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<h2 id="by-country">By country</h2> <p>Forbes Global 2000 as of 2023:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Country/region</th><th>Companies</th><th>Highest-ranked company</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>620</td><td><a href="/facts/JPMorgan_Chase/bVu3VBTV">JPMorgan Chase</a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></td><td>298</td><td><a href="/facts/ICBC/6uqfLyLT">ICBC</a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a></td><td>192</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>62</td><td><a href="/facts/TotalEnergies/4KJe17r6">TotalEnergies</a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td>61</td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung_Electronics/STxnmHwl">Samsung Electronics</a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>60</td><td><a href="/facts/Shell_plc/2etvCXCf">Shell</a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>57</td><td><a href="/facts/Royal_Bank_of_Canada/jtGYU9pl">Royal Bank of Canada</a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td> <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></td><td>55</td><td><a href="/facts/Reliance_Industries/4aPz6JEV">Reliance Industries</a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>50</td><td><a href="/facts/Volkswagen_Group/xg9cPekV">Volkswagen Group</a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a></td><td>45</td><td><a href="/facts/TSMC/B4BdojRk">Taiwan Semiconductor</a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td> <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a></td><td>44</td><td><a href="/facts/China_Mobile/6tYxBzsr">China Mobile</a></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>44</td><td><a href="/facts/Nestl%C3%A9/1GgldXdF">Nestlé</a></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td><td>32</td><td><a href="/facts/BHP/KIj8E6Nh">BHP</a></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td> <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a></td><td>28</td><td><a href="/facts/Eni/mGKysH6o">Eni</a></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a></td><td>25</td><td><a href="/facts/Stellantis/r37HfCuk">Stellantis</a></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> <a href="/facts/Sweden/u3qC7lyj">Sweden</a></td><td>24</td><td><a href="/facts/Volvo/JUFSUUYD">Volvo</a></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a></td><td>22</td><td><a href="/facts/Petrobras/MfEucJYh">Petrobras</a></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td> <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Ireland/k8JzXVze">Ireland</a></td><td>22</td><td><a href="/facts/Accenture/MQJDvxMn">Accenture</a></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td> <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></td><td>20</td><td><a href="/facts/Banco_Santander/IBGWLefT">Santander</a></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> <a href="/facts/Saudi_Arabia/uyUpe1J2">Saudi Arabia</a></td><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/Saudi_Aramco/T872bqk7">Saudi Aramco</a></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td> <a href="/facts/Thailand/GCUnN4JK">Thailand</a></td><td>17</td><td><a href="/facts/PTT_Public_Company_Limited/U7UDMCPA">PTT</a></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Arab_Emirates/o1bEjgbR">United Arab Emirates</a></td><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/First_Abu_Dhabi_Bank/79buYyuW">First Abu Dhabi Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td> <a href="/facts/Singapore/CQDkhUvD">Singapore</a></td><td>14</td><td><a href="/facts/Oversea-Chinese_Banking_Corporation/z41vEsMP">Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td> <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a></td><td>13</td><td><a href="/facts/Am%C3%A9rica_M%C3%B3vil/8bKHLjwY">América Móvil</a></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq">South Africa</a></td><td>12</td><td><a href="/facts/FirstRand/GA9zKL6o">FirstRand</a></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td> <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></td><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank_Leumi/D20bLcf6">Bank Leumi</a></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></td><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/M%C3%B8ller-Maersk/hGFtwItt">Møller-Maersk</a></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td> <a href="/facts/Finland/G5Ak6T91">Finland</a></td><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Nordea_Bank/zH5cxnbs">Nordea Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norway</a></td><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Equinor/xhKT9fyQ">Equinor</a></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austria</a></td><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/OMV_Group/95S2FjwP">OMV Group</a></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td> <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a></td><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Ko%C3%A7_Holding/mHfcIbyn">Koç