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{{short description|Annual ranking of corporations}}
The '''Fortune Global 500''' is a ranking of the top 500 [[corporation]]s worldwide as measured by [[revenue]]. The list is compiled and published annually by ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine.
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The '''''Fortune'' Global 500''', also known as '''Global 500''', is an annual ranking of the top 500 [[corporation]]s worldwide as measured by [[revenue]]. The list is compiled and published annually by ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine.


== Methodology ==
Until 1989 it listed only non-US ''industrial'' corporations under the title "International 500", while the [[Fortune 500]] contained and still contains exclusively US corporations. In 1990, US companies were added to compile a truly global list of top ''industrial'' corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.
Until 1989, it listed only non–[[United States]] industrial corporations under the title "International 500" while the [[Fortune 500|''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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Some cities rankings are overstated|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/06/03/fortune-500-list-overstates-atlantas.html|author=Maria Saporta|publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle|access-date=October 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714234502/http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2011/06/03/fortune-500-list-overstates-atlantas.html|archive-date=July 14, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
==2007 list==
This is the top 10 as published in [[July 2007]]. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before [[31 March]] [[2007]].[http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/09/magazines/fortune/Explanations_footnotes.fortune/index.htm]


== Geographical distribution ==
#[[Traverse City Golf and Country Club]] - [[United States]] (Golf)
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 [[Europe]]an-based companies also declined, from 158 to 143, over the same period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/|title=A New Perspective on the Corporate World|access-date=July 8, 2013|publisher=CNN Money (A Warner Media Company), Fortune Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629173859/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/|archive-date=June 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://beta.fortune.com/global500/visualizations/|title=Visualize The Global 500|website=Fortune|access-date=September 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907062205/http://beta.fortune.com/global500/visualizations|archive-date=September 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/40-of-fortune-500-companies-asian-india-has-7-in-list/articleshow/59707630.cms|title=40% of Fortune 500 companies Asian, India has 7 in list - Times of India â–º|website=The Times of India|date=22 July 2017 |access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217031820/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/40-of-fortune-500-companies-asian-india-has-7-in-list/articleshow/59707630.cms|archive-date=February 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
#[[ExxonMobil]] - [[United States]] (oil)
#[[Royal Dutch Shell]] - [[Netherlands]]/[[United Kingdom]] (oil)
#[[BP]] - [[United Kingdom]] (oil)
#[[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] - [[United States]] (automobiles)
#[[Toyota Motor]] - [[Japan]] (automobiles)
#[[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] - [[United States]] (oil)
#[[DaimlerChrysler]] - [[Germany]]/[[United States]] (automobiles)
#[[ConocoPhillips]] - [[United States]] (oil)
#[[Total S.A.|Total]] - [[France]] (oil)


== ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2023 ==
The top ten includes six oil companies, three automobile manufacturers and one retailer. The complete list is available online.
The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2023:<ref name=":2023">{{Cite web |title=Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/global500/2023/ |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2023
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Company
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Industry
! scope="col" | Revenue in USD
|-
! scope="row" |1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$612.3 billion
|-
! scope="row" |2
|[[Saudi Aramco]]
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|Energy
|$603.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |3
|[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$530.0 billion
|-
! scope="row" |4
|[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Internet services and retailing
|$514.0 billion
|-
! scope="row" |5
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$483.1 billion
|-
! scope="row" |6
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$471.2 billion
|-
! scope="row" |7
|[[ExxonMobil]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Petroleum
|$413.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |8
|[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Technology
|$394.3 billion
|-
! scope="row" |9
|[[Shell plc|Shell]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$386.2 billion
|-
! scope="row" |10
|[[UnitedHealth Group]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Health care
|$324.2 billion
|}


===2007 breakdown by country===
=== Breakdown by country/territory ===
Only countries with five or more Global 500 companies are listed.<br />
These are the Top 10 countries/territories with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2023:<ref name=":2023" />


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
- [[European Union]] (163 companies)<br />
|-
1 [[United States]] (162)<br />
|+Breakdown by country/territory
2 [[Japan]] (67)<br />
|-
3 [[France]] (38)<br />
! scope="col" | Rank
4 [[Germany]] (37)<br />
! scope="col" | Country
5 [[United Kingdom]] (34)<br />
! scope="col" | Companies
6 [[China]] (24)<br />
|-
7 [[Canada]] (16)<br />
! scope="row" |1
7 [[The Netherlands]] (16)<br />
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United States}}|| 136
9 [[South Korea]] (14)<br />
|-
10 [[Switzerland]] (13)<br />
! scope="row" |2
11 [[Italy]] (10)<br />
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|China}}|| 135
12 [[Spain]] (9)<br />
|-
13 [[Australia]] (8)<br />
! scope="row" |3
14 [[India]] (6)<br />
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Japan}}|| 41
14 [[Sweden]] (6)<br />
|-
14 [[Belgium]] (6)<br />
! scope="row" |4
17 [[Mexico]] (5)<br />
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Germany}}|| 30
|-
! scope="row" |5
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|France}}|| 24
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|South Korea}}|| 18
|-
! scope="row" |7
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| 15
|-
! scope="row" |8
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Canada}}|| 14
|-
! scope="row" |9
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Switzerland}}|| 11
|-
! scope="row" |10
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Netherlands}}|| 10
|}


===2007 breakdown by city===
=== Breakdown by region ===
{{as of|2023|August|df=US}}, 28 (6%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside [[East Asia]], [[North America]], and [[Europe]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/ranking/global500/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
Breakdown by cities proper (not metropolitan areas) as provided by Fortune Magazine ([http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2007/cities/]). Only cities with five Global 500 companies or more are listed.


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
{|
|-
!Rank!!City!!Country!!Number of Global 500<br>companies!!Global 500<br>revenues ($ millions)
|+Breakdown by region
|-
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Companies
!Global share
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[East Asia]]|| 208
|42%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[North America]]|| 153
|31%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Europe]]|| 118
|24%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |Rest of world|| 21
|4%
|}

=== Leadership by sector ===
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2023 for each sector:<ref name=":2023" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Sector !! Company !! Headquarters !! Overall <br /> rank !! Revenues <br /> ($M)
|-
|[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] & [[Arms industry|Defense]]||[[Norinco|China North Industries Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0146</span>#146 || style="text-align:center;" |82,689
|-
|[[Apparel]]||[[Dior|Christian Dior]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]]||<span style="display:none">0143</span>#143 || style="text-align:center;" |83,283
|-
|[[Chemicals]]||[[Sinochem|Sinochem Holdings]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0038</span>#38 || style="text-align:center;" |173,834
|-
|[[Energy]]||[[Saudi Aramco]]||{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Dhahran]]||<span style="display:none">0002</span>#2|| style="text-align:center;" |603,651
|-
|[[Engineering]] & [[Construction]]||[[China State Construction Engineering]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0013</span>#13 || style="text-align:center;" |305,885
|-
|[[Financials]]||[[Berkshire Hathaway]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||<span style="display:none">0014</span>#14 || style="text-align:center;" |302,089
|-
|[[Food]] & [[Pharmacy (shop)|Drug Stores]]||[[Kroger]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0058</span>#58 || style="text-align:center;" |148,258
|-
|[[Food]], [[Beverages]] & [[Tobacco]]||[[Archer Daniels Midland]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]]||<span style="display:none">0098</span>#98 || style="text-align:center;" |101,556
|-
|[[Health Care]]||[[UnitedHealth Group]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnetonka]]||<span style="display:none">0010</span>#10 || style="text-align:center;" |324,162
|-
|[[Hotels]], [[Restaurants]] & [[Leisure]]||[[Compass Group]]||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Chertsey]]||<span style="display:none">0469</span>#469 || style="text-align:center;" |32,564
|-
|[[Household chemicals|Household Products]]||[[Procter & Gamble]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0154</span>#154 || style="text-align:center;" |80,187
|-
|[[Industrials]]||[[Hengli Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Suzhou]]||<span style="display:none">0123</span>#123 || style="text-align:center;" |90,944
|-
|[[Materials]]||[[Baowu|China Baowu Steel Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Shanghai]]||<span style="display:none">0044</span>#44 || style="text-align:center;" |161,698
|-
|[[Media (communication)|Media]]||[[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]||<span style="display:none">0145</span>#145 || style="text-align:center;" |82,722
|-
|[[Automotive industry|Motor Vehicles & Parts]]||[[Volkswagen Group]]||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfsburg]]||<span style="display:none">0015</span>#15 || style="text-align:center;" |293,685
|-
|[[Retailing]]||[[Walmart]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]||<span style="display:none">0001</span>#1 || style="text-align:center;" |611,289
|-
|[[Technology]]||[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]||<span style="display:none">0008</span>#8 || style="text-align:center;" |394,328
|-
|[[Telecommunications]]||[[China Mobile|China Mobile Communications]]||{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0062</span>#62 || style="text-align:center;" |139,597
|-
|[[Transportation]]||[[China Post|China Post Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0086</span>#86 || style="text-align:center;" |110,271
|-
|[[Wholesalers]]||[[Trafigura|Trafigura Group]]||{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]||<span style="display:none">0012</span>#12 || style="text-align:center;" |318,476
|}

== ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2022 ==
The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2022:<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/global500/2022/ |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2022
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Company
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Industry
! scope="col" | Revenue in USD
|-
! scope="row" |1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$572.8 billion
|-
! scope="row" |2
|[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Internet Services and Retailing
|$469.8 billion
|-
! scope="row" |3
|[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$460.6 billion
|-
! scope="row" |4
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$411.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |5
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$401.3 billion
|-
! scope="row" |6
|[[Saudi Aramco]]
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|Energy
|$400.4 billion
|-
! scope="row" |7
|[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Technology
|$365.8 billion
|-
! scope="row" |8
|[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|Automobiles
|$295.8 billion
|-
! scope="row" |9
|[[China State Construction Engineering]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Construction & Engineering
|$293.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |10
|[[CVS Health]]
|{{flag|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:<ref name=":3" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by country
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Companies
|-
! scope="row" |1
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|China}}|| 145
|-
! scope="row" |2
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United States}}|| 124
|-
! scope="row" |3
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Japan}}|| 47
|-
! scope="row" |4
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Germany}}|| 28
|-
! scope="row" |5
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|France}}|| 25
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| 18
|-
! scope="row" |7
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|South Korea}}|| 16
|-
! scope="row" |8
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Switzerland}}|| 14
|-
! scope="row" |9
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Canada}}|| 12
|-
! scope="row" |10
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Netherlands}}|| 11
|}

=== Breakdown by region ===
{{as of|2022|August|df=US}}, 26 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside [[East Asia]], [[North America]], and [[Europe]]:<ref name=":3" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by region
|-
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Companies
!Global share
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[East Asia]]|| 208
|42%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[North America]]|| 138
|28%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Europe]]|| 128
|26%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |Rest of world|| 26
|5%
|}

=== Leadership by sector ===
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2022 for each sector:<ref name=":3" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Sector !! Company !! Headquarters !! Overall <br /> rank !! Revenues <br /> ($M)
|-
|[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] & [[Arms industry|Defense]]||[[Norinco|China North Industries Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0136</span>#136 || style="text-align:center;" |81,785
|-
|[[Apparel]]||[[Dior|Christian Dior]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]]||<span style="display:none">0156</span>#156 || style="text-align:center;" |75,924
|-
|[[Corporate services|Business services]]||[[Randstad NV|Randstad]]||{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Diemen]]||<span style="display:none">0491</span>#491 || style="text-align:center;" |29,126
|-
|[[Chemicals]]||{{ill|Sinochem Holdings|lt=|zh|中国中化}}||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0031</span>#31 || style="text-align:center;" |172,260
|-
|[[Energy]]||[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0003</span>#3 || style="text-align:center;" |460,617
|-
|[[Engineering]] & [[Construction]]||[[China State Construction Engineering]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0009</span>#9 || style="text-align:center;" |293,712
|-
|[[Financials]]||[[Berkshire Hathaway]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||<span style="display:none">0014</span>#14 || style="text-align:center;" |276,094
|-
|[[Food]] & [[Pharmacy (shop)|Drug Stores]]||[[Walgreens Boots Alliance]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]]||<span style="display:none">0045</span>#45 || style="text-align:center;" |148,579
|-
|[[Food]], [[Beverages]] & [[Tobacco]]||[[Nestlé]]||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Vevey]]||<span style="display:none">0103</span>#103 || style="text-align:center;" |95,293
|-
|[[Health Care]]||[[CVS Health]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]]||<span style="display:none">0010</span>#10 || style="text-align:center;" |292,111
|-
|[[Household chemicals|Household Products]]||[[Procter & Gamble]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0154</span>#154 || style="text-align:center;" |76,118
|-
|[[Industrials]]||[[Hengli Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Suzhou]]||<span style="display:none">0075</span>#75 || style="text-align:center;" |113,536
|-
|[[Materials]]||[[Baowu|China Baowu Steel Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Shanghai]]||<span style="display:none">0044</span>#44 || style="text-align:center;" |150,730
|-
|[[Media (communication)|Media]]||[[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]||<span style="display:none">0183</span>#183 || style="text-align:center;" |67,418
|-
|[[Automotive industry|Motor Vehicles & Parts]]||[[Volkswagen]]||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfsburg]]||<span style="display:none">0008</span>#8 || style="text-align:center;" |295,820
|-
|[[Retailing]]||[[Walmart]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]||<span style="display:none">0001</span>#1 || style="text-align:center;" |572,754
|-
|[[Technology]]||[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]||<span style="display:none">0007</span>#7 || style="text-align:center;" |365,817
|-
|[[Telecommunications]]||[[AT&T]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]]||<span style="display:none">0032</span>#32 || style="text-align:center;" |168,864
|-
|[[Transportation]]||[[China Post|China Post Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0081</span>#81 || style="text-align:center;" |108,669
|-
|[[Wholesalers]]||[[Trafigura|Trafigura Group]]||{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]||<span style="display:none">0019</span>#19 || style="text-align:center;" |231,308
|}

== ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2021 ==
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:<ref name="Global500_2021">{{cite web |title=Forbes Global 500 list of 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2022. |url=https://fortune.com/global500/2021/search/}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2021
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Company
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Industry
! scope="col" | Revenue in USD
|-
! scope="row" |1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$559.1 billion
|-
! scope="row" |2
|[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$386.6 billion
|-
! scope="row" |3
|[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Internet Services and Retailing
|$386 billion
|-
! scope="row" |4
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$283.9 billion
|-
! scope="row" |5
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$283.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |6
|[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Technology
|$274.5 billion
|-
! scope="row" |7
|[[CVS Health]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Health care
|$268.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |8
|[[UnitedHealth Group]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Health care
|$257.1 billion
|-
! scope="row" |9
|[[Toyota|Toyota Motor]]
|{{flag|Japan}}
|Automobiles
|$256.7 billion
|-
! scope="row" |10
|[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|Automobiles
|$253.9 billion
|}

=== Breakdown by country ===
{{as of|2021|August|df=US}}, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues Top 500 companies:<ref name="Global500_2021" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by country
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Companies
|-
! scope="row" |1
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|China}}|| 135
|-
! scope="row" |2
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United States}}|| 122
|-
! scope="row" |3
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Japan}}|| 53
|-
! scope="row" |4
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|France}}|| 28
|-
! scope="row" |5
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Germany}}|| 27
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}|| 22
|-
! scope="row" |7
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|South Korea}}|| 15
|-
! scope="row" |8
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Switzerland}}|| 13
|-
! scope="row" |9
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Canada}}|| 12
|-
! scope="row" |10
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Netherlands}}|| 11
|}

