Fortune Global 500

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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.

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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 Fortune'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 also declined, from 158 to 143, over the same period. [2] [3] [4]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2023

The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2023: [5]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2023
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$612.3 billion
2 Saudi Aramco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Energy$603.7 billion
3 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$530.0 billion
4 Amazon Flag of the United States.svg  United States Internet services and retailing$514.0 billion
5 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$483.1 billion
6 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$471.2 billion
7 ExxonMobil Flag of the United States.svg  United States Petroleum$413.7 billion
8 Apple Flag of the United States.svg  United States Technology$394.3 billion
9 Shell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$386.2 billion
10 UnitedHealth Group 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: [5]

Breakdown by country/territory
RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 136
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 135
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 41
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 30
5Flag of France.svg  France 24
6Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 18
7Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 15
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 11
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10

Breakdown by region

As of August 2023, 28 (6%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe: [6]

Breakdown by region
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia 20842%
North America 15331%
Europe 11824%
Rest of world214%

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2023 for each sector: [5]

SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense China North Industries Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #14682,689
Apparel Christian Dior Flag of France.svg Paris #14383,283
Chemicals Sinochem Holdings Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #38173,834
Energy Saudi Aramco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Dhahran #2603,651
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #13305,885
Financials Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg Omaha #14302,089
Food & Drug Stores Kroger Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #58148,258
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Archer Daniels Midland Flag of the United States.svg Chicago #98101,556
Health Care UnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States.svg Minnetonka #10324,162
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Compass Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chertsey #46932,564
Household Products Procter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #15480,187
Industrials Hengli Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Suzhou #12390,944
Materials China Baowu Steel Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai #44161,698
Media Walt Disney Flag of the United States.svg Burbank #14582,722
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Group Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg #15293,685
Retailing Walmart Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville #1611,289
Technology Apple Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino #8394,328
Telecommunications China Mobile Communications Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #62139,597
Transportation China Post Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #86110,271
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore #12318,476

Fortune Global 500 list of 2022

The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2022: [7]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2022
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$572.8 billion
2 Amazon Flag of the United States.svg  United States Internet Services and Retailing$469.8 billion
3 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$460.6 billion
4 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$411.7 billion
5 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$401.3 billion
6 Saudi Aramco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Energy$400.4 billion
7 Apple Flag of the United States.svg  United States Technology$365.8 billion
8 Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automobiles$295.8 billion
9 China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Construction & Engineering$293.7 billion
10 CVS Health Flag of the United States.svg  United States Health care$292.1 billion

Breakdown by country

These are the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2022: [7]

Breakdown by country
RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 145
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 124
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 47
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 28
5Flag of France.svg  France 25
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 18
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11

Breakdown by region

As of August 2022, 26 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe: [7]

Breakdown by region
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia 20842%
North America 13828%
Europe 12826%
Rest of world265%

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2022 for each sector: [7]

SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense China North Industries Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #13681,785
Apparel Christian Dior Flag of France.svg Paris #15675,924
Business services Randstad Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diemen #49129,126
Chemicals Sinochem Holdings  [ zh ] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #31172,260
Energy State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #3460,617
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #9293,712
Financials Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg Omaha #14276,094
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Flag of the United States.svg Deerfield #45148,579
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vevey #10395,293
Health Care CVS Health Flag of the United States.svg Woonsocket #10292,111
Household Products Procter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #15476,118
Industrials Hengli Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Suzhou #75113,536
Materials China Baowu Steel Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai #44150,730
Media Walt Disney Flag of the United States.svg Burbank #18367,418
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg #8295,820
Retailing Walmart Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville #1572,754
Technology Apple Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino #7365,817
Telecommunications AT&T Flag of the United States.svg Dallas #32168,864
Transportation China Post Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #81108,669
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore #19231,308

Fortune Global 500 list of 2021

The following is the list of Top 10 companies: [8]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2021
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$559.1 billion
2 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$386.6 billion
3 Amazon Flag of the United States.svg  United States Internet Services and Retailing$386 billion
4 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$283.9 billion
5 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$283.7 billion
6 Apple Flag of the United States.svg  United States Technology$274.5 billion
7 CVS Health Flag of the United States.svg  United States Health care$268.7 billion
8 UnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States.svg  United States Health care$257.1 billion
9 Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Automobiles$256.7 billion
10 Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automobiles$253.9 billion

