List of largest companies by revenue
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This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 rankings and other sources.[2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014.[1] The list is limited to the largest 50 companies, all of which have annual revenues exceeding US$130 billion. This list is incomplete, as not all companies disclose their information to the media or general public.[3] Out of 50 largest companies 23 are American, 17 Asian and 10 European.[2]
List
[edit]Information in the list relates to the most recent fiscal year (mostly FY 2023 or 2024).
| Rank | Name | Industry | Revenue | Profit | Employees | Headquarters[note 1] | State-owned | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD millions | ||||||||
| 1 | Walmart | Retail |  $648,125 |
$15,511 | 2,100,000 |  United States |
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[1] |
| 2 | Amazon | Retail | $574,785 |
$30,425 | 1,525,000 | United States
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[4] |
| 3 | State Grid Corporation of China | Electricity | $545,948 |
$9,204 | 1,361,423 |  China
|
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[5] |
| 4 | Saudi Aramco | Oil and gas |  $494,890 |
$129,699 | 73,311 |  Saudi Arabia |
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[6] |
| 5 | China Petrochemical Corporation | Oil and gas | $429,700 |
$9,393 | 513,434 | China |
|
[7] |
| 6 | China National Petroleum Corporation | Oil and gas | $476,000 |
$25,250 | 1,026,301 | China |
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[8] |
| 7 | Vitol | Commodities | $400,000 |
$13,000 | 1,560 |  Switzerland
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| 8 | Apple | Information technology | $383,482 |
$96,995 | 161,000 | United States |
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| 9 | UnitedHealth Group | Healthcare | $371,622 |
$22,381 | 440,000 | United States
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[12] |
| 10 | Berkshire Hathaway | Financials | $364,482 |
$96,223 | 396,500 | United States
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| 11 | CVS Health | Healthcare | $357,776 |
$8,344 | 259,500 | United States |
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[14] |
| 12 | Volkswagen Group | Automotive | $348,408 |
$17,945 | 684,025 |  Germany |
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[15] |
| 13 | ExxonMobil | Oil and gas | $344,582 |
$36,010 | 61,500 | United States |
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[16] |
| 14 | Shell | Oil and gas | $323,183 |
$19,359 | 103,000 |  United Kingdom
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[17] |
| 15 | China State Construction Engineering | Construction | $320,431 |
$4,272 | 382,894 | China |
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[18] |
| 16 | Toyota | Automotive | $312,018 |
$34,214 | 380,793 |  Japan |
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[19] |
| 17 | McKesson | Healthcare | $308,951 |
$3,002 | 48,000 | United States |
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[20] |
| 18 | Alphabet | Information technology | $307,394 |
$73,795 | 182,502 | United States |
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[21] |
| 19 | Cencora | Healthcare | $262,173 |
$1,745 | 44,000 | United States |
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[22] |
| 20 | Microsoft | Information technology | $245,122
|
$88,136 | 228,000 | United States
|
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[23] |
| 21 | Trafigura | Commodities | $244,280 |
$7,393 | 12,479 |  Singapore |
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[24] |
| 22 | Costco | Retail | $242,290 |
$6,292 | 316,000 | United States |
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[25] |
| 23 | JPMorgan Chase | Financials | $239,425
|
$49,552 | 309,926 | United States
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| 24 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Financials | $222,484 |
$51,417 | 419,252 | China |
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[27] |
| 25 | TotalEnergies | Oil and gas | $218,945 |
$21,384 | 102,579 |  France
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[28] |
| 26 | Glencore | Commodities | $217,829 |
$4,280 | 83,426 |  Switzerland |
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[29] |
| 27 | BP | Oil and gas | $213,032 |
$15,239 | 79,400 | United Kingdom |
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| 28 | Cardinal Health | Healthcare | $205,012 |
$261 | 47,520 | United States
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[31] |
| 29 | Stellantis | Automotive | $204,908
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$20,103 | 258,275 |  Netherlands
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[32] |
| 30 | Chevron | Oil and gas | $200,949 |
$21,369 | 45,600 | United States |
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[33] |
| 31 | China Construction Bank | Financials | $199,826 |
$46,990 | 376,871 | China |
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[34] |
| 32 | Samsung Electronics | Electronics | $198,257 |
$11,082 | 267,860 |  South Korea |
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[35] |
| 33 | Foxconn | Electronics | $197,876 |
$4,563 | 621,393 |  Taiwan |
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[36] |
| 34 | Cigna | Healthcare | $195,265
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$5,164 | 71,413 | United States
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[37] |
| 35 | Agricultural Bank of China | Financials | $192,398 |
$38,049 | 451,003 | China |
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[38] |
| 36 | Schwarz Gruppe | Retail | $180,576 |
$16,988 | 575,000 | Germany |
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[39] |
| 37 | China Railway Engineering Corporation | Construction | $178,563
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$2,152 | 314,149 | China
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[40] |
| 38 | Cargill | Conglomerate | $177,000 |
$17,641 | 160,000 | United States |
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[41] |
| 39 | Ford Motor Company | Automotive | $176,191 |
$4,347 | 177,000 | United States |
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[42] |
| 40 | Bank of China | Financials | $172,328 |
$32,758 | 306,931 | China |
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[43] |
| 41 | Bank of America | Financials | $171,912 |
$26,515 | 212,985 | United States
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| 42 | General Motors | Automotive | $171,842 |
$10,127 | 163,000 | United States |
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| 43 | Elevance Health | Healthcare | $171,340 |
$5,987 | 104,900 | United States |
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[46] |
| 44 | BMW Group | Automotive | $168,103 |
$12,205 | 154,950 | Germany |
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[47] |
| 45 | Tata Group | Conglomerate | $165,500 |
$12,205 | 154,950 |  India |
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[48] |
| 46 | Mercedes-Benz Group | Automotive | $165,638
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$15,417 | 166,056 | Germany
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[49] |
| 47 | China Railway Construction Corporation | Construction | $160,847
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$1,701 | 336,433 | China
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[50] |
| 48 | Baowu | Steel | $157,216
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$2,494 | 258,697 | China
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| 49 | Citigroup | Financials | $156,820 |
$9,228 | 237,925 | United States |
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[52] |
| 50 | Centene Corporation | Healthcare | $153,999 |
$2,702 | 67,700 | United States |
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See also
[edit]
- List of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue
- List of largest companies in Africa by revenue
- List of largest companies in Asia
- List of largest companies in Europe by revenue
- Forbes Global 2000
- List of largest employers
- List of public corporations by market capitalization
- List of most valuable brands
- List of companies by research and development spending
- List of wealthiest religious organizations
- List of the largest software companies
- List of largest Internet companies
- List of largest technology companies by revenue
- Largest airlines in the world
Explanatory notes
[edit]- ^ As reported by source.
References
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