=== Breakdown by region ===
{{as of|2021|August|df=US}}, just 21 (4%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:<ref name="Global500_2021" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by region
|-
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Companies
!Global share
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[East Asia]]|| 211
|42%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[North America]]|| 136
|27%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Europe]]|| 132
|26%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |Rest of world|| 21
|4%
|}

== ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2020 ==
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Global 500|url=https://fortune.com/global500/2020/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Fortune|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ ''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2020
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Company
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Industry
! scope="col" | Revenue in USD
|-
! scope="row" |1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$524 billion
|-
! scope="row" |2
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$407 billion
|-
! scope="row" |3
|[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$384 billion
|-
! scope="row" |4
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$379 billion
|-
! scope="row" |5
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}} / {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$352 billion
|-
! scope="row" |6
|[[Saudi Aramco]]
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|Energy
|$330 billion
|-
! scope="row" |7
|[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|Automobiles
|$283 billion
|-
! scope="row" |8
|[[BP]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$283 billion
|-
! scope="row" |9
|[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Internet Services and Retailing
|$281 billion
|-
! scope="row" |10
|[[Toyota|Toyota Motor]]
|{{flag|Japan}}
|Automobiles
|$275 billion
|}

=== Breakdown by country ===
{{as of|2020|August|df=US}}, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest earning Top 500 companies:<ref name=":2" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by country
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Companies
|-
! scope="row" |1
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|China}}|| 124
|-
! scope="row" |2
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United States}}|| 121
|-
! scope="row" |3
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Japan}}|| 53
|-
! scope="row" |4
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|France}}|| 31
|-
! scope="row" |5
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Germany}}|| 27
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}} <sup>‡</sup>|| 22
|-
! scope="row" |7
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|South Korea}}|| 14
|-
! scope="row" |8
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Switzerland}}|| 14
|-
! scope="row" |9
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Canada}}|| 13
|-
! scope="row" |10
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Netherlands}} <sup>‡</sup>|| 13
|}

<sup>‡</sup> 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:<ref name=":2" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Sector !! Company !! Headquarters !! Overall <br /> rank !! Revenues <br /> ($M)
|-
|[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] & [[Arms industry|Defense]]||[[Airbus]]||{{flagicon|NLD}} [[Leiden]]||<span style="display:none">0060</span>#116 || style="text-align:center;" |78,883
|-
|[[Apparel]]||[[Christian Dior SE|Christian Dior]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]]||<span style="display:none">0234</span>#180 || style="text-align:center;" |60,071
|-
|[[Corporate services|Business services]]||[[Compass Group]]||{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chertsey]]||<span style="display:none">0434</span>#395 || style="text-align:center;" |31,736
|-
|[[Chemicals]]||[[BASF]]||{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Ludwigshafen]]||<span style="display:none">0126</span>#143 || style="text-align:center;" |70,723
|-
|[[Energy]]||[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0002</span>#2 || style="text-align:center;" |407,009
|-
|[[Engineering]] & [[Construction]]||[[China State Construction Engineering]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0024</span>#18 || style="text-align:center;" |205,839
|-
|[[Financials]]||[[Berkshire Hathaway]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||<span style="display:none">0008</span>#14 || style="text-align:center;" |254,616
|-
|[[Food]] & [[Pharmacy (shop)|Drug Stores]]||[[Walgreens Boots Alliance]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]]||<span style="display:none">0037</span>#41 || style="text-align:center;" |136,866
|-
|[[Food]], [[Beverages]] & [[Tobacco]]||[[Nestlé]]||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Vevey]]||<span style="display:none">0064</span>#82 || style="text-align:center;" |92,107
|-
|[[Health Care]]||[[CVS Health]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]]||<span style="display:none">0013</span>#13 || style="text-align:center;" |256,776
|-
|[[Household chemicals|Household Products]]||[[Procter & Gamble]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0098</span>#156 || style="text-align:center;" |67,684
|-
|[[Industrials]]||[[Siemens]]||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Munich]]||<span style="display:none">0031</span>#74 || style="text-align:center;" |97,937
|-
|[[Materials]]||[[Amer International Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Shenzhen]]||<span style="display:none">0120</span>#91 || style="text-align:center;" |88,862
|-
|[[Media (communication)|Media]]||[[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]||<span style="display:none">0161</span>#150 || style="text-align:center;" |69,570
|-
|[[Automotive industry|Motor Vehicles & Parts]]||[[Volkswagen]]||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfsburg]]||<span style="display:none">0005</span>#7 || style="text-align:center;" |282,760
|-
|[[Retailing]]||[[Walmart]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]||<span style="display:none">0001</span>#1 || style="text-align:center;" |523,964
|-
|[[Technology]]||[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]||<span style="display:none">0009</span>#12 || style="text-align:center;" |260,174
|-
|[[Telecommunications]]||[[AT&T]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]]||<span style="display:none">0019</span>#22 || style="text-align:center;" |181,193
|-
|[[Transportation]]||[[China Post|China Post Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0099</span>#90 || style="text-align:center;" |89,347
|-
|[[Wholesalers]]||[[Trafigura|Trafigura Group]]||{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]||<span style="display:none">0011</span>#27 || style="text-align:center;" |171,474
|}

=== Breakdown by region ===
{{as of|2020|August|df=US}}, just 24 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:<ref name=":2" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by region
|-
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Companies
!Global share
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[East Asia]]|| 200
|40%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Europe]]|| 138
|28%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |[[North America]]|| 138
|28%
|-
| style="text-align: left;" |Rest of world|| 24
|5%
|}

==''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2019 ==
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://fortune.com/global500/2019/|title=Global 500|website=Fortune|language=en|access-date=July 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807080136/https://fortune.com/global500/2019/|archive-date=August 7, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2019
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Company
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Industry
! scope="col" | Revenue in USD
|-
! scope="row" |1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$514 billion
|-
! scope="row" |2
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$415 billion
|-
! scope="row" |3
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}} {{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$397 billion
|-
! scope="row" |4
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$393 billion
|-
! scope="row" |5
|[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$387 billion
|-
! scope="row" |6
|[[Saudi Aramco]]
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|Energy
|$356 billion
|-
! scope="row" |7
|[[BP]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$304 billion
|-
! scope="row" |8
|[[ExxonMobil|Exxon Mobil]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Petroleum
|$290 billion
|-
! scope="row" |9
|[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|Automobiles
|$278 billion
|-
! scope="row" |10
|[[Toyota|Toyota Motor]]
|{{flag|Japan}}
|Automobiles
|$273 billion
|}

=== Breakdown by country ===
{{as of|2019|July|df=}}, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:<ref name=":1" />

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+Breakdown by country
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Companies
|-
! scope="row" |1
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United States}}|| 121
|-
! scope="row" |2
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|China}}|| 119
|-
! scope="row" |3
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Japan}}|| 52
|-
! scope="row" |4
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|France}}|| 31
|-
! scope="row" |5
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Germany}}|| 29
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}} <sup>‡</sup>|| 18
|-
! scope="row" |7
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|South Korea}}|| 16
|-
! scope="row" |8
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Switzerland}}|| 14
|-
! scope="row" |9
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Canada}}|| 13
|-
! scope="row" |10
| style="text-align: left;" |{{flag|Netherlands}} <sup>‡</sup>|| 12
|}