Holding</a></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank_Rakyat_Indonesia/Yody18Nu">Bank Rakyat Indonesia</a></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> <a href="/facts/Malaysia/8zbUMzCP">Malaysia</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Maybank/J29n5EDN">Maybank</a></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> <a href="/facts/Chile/uEyTfEcx">Chile</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Quinenco/0grob7We">Quinenco</a></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td> <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a></td><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Eurobank_Ergasias/WoKjawhX">Eurobank Ergasias</a></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td> <a href="/facts/Poland/eXJ7fd0D">Poland</a></td><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/PKN_Orlen/NPkS7jwC">PKN Orlen</a></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td> <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a></td><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Anheuser-Busch_InBev/6jp5LIBj">Anheuser-Busch InBev</a></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td> <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a></td><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Qatar_National_Bank/HVqHQD5k">Qatar National Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td> <a href="/facts/Luxembourg/vRN04l7f">Luxembourg</a></td><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/ArcelorMittal/fANEuxw1">ArcelorMittal</a></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td> <a href="/facts/Bermuda/dYgp0TF4">Bermuda</a></td><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Arch_Capital_Group/bL6nmJD2">Arch Capital Group</a></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td> <a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a></td><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Stock_Commercial_Bank_for_Foreign_Trade_of_Vietnam/wUMJPps9">Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam</a></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td> <a href="/facts/Colombia/nl7r8Q2u">Colombia</a></td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Ecopetrol/jArneAqw">Ecopetrol</a></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td> <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a></td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/EDP_Group/9kKUgn0S">EDP - Energias de Portugal</a></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td> <a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV">Philippines</a></td><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/SM_Investments/GjrlE4J6">SM Investments</a></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> <a href="/facts/Kuwait/HJLFQ59s">Kuwait</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Kuwait_Finance_House/WPwlg8ax">Kuwait Finance House</a></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> <a href="/facts/Hungary/YRedQLtI">Hungary</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/MOL_(company)/frRrnlPR">MOL Hungarian Oil</a></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> <a href="/facts/Cayman_Islands/exXQq3xA">Cayman Islands</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Nubank/K6pn7YpX">Nu Holdings</a></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> <a href="/facts/Kazakhstan/Vfs8NI6e">Kazakhstan</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/List_of_banks_in_Kazakhstan/dBmR1hT4">Kaspi.kz JSC</a></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> <a href="/facts/Morocco/6ly8170M">Morocco</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Attijariwafa_Bank/3zkPVFkV">Attijariwafa Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td> <a href="/facts/Nigeria/gbW17BX8">Nigeria</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Dangote_Cement/8NC9HxKe">Dangote Cement</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/%C4%8CEZ_Group/SmRoGhV5">Cez Group</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Argentina/aFSA5bAk">Argentina</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/YPF/6BHeyYcp">YPF</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Peru/dBt7XrYD">Peru</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Credicorp/LfuCGGaH">Credicorp</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Uruguay/X6V0apCb">Uruguay</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/MercadoLibre/DDIA7kBN">MercadoLibre</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Egypt/8Ttg0JwB">Egypt</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Commercial_International_Bank/X2a8wTyc">Commercial International Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Jordan/JC5sS1oJ">Jordan</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Arab_Bank/2nEUbVgW">Arab Bank</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Oman/yNr7BPbm">Oman</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank_Muscat/yK3UmU2T">Bank