Largest Companies in the World in 2017

This article presents the 50 largest companies in the world according to their revenues in 2017, listed in descending order.

Most of the companies present in this ranking are from the US and China

The Fortune Global 500 is an annual ranking that lists the world’s largest companies based on their market value. According to the ranking released in 2017, the largest company in the world in terms of revenue is the hypermarket Walmart, an American multinational founded in 1962 and which currently has around 11,000 stores in 27 countries. In total, Walmart has 2.3 million employees and in 2017 generated revenues of US$485.873 million.

The second place is occupied by State Grid, a Chinese company dedicated to energy production and which in 2017 had revenues of US$315.199 million. The podium of the largest companies in the world closes with another Chinese company, Sinopec Group, an oil company that generated revenues of 267.518 million dollars.

Most of the companies present in this ranking are from the USA and China, with the first European company coming in 6th place, with the German Volkswagen. Oil, banking and automotive companies are the most represented.

#	Company Name	Country	Business area	Number of employees	Revenue (millions of dollars)
1	Walmart	USA	Hypermarket	2.3 million	485, 873
2	State Grid	China	Production of energy	926 thousand	315.199
3	Sinopec Group	China	oil	713 thousand	267,518
4	China National Petroleum Corporation	China	oil	1.5 million	262, 573
5	Toyota Motor	Japan	Car	364 thousand	254, 694
6	Volkswagen	Germany	Car	626 thousand	240,264
7	Royal Dutch Shell	Netherlands	oil	89 thousand	240.033
8	Berkshire Hathaway	USA	investments	367 thousand	223,604
9	apple	USA	Technology	116 thousand	215,639
10	Exxon Mobile	USA	oil	72 thousand	205.004
11	McKesson	USA	Health	64 thousand	198,533
12	BP	United Kingdom	oil	74 thousand	186,606
13	UnitedHealth Group	USA	Health	230 thousand	184,840
14	CVS Health	USA	Health	204 thousand	177,526
15	Samsung Electronics	South Korea	Technology	325 thousand	173,957
16	Glencore	Switzerland	Ore	93 thousand	173,883
17	daimler	Germany	Car	282 thousand	169,483
18	General Motors	USA	Car	225 thousand	166,380
19	ATT	USA	Telecommunications	268 thousand	163,786
20	exor group	Netherlands	Car	302 thousand	154,894
21	Ford Motor	USA	Car	201 thousand	151,800
22	Commercial and Industrial Bank of China	China	banking	461 thousand	147,675
23	amerisourceBergen	USA	Health	18 thousand	146,850
24	China State Construction Engineering	China	Construction	263 thousand	144,505
25	AXA	France	insurance	97 thousand	143,722
26	amazon	USA	E-commerce	341 thousand	135,987
27	Hon Hai Precision Industry	Taiwan	Electronic components	726 thousand	135.129
28	China Construction Bank	China	banking	362 thousand	135.093
29	Honda Motor	Japan	Car	211 thousand	129.198
30	Total	France	oil	102 thousand	127,925
31	General Electric	USA	Miscellaneous	295 thousand	126,661
32	verizon	USA	Telecommunications	160 thousand	125,980
33	Japan Post Holdings	Japan	postal service	248 thousand	122,990
34	Allianz	Germany	insurance	140 thousand	122,196
35	Cardinal Health	USA	Health	37 thousand	121,546
36	costco	USA	Hypermarket	172 thousand	118,719
37	Walgreens Boots Alliance	USA	Hypermarket	300 thousand	117,351
38	Agricultural Bank of China	China	banking	500 thousand	117.275
39	Ping An Insurance	China	insurance	318 thousand	116,581
40	Kroger	USA	Hypermarket	443 thousand	115,337
41	SAIC Engine	China	Car	97 thousand	113,861
42	Bank of China	China	banking	308 thousand	113,708
43	BNP Paribas	France	banking	184 thousand	109.026
44	Nissan Motor	Japan	Car	137 thousand	108,164
45	chevron	USA	Production of energy	55 thousand	107,567
46	Fannie Mae	USA	Financial services	7 thousand	107.160
47	China Mobile Communications	China	Telecommunications	463 thousand	107,117
48	JP Morgan Chase	USA	Financial services	243 thousand	105,486
49	Legal & General Group	United Kingdom	Financial services	8 thousand	105.235
50	Nippon Telegraph & Telephone	Japan	Telecommunications	274 thousand	105,128

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