<sup>‡</sup> 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:<ref name=":1" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Sector !! Company !! Headquarters !! Overall <br /> rank !! Revenues <br /> ($M)
|-
|[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] & [[Arms industry|Defense]]||[[Boeing]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]]||<span style="display:none">0060</span>#68 || style="text-align:center;" |101,127
|-
|[[Apparel]]||[[Christian Dior SE|Christian Dior]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]]||<span style="display:none">0234</span>#187 || style="text-align:center;" |55,263
|-
|[[Corporate services|Business services]]||[[Compass Group]]||{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chertsey]]||<span style="display:none">0434</span>#403 || style="text-align:center;" |30,879
|-
|[[Chemicals]]||[[DuPont]]||{{flagicon|United States}} [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]||<span style="display:none">0126</span>#100 || style="text-align:center;" |85,977
|-
|[[Energy]]||[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0002</span>#2 || style="text-align:center;" |414,650
|-
|[[Engineering]] & [[Construction]]||[[China State Construction Engineering]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0024</span>#21 || style="text-align:center;" |181,525
|-
|[[Financials]]||[[Berkshire Hathaway]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||<span style="display:none">0008</span>#12 || style="text-align:center;" |247,837
|-
|[[Food]] & [[Pharmacy (shop)|Drug Stores]]||[[Walgreens Boots Alliance]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]]||<span style="display:none">0037</span>#40 || style="text-align:center;" |131,537
|-
|[[Food]], [[Beverages]] & [[Tobacco]]||[[Nestlé]]||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Vevey]]||<span style="display:none">0064</span>#76 || style="text-align:center;" |93,513
|-
|[[Health Care]]||[[UnitedHealth Group]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]]||<span style="display:none">0013</span>#14 || style="text-align:center;" |226,247
|-
|[[Household chemicals|Household Products]]||[[Procter & Gamble]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0098</span>#146 || style="text-align:center;" |66,832
|-
|[[Industrials]]||[[General Electric]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston]]||<span style="display:none">0031</span>#48 || style="text-align:center;" |120,268
|-
|[[Materials]]||[[China Minmetals]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0120</span>#112 || style="text-align:center;" |80,076
|-
|[[Media (communication)|Media]]||[[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]||<span style="display:none">0161</span>#170 || style="text-align:center;" |59,434
|-
|[[Automotive industry|Motor Vehicles & Parts]]||[[Volkswagen]]||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfsburg]]||<span style="display:none">0005</span>#9 || style="text-align:center;" |278,342
|-
|[[Retailing]]||[[Walmart]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]||<span style="display:none">0001</span>#1 || style="text-align:center;" |514,405
|-
|[[Technology]]||[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]||<span style="display:none">0009</span>#11 || style="text-align:center;" |265,595
|-
|[[Telecommunications]]||[[AT&T]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]]||<span style="display:none">0019</span>#25 || style="text-align:center;" |170,756
|-
|[[Transportation]]||[[China Post|China Post Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0099</span>#101 || style="text-align:center;" |85,628
|-
|[[Wholesalers]]||[[Trafigura|Trafigura Group]]||{{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore||<span style="display:none">0011</span>#22 || style="text-align:center;" |180,744
|}

==''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2018 ==
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/global500/list/|title=Fortune Global 500 List 2018: See Who Made It|website=Fortune|language=en-US|access-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510221016/http://fortune.com/global500/list|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2018
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Company
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Industry
! scope="col" | Revenue in USD
|-
! scope="row" |1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$500 billion
|-
! scope="row" |2
|[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$349 billion
|-
! scope="row" |3
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$327 billion
|-
! scope="row" |4
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$326 billion
|-
! scope="row" |5
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}} {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$312 billion
|-
! scope="row" |6
|[[Toyota|Toyota Motor]]
|{{flag|Japan}}
|Automobiles
|$265 billion
|-
! scope="row" |7
|[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|Automobiles
|$260 billion
|-
! scope="row" |8
|[[BP]]
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|Petroleum
|$245 billion
|-
! scope="row" |9
|[[ExxonMobil|Exxon Mobil]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Petroleum
|$244 billion
|-
! scope="row" |10
|[[Berkshire Hathaway]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Holding
|$242 billion
|}

=== Breakdown by country ===
{{as of|2018|July}}, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:<ref name=":0" />

{| wikitable class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center"
|-
|+ Breakdown by country
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Companies
|-
! scope="row" |1
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|United States}} || 126
|-
! scope="row" |2
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|China}} || 120
|-
! scope="row" |3
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Japan}} || 52
|-
! scope="row" |4
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Germany}}|| 32
|-
! scope="row" |5
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|France}}|| 28
|-
! scope="row" |6
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|United Kingdom}} <sup>†</sup> || 21
|-
! scope="row" |7
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|South Korea}} || 16
|-
! scope="row" |8
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Netherlands}} <sup>†</sup> || 15
|-
! scope="row" |9
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Switzerland}} || 14
|-
! scope="row" |10
| style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Canada}} || 12
|}
<sup>†</sup> 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:<ref name=":0" />

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Sector !! Company !! Headquarters !! Overall <br /> rank !! Revenues <br /> ($M)
|-
|[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] & [[Arms industry|Defense]]||[[Boeing]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]]||<span style="display:none">0060</span>#64 || style="text-align:center;" |93,392
|-
|[[Apparel]]||[[Christian Dior SE|Christian Dior]]||{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]]||<span style="display:none">0234</span>#208 || style="text-align:center;" |49,221
|-
|[[Corporate services|Business services]]||[[Compass Group]]||{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chertsey]]||<span style="display:none">0434</span>#413 || style="text-align:center;" |28,578
|-
|[[Chemicals]]||[[BASF]]||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ludwigshafen]]||<span style="display:none">0126</span>#112 || style="text-align:center;" |72,677
|-
|[[Energy]]||[[State Grid Corporation of China|State Grid]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0002</span>#2 || style="text-align:center;" |348,903
|-
|[[Engineering]] & [[Construction]]||[[China State Construction Engineering]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0024</span>#23 || style="text-align:center;" |156,071
|-
|[[Financials]]||[[Berkshire Hathaway]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]||<span style="display:none">0008</span>#10 || style="text-align:center;" |242,137
|-
|[[Food]] & [[Pharmacy (shop)|Drug Stores]]||[[Kroger]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0037</span>#39 || style="text-align:center;" |122,662
|-
|[[Food]], [[Beverages]] & [[Tobacco]]||[[Nestlé]]||{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Vevey]]||<span style="display:none">0064</span>#69 || style="text-align:center;" |91,222
|-
|[[Health Care]]||[[UnitedHealth Group]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]]||<span style="display:none">0013</span>#15 || style="text-align:center;" |201,159
|-
|[[Household chemicals|Household Products]]||[[Procter & Gamble]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]]||<span style="display:none">0098</span>#135 || style="text-align:center;" |66,217
|-
|[[Industrials]]||[[General Electric]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston]]||<span style="display:none">0031</span>#41 || style="text-align:center;" |122,274
|-
|[[Materials]]||[[China Minmetals]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0120</span>#109 || style="text-align:center;" |72,997
|-
|[[Media (communication)|Media]]||[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California|Burbank]]||<span style="display:none">0161</span>#176 || style="text-align:center;" |55,137
|-
|[[Automotive industry|Motor Vehicles & Parts]]||[[Toyota Motor]]||{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]]||<span style="display:none">0005</span>#6 || style="text-align:center;" |265,172
|-
|[[Retailing]]||[[Walmart]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]||<span style="display:none">0001</span>#1 || style="text-align:center;" |500,343
|-
|[[Technology]]||[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]]||<span style="display:none">0009</span>#11 || style="text-align:center;" |229,234
|-
|[[Telecommunications]]||[[AT&T]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]]||<span style="display:none">0019</span>#20 || style="text-align:center;" |160,546
|-
|[[Transportation]]||[[China Post|China Post Group]]||{{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]]||<span style="display:none">0099</span>#113 || style="text-align:center;" |72,197
|-
|[[Wholesalers]]||[[McKesson Corporation]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Francisco]]||<span style="display:none">0011</span>#13 || style="text-align:center;" |208,357
|}

