These are the world's 10 biggest companies

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 12^th 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

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