Muscat</a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td> <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a></td><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Pakistan_State_Oil/ddqLILPD">Pakistan State Oil</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2023-list">2023 list</h2> <p>In 2023, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> 2023 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/JPMorgan_Chase/bVu3VBTV">JPMorgan Chase</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Banking/l7VsKwas">Banking</a>, <a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">financial services</a></td><td>179.93</td><td>41.8</td><td>3,700</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Saudi_Aramco/T872bqk7">Saudi Aramco</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dhahran/p2pbaxB8">Dhahran</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Petroleum_industry/xCKs0yQJ">Oil and gas</a></td><td>393.16</td><td>61.69</td><td>3694</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Citigroup/GjSFJH49">Citigroup</a></td><td>New York</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>216.77</td><td>52.47</td><td>6,100</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/Industrial_and_Commercial_Bank_of_China/6uqfLyLT">Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>203.08</td><td>48.25</td><td>5,000</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/China_Construction_Bank/jAzgeCeS">China Construction Bank</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>186.14</td><td>37.92</td><td>5,400</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Alphabet_Inc./K3QvP6ns">Alphabet</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mountain_View,_California/dm29hKlV">Mountain View, California</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">Conglomerate</a></td><td>282.85</td><td>58.59</td><td>369.5</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank_of_America/fXUQI9vp">Bank of America</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Charlotte,_North_Carolina/JVJT5LzT">Charlotte</a></td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>133.84</td><td>28.62</td><td>3,200</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Berkshire_Hathaway/auQhFsAg">Berkshire Hathaway</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Omaha,_Nebraska/05378f5l">Omaha</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">Conglomerate</a></td><td>589.47</td><td>156.36</td><td>653.9</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Redmond,_Washington/zHHNzmuB">Redmond</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Computer_software/RP79lVSW">Software</a></td><td>207.59</td><td>69.02</td><td>380.1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cupertino,_California/kBjEJdap">Cupertino</a></td><td>Software</td><td>385.1</td><td>94.32</td><td>332.2</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2022-list">2022 list</h2> <p>In 2022, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> 2022 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Berkshire_Hathaway/auQhFsAg">Berkshire Hathaway</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Omaha,_Nebraska/05378f5l">Omaha</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">Conglomerate</a></td><td>276.1</td><td>89.9</td><td>958.8</td><td>741.5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/Industrial_and_Commercial_Bank_of_China/6uqfLyLT">Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Beijing/Bg4puFBv">Beijing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Bank/l7VsKwas">Banking</a>, <a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">financial Service</a></td><td>208.1</td><td>54.0</td><td>5,518.5</td><td>214.4</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Saudi_Aramco/T872bqk7">Saudi Aramco</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dhahran/p2pbaxB8">Dhahran</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Petroleum_industry/xCKs0yQJ">Oil and gas</a></td><td>400.4</td><td>105.4</td><td>576.0</td><td>2,292.1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/JPMorgan_Chase/bVu3VBTV">JPMorgan Chase</a></td><td><a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York</a></td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>124.5</td><td>42.1</td><td>3,954.7</td><td>374.5</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/China_Construction_Bank/jAzgeCeS">China Construction Bank</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>202.1</td><td>46.9</td><td>4,747.0</td><td>181.3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon.com, Inc.