===Breakdown by industry===

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each industry:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+''Fortune'' Global 500 by industry
!Industry
!Company
!Country
!Rank
!Revenue ($M)
|-
|Aerospace & [[Defense (military)|Defense]]
|Boeing
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|64
|93,392
|-
|Airlines
|American Airlines
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|260
|42,207
|-
|Apparel
|Christian Dior
|{{Flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|208
|49,221
|-
|Banks: Commercial & Savings
|Industrial & Commercial Bank
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|26
|153,021
|-
|Beverages
|Anheuser-Busch InBev
|{{Flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
|170
|56,444
|-
|Building Materials, Glass
|Saint-Gobain
|{{Flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|231
|46,002
|-
|Chemicals
|BASF
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|112
|72,677
|-
|Computer Software
|Microsoft
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|71
|89,950
|-
|Computers, Office Equipment
|Apple
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|11
|229,234
|-
|Construction & Farm Machinery
|Caterpillar
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|238
|45,462
|-
|Diversified Financials
|EXOR Group
|{{Flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Netherlands]]
|19
|161,677
|-
|Electronics, Electrical Equipment
|Samsung Electronics
|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
|12
|211,940
|-
|Energy
|Gazprom
|{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]]
|49
|111,983
|-
|Engineering & Construction
|China Construction Engineering
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|23
|156,071
|-
|Entertainment
|Disney
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|176
|55,137
|-
|Food & Drug Stores
|Kroger
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|39
|122,662
|-
|Food Consumer Products
|Nestle
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
|69
|91,222
|-
|Food Production
|Archer Daniels Midland
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|152
|60,828
|-
|Food Services
|Compass Group
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|413
|28,578
|-
|General Merchandisers
|Walmart
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|1
|500,343
|-
|Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care
|UnitedHealth Group
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|15
|201,159
|-
|Health Care: Medical Facilities
|HCA Healthcare
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|215
|47,653
|-
|Health Care: Pharmacy & Other Services
|CVS Health
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|17
|184,765
|-
|Household & Personal Products
|Procter & Gamble
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|135
|66,217
|-
|Human Resources & Employment Services
|Adecco Group
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
|441
|26,670
|-
|Industrial Machinery
|General Electric
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|41
|122,274
|-
|Information Technology Services
|IBM
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|92
|79,139
|-
|Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual)
|Nippon Life Insurance
|{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
|126
|68,684
|-
|Insurance: Life, Health (Stock)
|AXA
|{{Flagicon|France}} [[France]]
|27
|149,461
|-
|Insurance: Property & Casualty (Mutual)
|State Farm Insurance
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|95
|78,331
|-
|Insurance: Property & Casualty (Stock)
|Berkshire Hathaway
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|10
|242,137
|-
|Internet Services & Retailing
|Amazon.com
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|18
|177,866
|-
|Mail, Package, & Freight Delivery
|China Post Group
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|113
|72,197
|-
|Medical Products & Equipment
|Medtronic
|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|396
|29,710
|-
|Metals
|China Minmetals
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|109
|72,997
|-
|Mining, Crude-Oil Production
|Glencore
|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
|14
|205,476
|-
|Motor Vehicles & Parts
|Toyota Motor
|{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
|6
|265,172
|-
|Network & Other Communications Equipment
|Huawei Investment & Holding
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|72
|89,311
|-
|Oil & Gas Equipment, Services
|Schlumberger
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|386
|30,440
|-
|Petroleum Refining
|[[Sinopec]] Group
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|3
|326,953
|-
|Pharmaceuticals
|China Resources
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|86
|82,184
|-
|Pipelines
|Energy Transfer Equity
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|217
|47,487
|-
|Railroads
|Deutsche Bahn
|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|211
|48,124
|-
|Real Estate
|China Evergrande Group
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|230
|46,019
|-
|Semiconductors & Other Electronic Components
|Intel
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|146
|62,761
|-
|Shipping
|China Shipbuilding Industry
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|245
|44,431
|-
|Specialty Retailers
|Home Depot
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|57
|100,904
|-
|Telecommunications
|AT&T
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|20
|160,546
|-
|Textiles
|Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|185
|53,203
|-
|Tobacco
|Philip Morris International
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|411
|28,748
|-
|Trading
|Trafigura Group
|{{Flagicon|Singapore}} [[Singapore]]
|32
|136,421
|-
|Utilities
|State Grid
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|2
|348,903
|-
|Wholesalers: Electronics & Office Equipment
|Tech Data
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|315
|36,775
|-
|Wholesalers: Food & Grocery
|Sysco
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|174
|55,371
|-
|Wholesalers: Health Care
|McKesson Corporation
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|13
|208,357
|}

'''<big>Most profitable</big>'''

The following is the Global 500 list sorted by profits:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/global500/list/|title=Fortune Global 500 List 2018: See Who Made It|website=Fortune|access-date=March 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510221016/http://fortune.com/global500/list|archive-date=May 10, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+''Fortune'' Global 500 most profitable of 2018
!Rank
!Company
!Country
!Profits ($M)
|-
|1
|[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|$48,351.0
|-
|2
|[[British American Tobacco]]
|{{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom]]
|$48,327.8
|-
|3
|[[Berkshire Hathaway]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|$44,940.0
|-
|4
|[[Industrial and Commercial Bank of China|Industrial & Commercial Bank of China]]
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|$42,323.7
|-
|5
|[[Samsung Electronics]]
|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]]
|$36,575.4
|-
|6
|[[China Construction Bank]]
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|$35,845.2
|-
|7
|[[Verizon Communications|Verizon]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|$30,101.0
|-
|8
|[[AT&T]]
|{{Flagicon|United States}} [[United States]]
|$29,450.0
|-
|9
|[[Agricultural Bank of China]]
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|$28,550.4
|-
|10
|[[Bank of China]]
|{{Flagicon|China}} [[China]]
|$25,509.2
|}

==''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2017 ==
The following is the list of Top 10 companies:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune.com/global500/|title=Fortune Global 500 List 2018: See Who Made It|website=Fortune|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509014825/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2011/full_list/index.html|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rankings 2012">{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2013/full_list/|title=Global 500|work=Fortune|access-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907013637/https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2013/full_list/|archive-date=September 7, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!Company
!Country
!Industry
!Revenue in USD
|-
|1
|[[Walmart]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Retail
|$486 billion
|-
|2
|[[State Grid]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Energy
|$316 billion
|-
|3
|[[China Petrochemical Corporation|Sinopec Group]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$268 billion
|-
|4
|[[China National Petroleum]]
|{{flag|China}}
|Petroleum
|$263 billion
|-
|5
|[[Toyota Motor]]
|{{flag|Japan}}
|Automobiles
|$255 billion
|-
|6
|[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]]
|{{flag|Germany}}
|Automobiles
|$240 billion
|-
|7
|[[Royal Dutch Shell]]
|{{flag|Netherlands}} <sup>†</sup>
|Petroleum
|$240 billion
|-
|8
|[[Berkshire Hathaway]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Products
|$242 billion
|-
|9
|[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Technology
|$216 billion
|-
|10
|[[ExxonMobil|Exxon Mobil]]
|{{flag|United States}}
|Petroleum
|$205 billion
|}
<sup>†</sup> ''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|2017|November}}, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.fortune.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2017/full_list/|title=Global 500 2017|work=Fortune}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Number of companies data taken from the "Country" box.</ref>