Breakdown by country

As of August 2021, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues Top 500 companies: [8]

Breakdown by country
RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 135
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 122
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 53
4Flag of France.svg  France 28
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 13
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11

Breakdown by region

As of August 2021, just 21 (4%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe: [8]

Breakdown by region
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia 21142%
North America 13627%
Europe 13226%
Rest of world214%

Fortune Global 500 list of 2020

The following is the list of Top 10 companies: [9]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2020
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$524 billion
2 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$407 billion
3 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$384 billion
4 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$379 billion
5 Royal Dutch Shell Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$352 billion
6 Saudi Aramco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Energy$330 billion
7 Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automobiles$283 billion
8 BP Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$283 billion
9 Amazon.com Flag of the United States.svg  United States Internet Services and Retailing$281 billion
10 Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Automobiles$275 billion

Breakdown by country

As of August 2020, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest earning Top 500 companies: [9]

Breakdown by country
RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 124
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 121
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 53
4Flag of France.svg  France 31
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ‡22
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 14
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13
10Flag 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: [9]

SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Airbus Flag of the Netherlands.svg Leiden #11678,883
Apparel Christian Dior Flag of France.svg Paris #18060,071
Business services Compass Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chertsey #39531,736
Chemicals BASF Flag of Germany.svg Ludwigshafen #14370,723
Energy Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #2407,009
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #18205,839
Financials Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg Omaha #14254,616
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Flag of the United States.svg Deerfield #41136,866
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vevey #8292,107
Health Care CVS Health Flag of the United States.svg Woonsocket #13256,776
Household Products Procter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #15667,684
Industrials Siemens Flag of Germany.svg Munich #7497,937
Materials Amer International Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen #9188,862
Media Walt Disney Flag of the United States.svg Burbank #15069,570
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg #7282,760
Retailing Walmart Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville #1523,964
Technology Apple Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino #12260,174
Telecommunications AT&T Flag of the United States.svg Dallas #22181,193
Transportation China Post Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #9089,347
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore #27171,474

Breakdown by region

As of August 2020, just 24 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe: [9]

Breakdown by region
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia 20040%
Europe 13828%
North America 13828%
Rest of world245%

Fortune Global 500 list of 2019

The following is the list of Top 10 companies: [10]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2019
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$514 billion
2 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$415 billion
3 Royal Dutch Shell Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$397 billion
4 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$393 billion
5 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$387 billion
6 Saudi Aramco Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Energy$356 billion
7 BP Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$304 billion
8 Exxon Mobil Flag of the United States.svg  United States Petroleum$290 billion
9 Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automobiles$278 billion
10 Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Automobiles$273 billion

Breakdown by country

As of July 2019, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies: [10]

Breakdown by country
RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 121
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 119
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52
4Flag of France.svg  France 31
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom ‡18
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13
10Flag 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: [10]

SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing Flag of the United States.svg Chicago #68101,127
Apparel Christian Dior Flag of France.svg Paris #18755,263
Business services Compass Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chertsey #40330,879
Chemicals DuPont Flag of the United States.svg Wilmington #10085,977
Energy Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #2414,650
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #21181,525
Financials Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg Omaha #12247,837
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Flag of the United States.svg Deerfield #40131,537
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vevey #7693,513
Health Care UnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States.svg Minnetonka #14226,247
Household Products Procter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #14666,832
Industrials General Electric Flag of the United States.svg Boston #48120,268
Materials China Minmetals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #11280,076
Media Walt Disney Flag of the United States.svg Burbank #17059,434
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg #9278,342
Retailing Walmart Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville #1514,405
Technology Apple Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino #11265,595
Telecommunications AT&T Flag of the United States.svg Dallas #25170,756
Transportation China Post Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #10185,628
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore#22180,744