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">Conglomerate</a></td><td>469.8</td><td>33.4</td><td>420.6</td><td>1,468.4</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cupertino,_California/kBjEJdap">Cupertino</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">Computer software</a></td><td>678.7</td><td>100.6</td><td>381.2</td><td>2,640.3</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Citigroup/GjSFJH49">Citigroup</a></td><td>New York</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>181.4</td><td>37.4</td><td>4,561.1</td><td>133.4</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank_of_America/fXUQI9vp">Bank of America</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Charlotte,_North_Carolina/JVJT5LzT">Charlotte</a></td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>96.8</td><td>31.0</td><td>3,238.2</td><td>303.1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota_Motor/wHIb40oG">Toyota Motor</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota,_Aichi/E0KEMIXR">Toyota, Aichi</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Automotive_industry/fGFKUIlA">Automotive</a></td><td>281.8</td><td>28.2</td><td>552.5</td><td>237.7</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2021-list">2021 list</h2> <p>In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> 2021 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td><a href="/facts/Industrial_and_Commercial_Bank_of_China/6uqfLyLT">Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank/l7VsKwas">Banking</a>, <a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">financial Service</a></td><td>190.5</td><td>45.8</td><td>4914.7</td><td>249.5</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td><a href="/facts/JPMorgan_Chase/bVu3VBTV">JPMorgan Chase</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>136.2</td><td>40.4</td><td>3689.3</td><td>464.8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td><a href="/facts/Berkshire_Hathaway/auQhFsAg">Berkshire Hathaway</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Omaha,_Nebraska/05378f5l">Omaha</a></td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>245.5</td><td>42.5</td><td>873.7</td><td>624.4</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/China_Construction_Bank/jAzgeCeS">China Construction Bank</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>173.5</td><td>39.3</td><td>4301.7</td><td>210.4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td><a href="/facts/Saudi_Aramco/T872bqk7">Saudi Aramco</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dhahran/p2pbaxB8">Dhahran</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Petroleum_industry/xCKs0yQJ">Oil and gas</a></td><td>229.7</td><td>49.3</td><td>510.3</td><td>1897.2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cupertino,_California/kBjEJdap">Cupertino</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">Computer software</a></td><td>294</td><td>63.9</td><td>354.1</td><td>2252.3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Bank_of_America/fXUQI9vp">Bank of America</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Charlotte,_North_Carolina/JVJT5LzT">Charlotte</a></td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>98.8</td><td>17.9</td><td>2832.2</td><td>336.3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td><a href="/facts/Ping_An_Insurance/A62RqqSE">Ping An Insurance</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Shenzhen/B8rnXRf8">Shenzhen</a></td><td>Financial services</td><td>169.1</td><td>20.8</td><td>1453.8</td><td>211.2</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Citigroup/GjSFJH49">Citigroup</a></td><td>New York</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>153.9</td><td>31.3</td><td>4159.9</td><td>140.1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon.com, Inc.</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">Conglomerate</a></td><td>386.1</td><td>21.3</td><td>321.2</td><td>1711.8</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2020-list">2020 list</h2> <p>In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p> 2020 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td><a href="/facts/Banking/l7VsKwas">Banking</a>, <a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">financial services</a></td><td>177.2</td><td>45.3</td><td>4322.5</td><td>242.3</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>162.1</td><td>38.9</td><td>3822</td><td>203.8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>JPMorgan Chase</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>142.9</td><td>30</td><td>3139.4</td><td>291.7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Berkshire Hathaway</td><td>Omaha</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>254.6</td><td>81.4</td><td>817.7</td><td>455.4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Citigroup</td><td>New York</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>148.7</td><td>30.9</td><td>3697.5</td><td>147.2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Saudi Aramco</td><td>Dhahran</td><td><a href="/facts/Oil_and_gas/BPgxAqB7">Oil and gas</a></td><td>329.8</td><td>88.2</td><td>398.3</td><td>1284.8</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Ping An Insurance</td><td>Shenzhen</td><td>Financial services</td><td>155</td><td>18.8</td><td>1218.6</td><td>187.2</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Bank of