Bank
51Flag of Oman.svg Oman 1 Bank Muscat
51Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1 Pakistan State Oil

2025 list

In 2025, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [4]

  1. Flag of the United States.svg JPMorgan Chase
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  4. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Aramco
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Amazon
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Bank of America
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Construction Bank
  8. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Agricultural Bank of China
  9. Flag of the United States.svg Alphabet
  10. Flag of the United States.svg Microsoft

2024 list

In 2024, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [5]

  1. Flag of the United States.svg JPMorgan Chase
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Aramco
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Bank of America
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Amazon
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Construction Bank
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Microsoft
  9. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Agricultural Bank of China
  10. Flag of the United States.svg Alphabet

2023 list

In 2023, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [6]

2023 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)
1 JPMorgan Chase [7] New York Banking, financial services 179.9341.83,700
2 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 393.1661.693694
3 Citigroup New YorkBanking, financial services216.7752.476,100
4 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China BeijingBanking, financial services203.0848.255,000
5 China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, financial services186.1437.925,400
7 Alphabet [8] Mountain View, California Conglomerate 282.8558.59369.5
6 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services133.8428.623,200
8 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Conglomerate 589.47156.36653.9
9 Microsoft Redmond Software 207.5969.02380.1
10 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services 385.194.32332.2

2022 list

In 2022, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [9]

2022 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Conglomerate 276.189.9958.8741.5
2 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial Service 208.154.05,518.5214.4
3 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 400.4105.4576.02,292.1
4 JPMorgan Chase New York Banking, financial services124.542.13,954.7374.5
5 China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, financial services202.146.94,747.0181.3
6 Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle Conglomerate 469.833.4420.61,468.4
7 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services678.7100.6381.22,640.3
8 Citigroup New YorkBanking, financial services181.437.44,561.1133.4
9 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services96.831.03,238.2303.1
10 Toyota Motor Toyota, Aichi Automotive 281.828.2552.5237.7

2021 list

In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [10]

2021 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial Service 190.545.84914.7249.5
2 JPMorgan Chase New York CityBanking, financial services136.240.43689.3464.8
3 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Banking, financial services245.542.5873.7624.4
4 China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, financial services173.539.34301.7210.4
5 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 229.749.3510.31897.2
6 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services29463.9354.12252.3
6 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services98.817.92832.2336.3
6 Ping An Insurance Shenzhen Financial services169.120.81453.8211.2
9 Citigroup New YorkBanking, financial services153.931.34159.9140.1
10 Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle Conglomerate 386.121.3321.21711.8

2020 list

In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [11]

2020 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijing Banking, financial services 177.245.34322.5242.3
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services162.138.93822203.8
3JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services142.9303139.4291.7
4Berkshire HathawayOmahaBanking, financial services254.681.4817.7455.4
5CitigroupNew YorkBanking, financial services148.730.93697.5147.2
6Saudi AramcoDhahran Oil and gas 329.888.2398.31284.8
7Ping An InsuranceShenzhenFinancial services15518.81218.6187.2
8Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services112.124.12620208.6
9Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services267.757.2320.41285.5
10Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services135.427.23387112.8

2019 list

In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [12]

2019 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijing Banking, financial services 175.945.24034.5305.1
2JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services132.932.72737.2368.5
3China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services150.338.83382.4225
4CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services137.530.93293.1197
5Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services111.928.52377.2287.3
6Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services261.759.4373.7961.3
7Ping An InsuranceShenzhenFinancial services151.816.31038.3220.2
8American ExpressBuffaloBanking, financial services126.727.53097.6143
9 Royal Dutch Shell The Hague Oil and gas382.623.3399.2264.9
10 Wells Fargo San Francisco Banking, financial services101.523.11887.8214.7

2018 list

In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [13]

2018 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services165.343.74210.9311
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services143.237.13631.6261.2
3JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services118.226.52609.8387.7
4Berkshire HathawayOmaha Conglomerate 235.239.7702.7491.9
5CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services129.329.63439.3184.1
6Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services92.216.62196.8231.9
7Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services103.021.71915.4265.3
8Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services247.553.3367.5926.9
9Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services118.226.43204.2158.6
10American ExpressBuffaloBanking, financial services141.613.91066.4181.4

As a group, the Forbes Global 2000 in year 2018 accounts for $39.1* trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189* trillion in assets and $56.8* trillion in market value.