Fortune Global 500 list of 2018

The following is the list of Top 10 companies: [11]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2018
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$500 billion
2 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$349 billion
3 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$327 billion
4 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$326 billion
5 Royal Dutch Shell Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$312 billion
6 Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Automobiles$265 billion
7 Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automobiles$260 billion
8 BP Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Petroleum$245 billion
9 Exxon Mobil Flag of the United States.svg  United States Petroleum$244 billion
10 Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg  United States Holding$242 billion

Breakdown by country

As of July 2018, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies: [11]

Breakdown by country
RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 126
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 120
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 52
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 32
5Flag of France.svg  France 28
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom †21
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands †15
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14
10Flag 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: [11]

SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing Flag of the United States.svg Chicago #6493,392
Apparel Christian Dior Flag of France.svg Paris #20849,221
Business services Compass Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chertsey #41328,578
Chemicals BASF Flag of Germany.svg Ludwigshafen #11272,677
Energy State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #2348,903
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #23156,071
Financials Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg Omaha #10242,137
Food & Drug Stores Kroger Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #39122,662
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vevey #6991,222
Health Care UnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States.svg Minnetonka #15201,159
Household Products Procter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #13566,217
Industrials General Electric Flag of the United States.svg Boston #41122,274
Materials China Minmetals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #10972,997
Media Disney Flag of the United States.svg Burbank #17655,137
Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg Toyota #6265,172
Retailing Walmart Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville #1500,343
Technology Apple Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino #11229,234
Telecommunications AT&T Flag of the United States.svg Dallas #20160,546
Transportation China Post Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #11372,197
Wholesalers McKesson Corporation Flag of the United States.svg San Francisco #13208,357

Breakdown by industry

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each industry:

Fortune Global 500 by industry
IndustryCompanyCountryRankRevenue ($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing Flag of the United States.svg United States 6493,392
AirlinesAmerican Airlines Flag of the United States.svg United States 26042,207
ApparelChristian Dior Flag of France.svg France 20849,221
Banks: Commercial & SavingsIndustrial & Commercial Bank Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 26153,021
BeveragesAnheuser-Busch InBev Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 17056,444
Building Materials, GlassSaint-Gobain Flag of France.svg France 23146,002
ChemicalsBASF Flag of Germany.svg Germany 11272,677
Computer SoftwareMicrosoft Flag of the United States.svg United States 7189,950
Computers, Office EquipmentApple Flag of the United States.svg United States 11229,234
Construction & Farm MachineryCaterpillar Flag of the United States.svg United States 23845,462
Diversified FinancialsEXOR Group Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 19161,677
Electronics, Electrical EquipmentSamsung Electronics Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 12211,940
EnergyGazprom Flag of Russia.svg Russia 49111,983
Engineering & ConstructionChina Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 23156,071
EntertainmentDisney Flag of the United States.svg United States 17655,137
Food & Drug StoresKroger Flag of the United States.svg United States 39122,662
Food Consumer ProductsNestle Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 6991,222
Food ProductionArcher Daniels Midland Flag of the United States.svg United States 15260,828
Food ServicesCompass Group Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 41328,578
General MerchandisersWalmart Flag of the United States.svg United States 1500,343
Health Care: Insurance & Managed CareUnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States.svg United States 15201,159
Health Care: Medical FacilitiesHCA Healthcare Flag of the United States.svg United States 21547,653
Health Care: Pharmacy & Other ServicesCVS Health Flag of the United States.svg United States 17184,765
Household & Personal ProductsProcter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg United States 13566,217
Human Resources & Employment ServicesAdecco Group Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 44126,670
Industrial MachineryGeneral Electric Flag of the United States.svg United States 41122,274
Information Technology ServicesIBM Flag of the United States.svg United States 9279,139
Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual)Nippon Life Insurance Flag of Japan.svg Japan 12668,684
Insurance: Life, Health (Stock)AXA Flag of France.svg France 27149,461
Insurance: Property & Casualty (Mutual)State Farm Insurance Flag of the United States.svg United States 9578,331
Insurance: Property & Casualty (Stock)Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg United States 10242,137
Internet Services & RetailingAmazon.com Flag of the United States.svg United States 18177,866
Mail, Package, & Freight DeliveryChina Post Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 11372,197
Medical Products & EquipmentMedtronic Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 39629,710
MetalsChina Minmetals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 10972,997
Mining, Crude-Oil ProductionGlencore Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 14205,476
Motor Vehicles & PartsToyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg Japan 6265,172
Network & Other Communications EquipmentHuawei Investment & Holding Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 7289,311
Oil & Gas Equipment, ServicesSchlumberger Flag of the United States.svg United States 38630,440
Petroleum Refining Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3326,953
PharmaceuticalsChina Resources Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 8682,184
PipelinesEnergy Transfer Equity Flag of the United States.svg United States 21747,487
RailroadsDeutsche Bahn Flag of Germany.svg Germany 21148,124
Real EstateChina Evergrande Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 23046,019
Semiconductors & Other Electronic ComponentsIntel Flag of the United States.svg United States 14662,761
ShippingChina Shipbuilding Industry Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 24544,431
Specialty RetailersHome Depot Flag of the United States.svg United States 57100,904
TelecommunicationsAT&T Flag of the United States.svg United States 20160,546
TextilesShandong Weiqiao Pioneering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 18553,203
TobaccoPhilip Morris International Flag of the United States.svg United States 41128,748
TradingTrafigura Group Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 32136,421
UtilitiesState Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2348,903
Wholesalers: Electronics & Office EquipmentTech Data Flag of the United States.svg United States 31536,775
Wholesalers: Food & GrocerySysco Flag of the United States.svg United States 17455,371
Wholesalers: Health CareMcKesson Corporation Flag of the United States.svg United States 13208,357