America</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>112.1</td><td>24.1</td><td>2620</td><td>208.6</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td><a href="/facts/Computer_software/RP79lVSW">Computer software</a></td><td>267.7</td><td>57.2</td><td>320.4</td><td>1285.5</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>135.4</td><td>27.2</td><td>3387</td><td>112.8</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2019-list">2019 list</h2> <p>In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> 2019 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td><a href="/facts/Banking/l7VsKwas">Banking</a>, <a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">financial services</a></td><td>175.9</td><td>45.2</td><td>4034.5</td><td>305.1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>JPMorgan Chase</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>132.9</td><td>32.7</td><td>2737.2</td><td>368.5</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>150.3</td><td>38.8</td><td>3382.4</td><td>225</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Citigroup</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>137.5</td><td>30.9</td><td>3293.1</td><td>197</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Bank of America</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>111.9</td><td>28.5</td><td>2377.2</td><td>287.3</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td><a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">Electronic and software</a></td><td>261.7</td><td>59.4</td><td>373.7</td><td>961.3</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Ping An Insurance</td><td>Shenzhen</td><td>Financial services</td><td>151.8</td><td>16.3</td><td>1038.3</td><td>220.2</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>American Express</td><td>Buffalo</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>126.7</td><td>27.5</td><td>3097.6</td><td>143</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/Royal_Dutch_Shell/2etvCXCf">Royal Dutch Shell</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Hague/NRtu1Qqk">The Hague</a></td><td>Oil and gas</td><td>382.6</td><td>23.3</td><td>399.2</td><td>264.9</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td><a href="/facts/Wells_Fargo/Yansa3rp">Wells Fargo</a></td><td><a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a></td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>101.5</td><td>23.1</td><td>1887.8</td><td>214.7</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2018-list">2018 list</h2> <p>In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p> 2018 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>165.3</td><td>43.7</td><td>4210.9</td><td>311</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>143.2</td><td>37.1</td><td>3631.6</td><td>261.2</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>JPMorgan Chase</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>118.2</td><td>26.5</td><td>2609.8</td><td>387.7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Berkshire Hathaway</td><td>Omaha</td><td><a href="/facts/Conglomerate_(company)/YBbUVg1d">Conglomerate</a></td><td>235.2</td><td>39.7</td><td>702.7</td><td>491.9</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Citigroup</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>129.3</td><td>29.6</td><td>3439.3</td><td>184.1</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Bank of America</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>92.2</td><td>16.6</td><td>2196.8</td><td>231.9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Wells Fargo</td><td>San Francisco</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>103.0</td><td>21.7</td><td>1915.4</td><td>265.3</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td>Computing</td><td>247.5</td><td>53.3</td><td>367.5</td><td>926.9</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>118.2</td><td>26.4</td><td>3204.2</td><td>158.6</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>American Express</td><td>Buffalo</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>141.6</td><td>13.9</td><td>1066.4</td><td>181.4</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>As a group, the <i>Forbes</i> Global 2000 in year 2018 accounts for $39.1* trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189* trillion in assets and $56.8* trillion in market value. </p> <h3>By industry sector</h3> <p>The top-ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows. </p> 2018 top company by sector<table><tbody><tr><th>Sector</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Overall rank</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>Advertising</td><td><a href="/facts/WPP_plc/MDdeozKz">WPP</a></td><td>London</td><td>0301#301</td><td>18.7</td><td>1.8</td><td>42.4</td><td>30.