By industry sector

The top-ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows.

2018 top company by sector
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Sales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
Advertising WPP London#30118.71.842.430.1
Aerospace & Defense Boeing Chicago#7696.15.294.485.3
Air Courier United Parcel Service Sandy Springs#14658.14.838.393.3
Airline Delta Air Lines Atlanta#17040.54.753.334.4
Aluminum Alcoa New York City#75721.7-0.336.113.7
Apparel/Accessories Christian Dior Paris#21641.61.768.131.4
Apparel/Footwear Retail Inditex A Coruña#31023.13.218.8103.2
Auto & Truck Manufacturers Toyota MotorToyota#10235.819.3406.7177.0
Auto & Truck Parts Continental Hanover#20943.53.036.743.7
Beverages Anheuser-Busch InBev Leuven#5643.68.3136.5204.6
Biotechs Gilead Sciences Foster City#11832.218.151.8138.1
Broadcasting & Cable Comcast Philadelphia#3574.58.2166.6148.2
Business & Personal Services Alibaba Hangzhou#17415.011.056.2200.7
Business Products & Supplies Canon Tokyo#25431.41.836.840.4
Casinos & Gaming Las Vegas Sands Paradise#30111.41.821.037.2
Communications Equipment Cisco Systems San Jose#6349.610.3112.6141.7
Computer & Electronics Retail Best Buy Richfield#63739.50.913.510.7
Computer Hardware Apple Inc. Cupertino#8233.353.7293.3586.0
Computer Services Alphabet Mountain View#2777.217.0149.7500.1
Computer Storage Devices EMC Hopkinton#23124.62.045.751.9
Conglomerates Siemens Munich#5185.56.5133.991.8
Construction Materials Saint-Gobain Courbevoie#25643.91.448.725.6
Construction Services China State Construction Engineering Beijing#114135.04.1165.625.6
Consumer Electronics Sony Tokyo#19267.91.1142.234.1
Consumer Financial Services American Express New York City#9534.65.0159.063.2
Containers & Packaging Amcor Hawthorn#9669.30.78.213.6
Department Stores Macy's New York City#51527.11.120.612.8
Discount Stores Wal-Mart Stores Bentonville#15482.114.7199.6215.7
Diversified Chemicals BASF Ludwigshafen#9478.14.480.173.2
Diversified Insurance Ping An InsuranceShenzhen#2098.78.7732.390.0
Diversified Metals & Mining China Shenhua Energy Beijing#16727.32.685.343.1
Diversified Utilities Veolia EnvironnementParis#52627.70.539.013.3
Drug Retail CVS Health Woonsocket#62153.35.293.7110.8
Electric Utilities Korea Electric Power Seoul#9752.111.7149.533.1
Electrical Equipment Schneider Electric Rueil-Malmaison#11729.51.646.339.3
Electronics Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn)New Taipei City#117141.24.670.339.2
Environmental & Waste Waste Management Houston#54913.00.820.925.1
Food Processing Nestlé Vevey#3392.29.4123.9235.7
Food Retail Kroger Cincinnati#223109.82.034.934.2
Forest Products Empresas CMPC Santiago#19434.80.314.85.4
Furniture & Fixtures Steinhoff International Stellenbosch#44013.31.425.122.8
Healthcare Services Express Scripts St. Louis#145101.82.554.046.5
Heavy Equipment Caterpillar Peoria#15547.02.178.545.6
Home Improvement Retail Home Depot Atlanta#11288.57.042.5169.8
Hotels/Motels Carnival Miami#31115.81.938.437.8
Household Appliances Midea Group Foshan#40222.02.019.820.2
Household/Personal Care Procter & Gamble Cincinnati#3969.48.4129.1218.9
Insurance Brokers Aon London#42011.71.427.227.9
Internet & Catalog Retail Amazon Seattle#237107.00.667.7292.6
Investment Services Berkshire Hathaway Omaha#4210.824.1561.1360.1
Iron & Steel Citic Pacific Hong Kong#6153.85.4877.845.4
Life & Health Insurance Japan Post Holdings Tokyo#29129.84.42,450.762.6
Major Banks Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijing#1171.144.23,420.3198.0