Most profitable

The following is the Global 500 list sorted by profits: [12]

Fortune Global 500 most profitable of 2018
RankCompanyCountryProfits ($M)
1 Apple Flag of the United States.svg United States $48,351.0
2 British American Tobacco Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom $48,327.8
3 Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg United States $44,940.0
4 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China $42,323.7
5 Samsung Electronics Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea $36,575.4
6 China Construction Bank Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China $35,845.2
7 Verizon Flag of the United States.svg United States $30,101.0
8 AT&T Flag of the United States.svg United States $29,450.0
9 Agricultural Bank of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China $28,550.4
10 Bank of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China $25,509.2

Fortune Global 500 list of 2017

The following is the list of Top 10 companies: [13] [14]

RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1 Walmart Flag of the United States.svg  United States Retail$486 billion
2 State Grid Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Energy$316 billion
3 Sinopec Group Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$268 billion
4 China National Petroleum Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Petroleum$263 billion
5 Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Automobiles$255 billion
6 Volkswagen Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Automobiles$240 billion
7 Royal Dutch Shell Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands †Petroleum$240 billion
8 Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg  United States Products$242 billion
9 Apple Flag of the United States.svg  United States Technology$216 billion
10 Exxon Mobil 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

As of November 2017, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies: [15]

RankCountryCompanies
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 133
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 109
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 51
4Flag of France.svg  France 29
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 29
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom †21
7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands †15
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 13

† 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:

SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing Flag of the United States.svg Chicago #6094,571
Apparel Christian Dior Flag of France.svg Paris #23442,113
Business services The Adecco Group Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich #43425,112
Chemicals BASF Flag of Germany.svg Ludwigshafen #12663,641
Energy State Grid Corporation of China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #2315,199
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #24144,505
Financials Berkshire Hathaway Flag of the United States.svg Omaha #8223,604
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Flag of the United States.svg Deerfield #37117,351
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Vevey #6490,814
Health Care UnitedHealth Group Flag of the United States.svg Minnetonka #13184,840
Household Products Procter & Gamble Flag of the United States.svg Cincinnati #9871,726
Industrials General Electric Flag of the United States.svg Boston #31126,661
Materials China Minmetals Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing #12065,547
Media The Walt Disney Company Flag of the United States.svg Burbank #16155,632
Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Flag of Japan.svg Toyota #5255,000
Retailing Walmart Flag of the United States.svg Bentonville #1485,873
Technology Apple Flag of the United States.svg Cupertino #9215,639
Telecommunications AT&T Flag of the United States.svg Dallas #19163,786
Transportation U.S. Postal Service Flag of the United States.svg Washington, D.C. #9971,498
Wholesalers McKesson Corporation Flag of the United States.svg Irving, Texas #11198,533

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