{| wikitable class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Rank!!Country!!Companies
|-
|1 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|United States}} || 133
|-
|2 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|China}} || 109
|-
|3 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Japan}} || 51
|-
|4 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|France}} || 29
|-
|5 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Germany}} || 29
|-
|6 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|United Kingdom}} <sup>†</sup> || 21
|-
|7 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|South Korea}} || 15
|-
|8 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Netherlands}} <sup>†</sup> || 15
|-
|9 || style="text-align: left;"|{{flag|Switzerland}} || 13
|}
<sup>†</sup> 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:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Sector !! Company !! Headquarters !! Overall <br /> rank !! Revenues <br /> ($M)
|-
| [[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]] & [[Arms industry|Defense]] || [[Boeing]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago]] ||<span style="display:none">0060</span>#60 ||style="text-align:center;"|94,571
|-
| [[Apparel]] || [[Christian Dior SE|Christian Dior]] || {{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]] ||<span style="display:none">0234</span>#234 ||style="text-align:center;"|42,113
|-
| [[Corporate services|Business services]] || [[The Adecco Group]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Zürich]] ||<span style="display:none">0434</span>#434 ||style="text-align:center;"|25,112
|-
| [[Chemicals]] || [[BASF]] || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ludwigshafen]] ||<span style="display:none">0126</span>#126 ||style="text-align:center;"|63,641
|-
| [[Energy]] || [[State Grid Corporation of China]] || {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]] ||<span style="display:none">0002</span>#2 ||style="text-align:center;"|315,199
|-
| [[Engineering]] & [[Construction]] || [[China State Construction Engineering]] || {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]] ||<span style="display:none">0024</span>#24 ||style="text-align:center;"|144,505
|-
| [[Financials]] || [[Berkshire Hathaway]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]] ||<span style="display:none">0008</span>#8 ||style="text-align:center;"|223,604
|-
| [[Food]] & [[Pharmacy (shop)|Drug Stores]] || [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]] ||<span style="display:none">0037</span>#37 ||style="text-align:center;"|117,351
|-
| [[Food]], [[Beverages]] & [[Tobacco]] || [[Nestlé]] || {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Vevey]] ||<span style="display:none">0064</span>#64 ||style="text-align:center;"|90,814
|-
| [[Health Care]] || [[UnitedHealth Group]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka]] ||<span style="display:none">0013</span>#13 ||style="text-align:center;"|184,840
|-
| [[Household chemicals|Household Products]] || [[Procter & Gamble]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cincinnati]] ||<span style="display:none">0098</span>#98 ||style="text-align:center;"|71,726
|-
| [[Industrials]] || [[General Electric]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Boston]] ||<span style="display:none">0031</span>#31 ||style="text-align:center;"|126,661
|-
| [[Materials]] || [[China Minmetals]] || {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]] ||<span style="display:none">0120</span>#120 ||style="text-align:center;"|65,547
|-
| [[Media (communication)|Media]] || [[The Walt Disney Company]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] ||<span style="display:none">0161</span>#161 ||style="text-align:center;"|55,632
|-
| [[Automotive industry|Motor Vehicles & Parts]] || [[Toyota Motor]] || {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toyota, Aichi|Toyota]] ||<span style="display:none">0005</span>#5 ||style="text-align:center;"|255,000
|-
| [[Retailing]] || [[Walmart]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]] ||<span style="display:none">0001</span>#1 ||style="text-align:center;"|485,873
|-
| [[Technology]] || [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]] ||<span style="display:none">0009</span>#9 ||style="text-align:center;"|215,639
|-
| [[Telecommunications]] || [[AT&T]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]] ||<span style="display:none">0019</span>#19 ||style="text-align:center;"|163,786
|-
|-
| [[Transportation]] || [[U.S. Postal Service]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Washington, D.C.]] ||<span style="display:none">0099</span>#99 ||style="text-align:center;"|71,498
|align=center|1||[[Tokyo]]||[[Japan]]||align=center|50||align=center|1,725,362
|-
|-
| [[Wholesalers]] || [[McKesson Corporation]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Irving, Texas]] ||<span style="display:none">0011</span>#11 ||style="text-align:center;"|198,533
|align=center|2||[[Paris]]||[[France]]||align=center|26||align=center|1,240,919
|-
|align=center|3||[[New York]]||[[United States]]||align=center|22||align=center|1,174,439
|-
|align=center|3||[[London]]||[[United Kingdom]]||align=center|22||align=center|1,085,187
|-
|align=center|4||[[Beijing]]||[[PRC|China]]||align=center|18||align=center|711,186
|-
|align=center|5||[[Seoul]]||[[South Korea]]||align=center|10||align=center|412,535
|-
|align=center|6||[[Toronto]]||[[Canada]]||align=center|9||align=center|201,394
|-
|align=center|7||[[Madrid]]||[[Spain]]||align=center|8||align=center|294,314
|-
|align=center|8||[[Zürich]]||[[Switzerland]]||align=center|7||align=center|352,830
|-
|align=center|8||[[Houston]]||[[United States]]||align=center|7||align=center|352,201
|-
|align=center|9||[[Munich]]||[[Germany]]||align=center|6||align=center|390,017
|-
|align=center|9||[[Osaka]]||[[Japan]]||align=center|6||align=center|180,901
|-
|align=center|10||[[Rome]]||[[Italy]]||align=center|5||align=center|235,231
|-
|align=center|10||[[Atlanta]]||[[United States]]||align=center|5||align=center|199,447
|}
|}


==See also==
== See also ==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Forbes Global 2000]]
*[[Fortune 500]]
* [[40 Under 40]]
* [[Fortune India 500]]
*[[List of companies by revenue]]
* [[Forbes Global 2000]]
* [[Fortune 500]]
* [[Fortune 1000]]
* [[List of largest companies by revenue]]
* [[List of largest employers]]
* [[List of public corporations by market capitalization]]
{{div col end}}


==External links==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/ Official site]
*[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/cities/ Cities with five or more FORTUNE 500 headquarters]


== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 01:26, 7 September 2024

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 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
Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $612.3 billion
2 Saudi Aramco  Saudi Arabia Energy $603.7 billion
3 State Grid  China Energy $530.0 billion
4 Amazon  United States Internet services and retailing $514.0 billion
5 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $483.1 billion
6 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $471.2 billion
7 ExxonMobil  United States Petroleum $413.7 billion
8 Apple  United States Technology $394.3 billion
9 Shell  United Kingdom Petroleum $386.2 billion
10 UnitedHealth Group  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
Rank Country Companies
1  United States 136
2  China 135
3  Japan 41
4  Germany 30
5  France 24
6  South Korea 18
7  United Kingdom 15
8  Canada 14
9   Switzerland 11
10  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
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:[5]

Sector Company Headquarters Overall
rank		 Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense China North Industries Group China Beijing 0146#146 82,689
Apparel Christian Dior France Paris 0143#143 83,283
Chemicals Sinochem Holdings China Beijing 0038#38 173,834
Energy Saudi Aramco Saudi Arabia Dhahran 0002#2 603,651
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering China Beijing 0013#13 305,885
Financials Berkshire Hathaway United States Omaha 0014#14 302,089
Food & Drug Stores Kroger United States Cincinnati 0058#58 148,258
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Archer Daniels Midland United States Chicago 0098#98 101,556
Health Care UnitedHealth Group United States Minnetonka 0010#10 324,162
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Compass Group United Kingdom Chertsey 0469#469 32,564
Household Products Procter & Gamble United States Cincinnati 0154#154 80,187
Industrials Hengli Group China Suzhou 0123#123 90,944
Materials China Baowu Steel Group China Shanghai 0044#44 161,698
Media Walt Disney United States Burbank 0145#145 82,722
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Group Germany Wolfsburg 0015#15 293,685
Retailing Walmart United States Bentonville 0001#1 611,289
Technology Apple United States Cupertino 0008#8 394,328
Telecommunications China Mobile Communications China Beijing 0062#62 139,597
Transportation China Post Group China Beijing 0086#86 110,271
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Singapore Singapore 0012#12 318,476

