Fortune Global 500

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.

Controversy …

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 a significant
change in the geographical distribution of
the companies in the Global 500 rankings.
The number of North American-based
companies decreased from 215 in 2001 to
143 in 2017 and the contribution of Asian-
based companies increased rapidly from
116 in 2001 to 197 in 2017. Most of this
growth is accounted for by the rapid
increase in the number of Chinese Global
500 companies, of which there were 109
by 2017, 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

2019
The following is the list of top 10
companies.[5]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2019
Revenue in
Rank Company Country Industry
USD

1 Walmart  United States Retail $514 billion

2 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $415 billion

 Netherlands  United
3 Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum $397 billion
Kingdom

China National
4  China Petroleum $393 billion
Petroleum

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.[5]
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 lists Taiwan separately. If

its 10 companies were combined with the
119 in China (and Hong Kong), then
Greater China would have 129 companies
and rank first.

‡ The Global 500 includes Unilever & Royal

Dutch Shell under the heading
"Britain/Netherlands", as the company is
counted in the tally for both countries.

Breakdown by sector …

The top-ranked companies in 2019 for

each sector.[5]
 Overall Revenues
Sector Company Headquarters
rank ($M)

Aerospace & Defense Boeing Chicago #68 101,127

Apparel Christian Dior Paris #187 55,263

Business services Compass Group Chertsey #403 30,879

Chemicals DuPont #100 85,977

Wilmington

Energy Sinopec Group Beijing #2 414,650

Engineering & China State Construction

Beijing #21 181,525
Construction Engineering

Financials Berkshire Hathaway Omaha #12 247,837

Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Deerfield #40 131,537

Food, Beverages &

Nestlé Vevey #76 93,513
Tobacco

Health Care UnitedHealth Group #14 226,247

Minnetonka

Household Products Procter & Gamble Cincinnati #146 66,832

Industrials General Electric Boston #48 120,268

Materials China Minmetals Beijing #112 80,076

Media Walt Disney Burbank #170 59,434

Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Wolfsburg #9 278,342

Retailing Walmart #1 514,405

Bentonville

Technology Apple Cupertino #11 265,595

Telecommunications AT&T Dallas #25 170,756

Transportation China Post Group Beijing #101 85,628

Wholesalers Trafigura Group Singapore #22 180,744

Fortune Global 500 list of

2018
The following is the list of top 10
companies.[6]
Fortune Global 500 list of 2018
Revenue in
Rank Company Country Industry
USD

1 Walmart  United States Retail $500 billion

2 State Grid  China Energy $349 billion

3 Sinopec Group  China Petroleum $327 billion

China National
4  China Petroleum $326 billion
Petroleum

 Netherlands  United
5 Royal Dutch Shell Petroleum $312 billion
Kingdom

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.[6]
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 United
Kingdom) and three in East Asia (China,
Japan and South Korea). Moreover, the top
six (United States, China, Japan, Germany,
France and 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.

Breakdown by sector …
The top-ranked companies in 2018 for
each sector.[6]
 Overall Revenues
Sector Company Headquarters
rank ($M)

Aerospace & Defense Boeing Chicago #64 93,392

Apparel Christian Dior Paris #208 49,221

Business services Compass Group Chertsey #413 28,578

Chemicals BASF #112 72,677

Ludwigshafen

Energy State Grid Beijing #2 348,903

Engineering & China State Construction

Beijing #23 156,071
Construction Engineering

Financials Berkshire Hathaway Omaha #10 242,137

Food & Drug Stores Kroger Cincinnati #39 122,662

Food, Beverages &

Nestlé Vevey #69 91,222
Tobacco

Health Care UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka #15 201,159

Household Products Procter & Gamble Cincinnati #135 66,217

Industrials General Electric Boston #41 122,274

Materials China Minmetals Beijing #109 72,997

Media Disney Burbank #176 55,137

Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Toyota #6 265,172

Retailing Walmart Bentonville #1 500,343

Technology Apple Cupertino #11 229,234

Telecommunications AT&T Dallas #20 160,546

Transportation China Post Group Beijing #113 72,197

San
Wholesalers McKesson #13 208,357
Francisco
Breakdown by industry

The top-ranked companies in 2018 for

each industry.
Fortune Global 500 by Industry
Revenue
Industry Company Country Rank
($M)

