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  2. There are 58 countries represented by the publicly traded companies on the list. The U.S. leads the way with 611 companies on the ranking, and China comes in second with 346 Global 2000...

  3. Lists. Advisor. Store. Forbes' annual ranking of the world's largest public companies is a reflection of the state of the global economy today: who's on top, who's growing, and who's seen...

    • The Biggest Companies in The World in 2022
    • The World’S Largest Public Companies in 2022
    • Top 10 Performance in 2022
    • Biggest Companies in The World, by Sector
    • Change of Fortune

    View the high-resolution of the infographic by clicking here. This year has been shaped by uncomfortable macroeconomic headwinds. Trillions of dollars were erased in public company market capitalizations, investor confidence waned, and cost pressures squeezed consumer pocketbooks. Taken together, many of the world’s largest companies experienced sh...

    Today, Apple stands as the world’s most valuable company, towering at a $2.3 trillionvaluation. Despite the tech downturn of 2022—driven by rising interest rates and slower sales—Apple maintained its top spot. This was largely thanks to record revenues and healthy consumer demand for iPhones, which drive about halfof its total revenue. Following Ap...

    For many of the world’s largest companies, 2022 was a brutal year for performance. As the above graphic shows, the vast majority of the world’s titans saw their market values decline. Half of these companies saw double-digit drops. Tesla has witnessed nearly 70%of its market cap being erased this year. Two main factors are behind this drop: falling...

    Even with sinking market values across the sector in 2022, tech remains dominant. Among the world’s biggest companies, 20 are in tech, spanning a combined market value of $9.2 trillion. For perspective, that’s about 31% of the market value of the 100 largest companies. Companies are classified according to the FTSE Russell Industry Classification B...

    It comes as no surprise that many of the biggest companies in the world are long-established players in global markets. Yet within the rankings, some of the notable risers compared to 2021are UnitedHealth Group, which launched from #19 in 2021 to #8 this year and NVIDIA which has climbed to become the 11th largest company globally, up from #24 last...

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  4. List of public corporations by market capitalization. The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization. In the global business media, they are described as being the world's most valuable companies as a reference to their market value. [1]

    Rank
    First Quarter
    First Quarter
    Second Quarter
    1
    Apple 2,609,000 [33]
    Apple 3,050,000 [33]
    Apple 2,677,000 [33]
    2
    Microsoft 2,532,000 [32]
    Microsoft 2,346,000 [32]
    3
    Alphabet 1,332,000 [35]
    Alphabet 1,530,000 [35]
    Alphabet 1,662,000 [35]
    4
    Amazon 1,058,000 [36]
    Amazon 1,337,000 [36]
    Amazon 1,312,000 [36]
  5. Walmart remains No. 1 for the 10th consecutive year, while Saudi Aramco, which grew its revenues by 51%, claims the No. 2 spot (up from No. 6 last year). In another shift from the previous year ...

  6. 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 and/or general public. [3]

  7. Jun 10, 2021 · Since the COVID-19 crash, global equity markets have seen a strong recovery. The 100 biggest companies in the world were worth a record-breaking $31.7 trillion as of March 31 2021, up 48% year-over-year. As a point of comparison, the combined GDP of the U.S. and China was $35.7 trillion in 2020.