Fortune Global 500 list of 2022

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

Fortune Global 500 list of 2022
Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $572.8 billion
2 Amazon  United States Internet Services and Retailing $469.8 billion
3 State Grid  China Energy $460.6 billion
4 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $411.7 billion
5 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $401.3 billion
6 Saudi Aramco  Saudi Arabia Energy $400.4 billion
7 Apple  United States Technology $365.8 billion
8 Volkswagen  Germany Automobiles $295.8 billion
9 China State Construction Engineering  China Construction & Engineering $293.7 billion
10 CVS Health  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
Rank Country Companies
1  China 145
2  United States 124
3  Japan 47
4  Germany 28
5  France 25
6  United Kingdom 18
7  South Korea 16
8   Switzerland 14
9  Canada 12
10  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
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:[7]

Sector Company Headquarters Overall
rank		 Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense China North Industries Group China Beijing 0136#136 81,785
Apparel Christian Dior France Paris 0156#156 75,924
Business services Randstad Netherlands Diemen 0491#491 29,126
Chemicals Sinochem Holdings [zh] China Beijing 0031#31 172,260
Energy State Grid China Beijing 0003#3 460,617
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering China Beijing 0009#9 293,712
Financials Berkshire Hathaway United States Omaha 0014#14 276,094
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance United States Deerfield 0045#45 148,579
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Switzerland Vevey 0103#103 95,293
Health Care CVS Health United States Woonsocket 0010#10 292,111
Household Products Procter & Gamble United States Cincinnati 0154#154 76,118
Industrials Hengli Group China Suzhou 0075#75 113,536
Materials China Baowu Steel Group China Shanghai 0044#44 150,730
Media Walt Disney United States Burbank 0183#183 67,418
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Germany Wolfsburg 0008#8 295,820
Retailing Walmart United States Bentonville 0001#1 572,754
Technology Apple United States Cupertino 0007#7 365,817
Telecommunications AT&T United States Dallas 0032#32 168,864
Transportation China Post Group China Beijing 0081#81 108,669
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Singapore Singapore 0019#19 231,308

Fortune Global 500 list of 2021

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

Fortune Global 500 list of 2021
Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $559.1 billion
2 State Grid  China Energy $386.6 billion
3 Amazon  United States Internet Services and Retailing $386 billion
4 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $283.9 billion
5 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $283.7 billion
6 Apple  United States Technology $274.5 billion
7 CVS Health  United States Health care $268.7 billion
8 UnitedHealth Group  United States Health care $257.1 billion
9 Toyota Motor  Japan Automobiles $256.7 billion
10 Volkswagen  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
Rank Country Companies
1  China 135
2  United States 122
3  Japan 53
4  France 28
5  Germany 27
6  United Kingdom 22
7  South Korea 15
8   Switzerland 13
9  Canada 12
10  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
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:[9]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2020
Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $524 billion
2 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $407 billion
3 State Grid  China Energy $384 billion
4 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $379 billion
5 Royal Dutch Shell  Netherlands /  United Kingdom Petroleum $352 billion
6 Saudi Aramco  Saudi Arabia Energy $330 billion
7 Volkswagen  Germany Automobiles $283 billion
8 BP  United Kingdom Petroleum $283 billion
9 Amazon.com  United States Internet Services and Retailing $281 billion
10 Toyota Motor  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
Rank Country Companies
1  China 124
2  United States 121
3  Japan 53
4  France 31
5  Germany 27
6  United Kingdom ‡ 22
7  South Korea 14
8   Switzerland 14
9  Canada 13
10  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]

Sector Company Headquarters Overall
rank		 Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Airbus Netherlands Leiden 0060#116 78,883
Apparel Christian Dior France Paris 0234#180 60,071
Business services Compass Group United Kingdom Chertsey 0434#395 31,736
Chemicals BASF Germany Ludwigshafen 0126#143 70,723
Energy Sinopec Group China Beijing 0002#2 407,009
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering China Beijing 0024#18 205,839
Financials Berkshire Hathaway United States Omaha 0008#14 254,616
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance United States Deerfield 0037#41 136,866
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Switzerland Vevey 0064#82 92,107
Health Care CVS Health United States Woonsocket 0013#13 256,776
Household Products Procter & Gamble United States Cincinnati 0098#156 67,684
Industrials Siemens Germany Munich 0031#74 97,937
Materials Amer International Group China Shenzhen 0120#91 88,862
Media Walt Disney United States Burbank 0161#150 69,570
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Germany Wolfsburg 0005#7 282,760
Retailing Walmart United States Bentonville 0001#1 523,964
Technology Apple United States Cupertino 0009#12 260,174
Telecommunications AT&T United States Dallas 0019#22 181,193
Transportation China Post Group China Beijing 0099#90 89,347
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Singapore Singapore 0011#27 171,474

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
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:[10]

Fortune Global 500 list of 2019
Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $514 billion
2 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $415 billion
3 Royal Dutch Shell  Netherlands  United Kingdom Petroleum $397 billion
4 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $393 billion
5 State Grid  China Energy $387 billion
6 Saudi Aramco  Saudi Arabia Energy $356 billion
7 BP  United Kingdom Petroleum $304 billion
8 Exxon Mobil  United States Petroleum $290 billion
9 Volkswagen  Germany Automobiles $278 billion
10 Toyota Motor  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
Rank Country Companies
1  United States 121
2  China 119
3  Japan 52
4  France 31
5  Germany 29
6  United Kingdom ‡ 18
7  South Korea 16
8   Switzerland 14
9  Canada 13
10  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]

Sector Company Headquarters Overall
rank		 Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing United States Chicago 0060#68 101,127
Apparel Christian Dior France Paris 0234#187 55,263
Business services Compass Group United Kingdom Chertsey 0434#403 30,879
Chemicals DuPont United States Wilmington 0126#100 85,977
Energy Sinopec Group China Beijing 0002#2 414,650
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering China Beijing 0024#21 181,525
Financials Berkshire Hathaway United States Omaha 0008#12 247,837
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance United States Deerfield 0037#40 131,537
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Switzerland Vevey 0064#76 93,513
Health Care UnitedHealth Group United States Minnetonka 0013#14 226,247
Household Products Procter & Gamble United States Cincinnati 0098#146 66,832
Industrials General Electric United States Boston 0031#48 120,268
Materials China Minmetals China Beijing 0120#112 80,076
Media Walt Disney United States Burbank 0161#170 59,434
Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Germany Wolfsburg 0005#9 278,342
Retailing Walmart United States Bentonville 0001#1 514,405
Technology Apple United States Cupertino 0009#11 265,595
Telecommunications AT&T United States Dallas 0019#25 170,756
Transportation China Post Group China Beijing 0099#101 85,628
Wholesalers Trafigura Group Singapore Singapore 0011#22 180,744

Fortune Global 500 list of 2018

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

Fortune Global 500 list of 2018
Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $500 billion
2 State Grid  China Energy $349 billion
3 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $327 billion
4 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $326 billion
5 Royal Dutch Shell  Netherlands  United Kingdom Petroleum $312 billion
6 Toyota Motor  Japan Automobiles $265 billion
7 Volkswagen  Germany Automobiles $260 billion
8 BP  United Kingdom Petroleum $245 billion
9 Exxon Mobil  United States Petroleum $244 billion
10 Berkshire Hathaway  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
Rank Country Companies
1  United States 126
2  China 120
3  Japan 52
4  Germany 32
5  France 28
6  United Kingdom † 21
7  South Korea 16
8  Netherlands † 15
9   Switzerland 14
10  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]