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Aerospace_manufacturer/fdGwdY85">Aerospace</a> & <a href="/facts/Arms_industry/A8mywI9w">Defense</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Boeing/tF5sMe9F">Boeing</a></td><td>Chicago</td><td>0076#76</td><td>96.1</td><td>5.2</td><td>94.4</td><td>85.3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cargo_airline/qkQFjhYK">Air Courier</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_Parcel_Service/CJw9VyGS">United Parcel Service</a></td><td>Sandy Springs</td><td>0146#146</td><td>58.1</td><td>4.8</td><td>38.3</td><td>93.3</td></tr><tr><td>Airline</td><td><a href="/facts/Delta_Air_Lines/F7YdKKEM">Delta Air Lines</a></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>0170#170</td><td>40.5</td><td>4.7</td><td>53.3</td><td>34.4</td></tr><tr><td>Aluminum</td><td><a href="/facts/Alcoa/857N3lgp">Alcoa</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>0757#757</td><td>21.7</td><td>-0.3</td><td>36.1</td><td>13.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Clothing_industry/qqYdM2cv">Apparel/Accessories</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dior/kx0BwVz4">Christian Dior</a></td><td>Paris</td><td>0216#216</td><td>41.6</td><td>1.7</td><td>68.1</td><td>31.4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Footwear/JgvYYCSS">Apparel/Footwear Retail</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Inditex/39r9tjF1">Inditex</a></td><td>A Coruña</td><td>0310#310</td><td>23.1</td><td>3.2</td><td>18.8</td><td>103.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Automotive_industry/fGFKUIlA">Auto & Truck Manufacturers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Toyota/wHIb40oG">Toyota</a> Motor</td><td>Toyota</td><td>0010#10</td><td>235.8</td><td>19.3</td><td>406.7</td><td>177.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Automotive_industry/fGFKUIlA">Auto & Truck Parts</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Continental_AG/bwApwtPG">Continental</a></td><td>Hanover</td><td>0209#209</td><td>43.5</td><td>3.0</td><td>36.7</td><td>43.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Beverage_industry/QCS1QMdJ">Beverages</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Anheuser-Busch_InBev/6jp5LIBj">Anheuser-Busch InBev</a></td><td>Leuven</td><td>0056#56</td><td>43.6</td><td>8.3</td><td>136.5</td><td>204.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Biotechnology/8eFnI6FB">Biotechs</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Gilead_Sciences/2PEEFsPr">Gilead Sciences</a></td><td>Foster City</td><td>0118#118</td><td>32.2</td><td>18.1</td><td>51.8</td><td>138.1</td></tr><tr><td>Broadcasting & <a href="/facts/Cable_television/GzXa4pbW">Cable</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Comcast/5osy4Q0h">Comcast</a></td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>0035#35</td><td>74.5</td><td>8.2</td><td>166.6</td><td>148.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Business_service_provider/nU264Bda">Business & Personal Services</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Alibaba_Group/kdAe4APj">Alibaba</a></td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>0174#174</td><td>15.0</td><td>11.0</td><td>56.2</td><td>200.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Office_supplies/mEl2CRFg">Business Products & Supplies</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Canon_Inc./qoWp5I04">Canon</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>0254#254</td><td>31.4</td><td>1.8</td><td>36.8</td><td>40.4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Casino/m65BabkE">Casinos</a> & Gaming</td><td><a href="/facts/Las_Vegas_Sands/Lat05m0j">Las Vegas Sands</a></td><td>Paradise</td><td>0432#301</td><td>11.4</td><td>1.8</td><td>21.0</td><td>37.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Telecommunications_equipment/DPnnbpPF">Communications Equipment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Cisco_Systems/ocDgQt6T">Cisco Systems</a></td><td>San Jose</td><td>0063#63</td><td>49.6</td><td>10.3</td><td>112.6</td><td>141.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Consumer_electronics/cJ8g9NXh">Computer & Electronics Retail</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Best_Buy/NvjEUzoL">Best Buy</a></td><td>Richfield</td><td>0637#637</td><td>39.5</td><td>0.9</td><td>13.5</td><td>10.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Computer_hardware/8jSjsCNv">Computer Hardware</a></td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td>0008#8</td><td>233.3</td><td>53.7</td><td>293.3</td><td>586.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Computer_industry/glMzunwe">Computer Services</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Alphabet_Inc./K3QvP6ns">Alphabet</a></td><td>Mountain View</td><td>0027#27</td><td>77.2</td><td>17.0</td><td>149.7</td><td>500.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Data_storage_device/uCvJ6nrq">Computer Storage Devices</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Dell_EMC/yYovmS66">EMC</a></td><td>Hopkinton</td><td>0231#231</td><td>24.6</td><td>2.0</td><td>45.7</td><td>51.9</td></tr><tr><td>Conglomerates</td><td><a href="/facts/Siemens/coa80TQn">Siemens</a></td><td>Munich</td><td>0051#51</td><td>85.5</td><td>6.5</td><td>133.9</td><td>91.