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The Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets, and market value. As a group, the companies on the 2023 list account for $50.8 trillion in ...
- Nestlé S.A.
- Total S.A.
- Axa Group
- Citigroup
- Chevron Corporation
- China Mobile Communications Corporation
- Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
- Allianz Se
- Verizon Communications
- BNP Paribas
Tracing its beginnings way back to 1866, long-standing Swiss multinational Nestlé S.A. is today the biggest food and drinks firm worldwide. Nestlé’s grand headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland are close to Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps, adding to the company’s allure. In 2014 Forbes included Nestlé on its list of the world’s largest public companies,...
Total S.A.’s Tour Total headquarters cut a gleaming figure on the Paris skyline. The French oil and gas “supermajor” operates in no less than 130 countries, with a worldwide staff of 98,799. In 2014 Forbes placed Total 25th on its “Global 2000” list, thanks in no small part to the company’s $149.8 billion market value. The same year, Fortune ranked...
French conglomerate AXA Group consists of a network of companies specializing in areas such as investment banking, securities and insurance. Operating in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, the Paris-based corporation employs 93,146 people and describes itself as a “global leader in financial protection.” In 2014 AXA placed 33rd...
New York-based banking and financial services multinational Citigroup has operations in the Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Australia and employs a global staff of 251,000. Current CEO Michael Corbat assumed his position in 2012, and the following year The New York Times described him as a “quiet boss” who is “setting the tone f...
In 2014 San Ramon, California-based multinational Chevron ranked third on the “Fortune 500” U.S. power list, with revenues of $220.356 billion. Fortune describes it as America’s “second-largest oil company,” adding that Chevron “expects production will increase in 2015 and beyond” while also pointing out the firm’s advancements in Gulf of Mexico- a...
Beijing-based China Mobile Communications Corporation is the biggest cell phone operator on the planet. In 2013 24/7 Wall St. put that fact into perspective, writing, “The most valuable brand in China belongs to China Mobile… with more than 710 million customers. Verizon Wireless, the largest in the U.S., has 98.2 million subscribers.” In 2014 the ...
Rio de Janeiro-based Brazilian energy multinational Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) is the biggest public firm south of the equator. Operating in 25 countries around the world – including the U.S., the U.K., China, Japan and Venezuela – Petrobras employs a global staff of 86,108. In 2014 it ranked 28th on Fortune’s “Global 500” list, with reve...
In 2011 New Scientist published a rundown of 147 interconnected super-companies dubbed “the capitalist network that runs the world,” with Allianz SE figuring at 28th. The Munich-based German financial services corporation has been described as “the world’s largest insurance company” and employs 147,627 people globally. In 2013 the finance giant mad...
In 2014 New York-based telecommunications corporation Verizon Communications ranked 26th on Forbes’ annual list of “the most powerful and most valuable companies in the world.” Forbes describes Verizon as providing “converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network,” with the publicati...
In 2014 French banking multinational BNP Paribas made Forbes’ “Global 2000,” with a market value of $98.6 billion and nearly $2.5 trillion in assets. BNP Paribas is headquartered in Paris, has additional global headquarters in London, employs 184,545 people and operates in 75 countries around the world. In 2011 it was featured on a list – compiled ...
Oct 24, 2023 · Apple has been a clear winner for many years because it has made its products consumer-intuitive and its service consumer-friendly. Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL) was the first company to reach a...
Jul 7, 2023 · Forbes Business. Editors' Pick. Forbes Global 2000 List 2023: The Top 200. Edited by Andrea Murphy and Hank Tucker. D espite challenges brought on by the pandemic, ongoing war and unpredictable...
Jun 10, 2021 · A Sector View. Across the 100 biggest companies in the world, some sectors had higher weightings. Technology had the highest market capitalization and was also the most common sector, with Big Tech dominating the top 10. Companies in the consumer discretionary, financials, and health care sectors also had a strong representation in the ranking.
(Top) List. By country. Notes. See also. References. External links. List of largest companies by revenue. has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2023 rankings and other sources. [2] .