United
Aerospace & Defense Boeing 64 93,392
States

United
Airlines American Airlines 260 42,207
States

Apparel Christian Dior France 208 49,221

Industrial & Commercial

Banks: Commercial & Savings China 26 153,021
Bank

Beverages Anheuser-Busch InBev Belgium 170 56,444

Building Materials, Glass Saint-Gobain France 231 46,002

Chemicals BASF Germany 112 72,677

United
Computer Software Microsoft 71 89,950
States

United
Computers, Office Equipment Apple 11 229,234
States

United
Construction & Farm Machinery Caterpillar 238 45,462
States

Diversified Financials EXOR Group 19 161,677

Netherlands

South
Electronics, Electrical Equipment Samsung Electronics 12 211,940
Korea

Energy Gazprom Russia 49 111,983

China Construction
Engineering & Construction China 23 156,071
Engineering

United
Entertainment Disney 176 55,137
States

United
Food & Drug Stores Kroger 39 122,662
States

Food Consumer Products Nestle 69 91,222

 Switzerland

United
Food Production Archer Daniels Midland 152 60,828
States

United
Food Services Compass Group 413 28,578
Kingdom

United
General Merchandisers Walmart 1 500,343
States

Health Care: Insurance & Managed United

UnitedHealth Group 15 201,159
Care States

United
Health Care: Medical Facilities HCA Healthcare 215 47,653
States

Health Care: Pharmacy & Other United

CVS Health 17 184,765
Services States

United
Household & Personal Products Procter & Gamble 135 66,217
States

Human Resources & Employment

Adecco Group 441 26,670
Services Switzerland

United
Industrial Machinery General Electric 41 122,274
States

United
Information Technology Services IBM 92 79,139
States

Insurance: Life, Health (Mutual) Nippon Life Insurance Japan 126 68,684

Insurance: Life, Health (Stock) AXA France 27 149,461

Insurance: Property & Casualty United

State Farm Insurance 95 78,331
(Mutual) States

Insurance: Property & Casualty United

Berkshire Hathaway 10 242,137
(Stock) States

United
Internet Services & Retailing Amazon.com 18 177,866
States

Mail, Package, & Freight Delivery China Post Group China 113 72,197

Medical Products & Equipment Medtronic Ireland 396 29,710

Metals China Minmetals China 109 72,997

Mining, Crude-Oil Production Glencore 14 205,476

Switzerland

Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Japan 6 265,172

Network & Other Communications Huawei Investment &

China 72 89,311
Equipment Holding

United
Oil & Gas Equipment, Services Schlumberger 386 30,440
States

Petroleum Refining Sinopec Group China 3 326,953

Pharmaceuticals China Resources China 86 82,184

United
Pipelines Energy Transfer Equity 217 47,487
States

Railroads Deutsche Bahn Germany 211 48,124

China Evergrande
Real Estate China 230 46,019
Group

Semiconductors & Other Electronic United

Intel 146 62,761
Components States

China Shipbuilding
Shipping China 245 44,431
Industry

United
Specialty Retailers Home Depot 57 100,904
States

United
Telecommunications AT&T 20 160,546
States

Shandong Weiqiao
Textiles China 185 53,203
Pioneering

Philip Morris United

Tobacco 411 28,748
International States

Trading Trafigura Group Singapore 32 136,421

Utilities State Grid China 2 348,903

Wholesalers: Electronics & Office United

Tech Data 315 36,775
Equipment States
Wholesalers: Food & Grocery Sysco United 174 55,371
States

United
Wholesalers: Health Care McKesson 13 208,357
States

Most profitable

The global 500 list sorted by profits.[7]

Fortune Global 500 most profitable of 2018
Rank Company Country Profits ($M)

1 Apple United States $48,351.0

2 British American Tobacco United Kingdom $48,327.8

3 Berkshire Hathaway United States $44,940.0

4 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China China $42,323.7

5 Samsung Electronics South Korea $36,575.4

6 China Construction Bank China $35,845.2

7 Verizon United States $30,101.0

8 AT&T United States $29,450.0

9 Agricultural Bank of China China $28,550.4

10 Bank of China China $25,509.2

Fortune Global 500 list of

2017
The following is the list of top 10
companies.[8][9]

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.[10]

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 United
Kingdom) and three in East Asia (China,
Japan and South Korea). Moreover, the top
six (United States, China, Japan, France,
Germany and 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.

Breakdown by sector …
The top-ranked companies in each sector
are as follows.
 Overall Revenues
Sector Company Headquarters
rank ($M)

Aerospace & Defense Boeing Chicago #60 94,571

Apparel Christian Dior Paris #234 42,113

Business services The Adecco Group Zürich #434 25,112

Chemicals BASF Ludwigshafen #126 63,641

Energy State Grid Corporation of China Beijing #2 315,199

Engineering & China State Construction

Beijing #24 144,505
Construction Engineering

Financials Berkshire Hathaway Omaha #8 223,604

Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Deerfield #37 117,351

Food, Beverages &

Nestlé Vevey #64 90,814
Tobacco

Health Care UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka #13 184,840

Household Products Procter & Gamble Cincinnati #98 71,726

Industrials General Electric Boston #31 126,661

Materials China Minmetals Beijing #120 65,547

Media The Walt Disney Company Burbank #161 55,632

Motor Vehicles & Parts Toyota Motor Toyota #5 255,000

Retailing Walmart Bentonville #1 485,873

Technology Apple Cupertino #9 215,639

Telecommunications AT&T Dallas #19 163,786

Washington,
Transportation U.S. Postal Service #99 71,498
D.C.

San
Wholesalers McKesson #11 198,533
Francisco

See also
 40 under 40 (Fortune Magazine)
Fortune India 500
Forbes Global 2000
Fortune 500
Fortune 1000
List of largest companies by revenue
List of companies by employees
List of corporations by market
capitalization

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External links
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listings

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