Managed Health Care UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka#41165.96.0117.9127.5
Medical Equipment & Supplies Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick#3270.215.4133.4312.6
Natural Gas Utilities Gas Natural FenosaBarcelona#28728.81.752.320.6
Oil & Gas Operations ExxonMobilIrving#9236.816.2336.8363.3
Oil Services & Equipment Schlumberger Houston#17631.71.669.1111.1
Other Industrial Equipment Eaton Dublin#31520.92.031.028.9
Other Transportation Møller-Maersk Copenhagen#30640.30.764.130.7
Paper & Paper Products International Paper Memphis#42622.40.930.617.8
Pharmaceuticals Pfizer New York City#4648.97.7167.5205.7
Precision Healthcare Equipment Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham#26717.02.040.957.8
Printing & Publishing Thomson Reuters New York City#40512.21.329.130.9
Property & Casualty Insurance Travelers New York City#16526.93.4102.032.4
Railroads Union Pacific Omaha#17221.04.655.875.4
Real Estate Vanke Shenzhen#18531.12.994.127.7
Recreational Products Activision Blizzard Santa Monica#8424.60.915.325.5
Regional Banks China Construction BankBeijing#2146.836.42,826.0162.8
Rental & Leasing Mitsubishi UFJ Lease Tokyo#10756.70.542.34.2
Restaurants McDonald's Oak Brook#18925.44.837.9110.1
Security Systems Secom Tokyo#8547.10.613.218.1
Semiconductors Samsung ElectronicsSeoul#18177.316.5206.5161.6
Software & Programming Microsoft Redmond#2386.610.2181.9407.0
Specialized Chemicals Air Liquide Paris#31318.21.931.440.5
Specialty Stores Richemont Bellevue#41612.41.721.237.6
Telecommunications services AT&T Dallas#12146.813.2402.7234.2
Thrifts & Mortgage Financing Aareal Bank Wiesbaden#13811.40.457.22.1
Tobacco British American Tobacco London#17720.06.646.5111.0
Trading Companies Mitsubishi Corp Tokyo#13659.82.7135.727.7
Trucking Yamato Holdings Tokyo#130611.70.39.38.6

2017 list

In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [14]

2017 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services151.442.03473.2229.8
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services134.235.03016.6200.5
3Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate222.924.1620.9409.9
4JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services102.524.22513.0306.6
5Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services97.621.91943.4274.4
6CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services115.727.82816.0149.2
7Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services92.216.62196.8231.9
8Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services113.124.92611.5141.3
9Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services217.545.2331.1752.0
10Toyota MotorToyota Automotive 249.917.1412.5171.9

2016 list

In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: [15]

2016 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services171.144.23,420.2198
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services146.836.42,826162.8
3CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services131.928.82,739.8152.7
4Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate210.824.1561.1360.1
5JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services99.923.52,423.8234.2
6Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services12227.22,589.6143
7Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services91.422.71,849.2256
8Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services233.353.7293.3586
9 ExxonMobil Irving Oil and gas236.816.2336.8363.3
10Toyota MotorToyotaAutomotive235.819.3406.7177

See also

References

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