Sector Company Headquarters Overall
rank		 Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing United States Chicago 0060#64 93,392
Apparel Christian Dior France Paris 0234#208 49,221
Business services Compass Group United Kingdom Chertsey 0434#413 28,578
Chemicals BASF Germany Ludwigshafen 0126#112 72,677
Energy State Grid China Beijing 0002#2 348,903
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering China Beijing 0024#23 156,071
Financials Berkshire Hathaway United States Omaha 0008#10 242,137
Food & Drug Stores Kroger United States Cincinnati 0037#39 122,662
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Switzerland Vevey 0064#69 91,222
Health Care UnitedHealth Group United States Minnetonka 0013#15 201,159
Household Products Procter & Gamble United States Cincinnati 0098#135 66,217
Industrials General Electric United States Boston 0031#41 122,274
Materials China Minmetals China Beijing 0120#109 72,997
Media Disney United States Burbank 0161#176 55,137
Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Japan Toyota 0005#6 265,172
Retailing Walmart United States Bentonville 0001#1 500,343
Technology Apple United States Cupertino 0009#11 229,234
Telecommunications AT&T United States Dallas 0019#20 160,546
Transportation China Post Group China Beijing 0099#113 72,197
Wholesalers McKesson Corporation United States San Francisco 0011#13 208,357

Breakdown by industry

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

Fortune Global 500 by industry
Industry Company Country Rank Revenue ($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing United States United States 64 93,392
Airlines American Airlines United States United States 260 42,207
Apparel Christian Dior France France 208 49,221
Banks: Commercial & Savings Industrial & Commercial Bank China China 26 153,021
Beverages Anheuser-Busch InBev Belgium Belgium 170 56,444
Building Materials, Glass Saint-Gobain France France 231 46,002
Chemicals BASF Germany Germany 112 72,677
Computer Software Microsoft United States United States 71 89,950
Computers, Office Equipment Apple United States United States 11 229,234
Construction & Farm Machinery Caterpillar United States United States 238 45,462
Diversified Financials EXOR Group Netherlands Netherlands 19 161,677
Electronics, Electrical Equipment Samsung Electronics South Korea South Korea 12 211,940
Energy Gazprom Russia Russia 49 111,983
Engineering & Construction China Construction Engineering China China 23 156,071
Entertainment Disney United States United States 176 55,137
Food & Drug Stores Kroger United States United States 39 122,662
Food Consumer Products Nestle Switzerland Switzerland 69 91,222
Food Production Archer Daniels Midland United States United States 152 60,828
Food Services Compass Group United Kingdom United Kingdom 413 28,578
General Merchandisers Walmart United States United States 1 500,343
Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care UnitedHealth Group United States United States 15 201,159
Health Care: Medical Facilities HCA Healthcare United States United States 215 47,653
Health Care: Pharmacy & Other Services CVS Health United States United States 17 184,765
Household & Personal Products Procter & Gamble United States United States 135 66,217
Human Resources & Employment Services Adecco Group Switzerland Switzerland 441 26,670
Industrial Machinery General Electric United States United States 41 122,274
Information Technology Services IBM United States United States 92 79,139
Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual) Nippon Life Insurance Japan Japan 126 68,684
Insurance: Life, Health (Stock) AXA France France 27 149,461
Insurance: Property & Casualty (Mutual) State Farm Insurance United States United States 95 78,331
Insurance: Property & Casualty (Stock) Berkshire Hathaway United States United States 10 242,137
Internet Services & Retailing Amazon.com United States United States 18 177,866
Mail, Package, & Freight Delivery China Post Group China China 113 72,197
Medical Products & Equipment Medtronic Republic of Ireland Ireland 396 29,710
Metals China Minmetals China China 109 72,997
Mining, Crude-Oil Production Glencore Switzerland Switzerland 14 205,476
Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Japan Japan 6 265,172
Network & Other Communications Equipment Huawei Investment & Holding China China 72 89,311
Oil & Gas Equipment, Services Schlumberger United States United States 386 30,440
Petroleum Refining Sinopec Group China China 3 326,953
Pharmaceuticals China Resources China China 86 82,184
Pipelines Energy Transfer Equity United States United States 217 47,487
Railroads Deutsche Bahn Germany Germany 211 48,124
Real Estate China Evergrande Group China China 230 46,019
Semiconductors & Other Electronic Components Intel United States United States 146 62,761
Shipping China Shipbuilding Industry China China 245 44,431
Specialty Retailers Home Depot United States United States 57 100,904
Telecommunications AT&T United States United States 20 160,546
Textiles Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering China China 185 53,203
Tobacco Philip Morris International United States United States 411 28,748
Trading Trafigura Group Singapore Singapore 32 136,421
Utilities State Grid China China 2 348,903
Wholesalers: Electronics & Office Equipment Tech Data United States United States 315 36,775
Wholesalers: Food & Grocery Sysco United States United States 174 55,371
Wholesalers: Health Care McKesson Corporation United States United States 13 208,357

Most profitable

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

Fortune Global 500 most profitable of 2018
Rank Company Country Profits ($M)
1 Apple United States United States $48,351.0
2 British American Tobacco United Kingdom United Kingdom $48,327.8
3 Berkshire Hathaway United States United States $44,940.0
4 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China China China $42,323.7
5 Samsung Electronics South Korea South Korea $36,575.4
6 China Construction Bank China China $35,845.2
7 Verizon United States United States $30,101.0
8 AT&T United States United States $29,450.0
9 Agricultural Bank of China China China $28,550.4
10 Bank of China China China $25,509.2

Fortune Global 500 list of 2017

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

Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD
1 Walmart  United States Retail $486 billion
2 State Grid  China Energy $316 billion
3 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $268 billion
4 China National Petroleum  China Petroleum $263 billion
5 Toyota Motor  Japan Automobiles $255 billion
6 Volkswagen  Germany Automobiles $240 billion
7 Royal Dutch Shell  Netherlands † Petroleum $240 billion
8 Berkshire Hathaway  United States Products $242 billion
9 Apple  United States Technology $216 billion
10 Exxon Mobil  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]

Rank Country Companies
1  United States 133
2  China 109
3  Japan 51
4  France 29
5  Germany 29
6  United Kingdom † 21
7  South Korea 15
8  Netherlands † 15
9   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:

Sector Company Headquarters Overall
rank		 Revenues
($M)
Aerospace & Defense Boeing United States Chicago 0060#60 94,571
Apparel Christian Dior France Paris 0234#234 42,113
Business services The Adecco Group Switzerland Zürich 0434#434 25,112
Chemicals BASF Germany Ludwigshafen 0126#126 63,641
Energy State Grid Corporation of China China Beijing 0002#2 315,199
Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering China Beijing 0024#24 144,505
Financials Berkshire Hathaway United States Omaha 0008#8 223,604
Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance United States Deerfield 0037#37 117,351
Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Switzerland Vevey 0064#64 90,814
Health Care UnitedHealth Group United States Minnetonka 0013#13 184,840
Household Products Procter & Gamble United States Cincinnati 0098#98 71,726
Industrials General Electric United States Boston 0031#31 126,661
Materials China Minmetals China Beijing 0120#120 65,547
Media The Walt Disney Company United States Burbank 0161#161 55,632
Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Japan Toyota 0005#5 255,000
Retailing Walmart United States Bentonville 0001#1 485,873
Technology Apple United States Cupertino 0009#9 215,639
Telecommunications AT&T United States Dallas 0019#19 163,786
Transportation U.S. Postal Service United States Washington, D.C. 0099#99 71,498
Wholesalers McKesson Corporation United States Irving, Texas 0011#11 198,533

See also

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