Apple NOT in the top 10 list
To fathom the size of the world’s largest companies, take a look at this fact:
Tech goliath Apple, with its $774bn valuation, is only the 12th largest company in the world.
The companies on Forbes’ Global 2000 companies list account for combined revenues of $39 trillion, profits of $3 trillion, with assets worth $162 trillion, and a market value of $48 trillion.
The biggest company in the world is the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. It boasts $3.3 trillion in assets, a market value of $4278.3bn, sales of $166.8bn and profits of $44.8bn. In fact, China pretty much rules this list taking up the top four spots.
These are the world’s 10 biggest companies:
1. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Country: China
Sales: $166.8bn
Profits: $44.8bn
Assets: $3,322bn
Market Value: $278.3bn
2. China Construction Bank
Country: China
Sales: $130.5bn
Profits: $37bn
Assets: $2,698.9bn
Market Value: $212.9bn
3. Agricultural Bank of China
Country: China
Sales: $129.2bn
Profits: $29.1bn
Assets: $2,574.8bn
Market Value: $189.9bn
4. Bank of China
Country: China
Sales: $120.3bn
Profits: $27.5bn
Assets: $2,458.3bn
Market Value: $199.1bn
5. Berkshire Hathaway
Country: United States
Sales: $194.7bn
Profits: $19.9bn
Assets: $534.6bn
Market Value: $354.8bn
6. JPMorgan Chase
Country: United States
Sales: $97.8bn
Profits: $21.2bn
Assets: $2,593.6bn
Market Value: $225.5bn
7. Exxon Mobil
Country: United States
Sales: $376.2bn
Profits: $32.5bn
Assets: $349.5bn
Market Value: $357.1bn
8. PetroChina
Country: China
Sales: $333.4bn
Profits: $17.4bn
Assets: $387.7bn
Market Value: $334.6bn
9. General Electric
Country: United States
Sales: $148.5bn
Profits: $15.2bn
Assets: $648.3bn
Market Value: $253.5bn
10. Wells Fargo
Country: United States
Sales: $90.4bn
Profits: $23.1bn
Assets: $1,701.4bn
Market Value: $278.3bn
Full list here
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