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Building_material/Kk7GB0KY">Construction Materials</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Saint-Gobain/CRhFw3uX">Saint-Gobain</a></td><td>Courbevoie</td><td>0256#256</td><td>43.9</td><td>1.4</td><td>48.7</td><td>25.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Construction/58eqDhy9">Construction</a> Services</td><td><a href="/facts/China_State_Construction_Engineering/23guNdqH">China State Construction Engineering</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td>0114#114</td><td>135.0</td><td>4.1</td><td>165.6</td><td>25.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Consumer_electronics/cJ8g9NXh">Consumer Electronics</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sony/7x4tCtBd">Sony</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>0192#192</td><td>67.9</td><td>1.1</td><td>142.2</td><td>34.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">Consumer Financial Services</a></td><td><a href="/facts/American_Express/3W30blIe">American Express</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>0095#95</td><td>34.6</td><td>5.0</td><td>159.0</td><td>63.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Packaging_and_labeling/QGRXJLjq">Containers & Packaging</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Amcor/RnvnEgqa">Amcor</a></td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>0966#966</td><td>9.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>8.2</td><td>13.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Department_store/1W8nv8ub">Department Stores</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Macy%27s/XCnIfYPU">Macy's</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>0515#515</td><td>27.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>20.6</td><td>12.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Discount_store/wtIj3D4C">Discount Stores</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Walmart/E6dPQV2m">Wal-Mart Stores</a></td><td>Bentonville</td><td>0015#15</td><td>482.1</td><td>14.7</td><td>199.6</td><td>215.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chemical_industry/3M6gfHer">Diversified Chemicals</a></td><td><a href="/facts/BASF/cdtGr0TK">BASF</a></td><td>Ludwigshafen</td><td>0094#94</td><td>78.1</td><td>4.4</td><td>80.1</td><td>73.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Insurance/06VP8I3B">Diversified Insurance</a></td><td>Ping An Insurance</td><td>Shenzhen</td><td>0020#20</td><td>98.7</td><td>8.7</td><td>732.3</td><td>90.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mining/g6uDIFab">Diversified Metals & Mining</a></td><td><a href="/facts/China_Shenhua_Energy/6Pc72TXB">China Shenhua Energy</a></td><td>Beijing</td><td>0167#167</td><td>27.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>85.3</td><td>43.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Public_utility/BzslJKc3">Diversified Utilities</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Veolia/Xg0oobse">Veolia</a> Environnement</td><td>Paris</td><td>0526#526</td><td>27.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>39.0</td><td>13.3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pharmacy/P2KTFVdW">Drug Retail</a></td><td><a href="/facts/CVS_Health/PQKNrusp">CVS Health</a></td><td>Woonsocket</td><td>0062#62</td><td>153.3</td><td>5.2</td><td>93.7</td><td>110.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Electric_utility/N9UaR3PL">Electric Utilities</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Korea_Electric_Power_Corporation/WHFQ4xQo">Korea Electric Power</a></td><td>Seoul</td><td>0097#97</td><td>52.1</td><td>11.7</td><td>149.5</td><td>33.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Electrical_equipment/2xxGQJtg">Electrical Equipment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Schneider_Electric/8DEQxsAw">Schneider Electric</a></td><td>Rueil-Malmaison</td><td>0248#117</td><td>29.5</td><td>1.6</td><td>46.3</td><td>39.3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Electronics_industry/YX8VCvKC">Electronics</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Foxconn/m9AhavBF">Hon Hai Precision</a> (Foxconn)</td><td>New Taipei City</td><td>0117#117</td><td>141.2</td><td>4.6</td><td>70.3</td><td>39.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Waste_management/EKXuEqQU">Environmental & Waste</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Waste_Management_(corporation)/rNgEmTxA">Waste Management</a></td><td>Houston</td><td>0549#549</td><td>13.0</td><td>0.8</td><td>20.9</td><td>25.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Food_processing/2vRFfCL9">Food Processing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Nestl%C3%A9/1GgldXdF">Nestlé</a></td><td>Vevey</td><td>0033#33</td><td>92.2</td><td>9.4</td><td>123.9</td><td>235.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Grocery_store/wvIJYWLV">Food Retail</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Kroger/a4l0e6z2">Kroger</a></td><td>Cincinnati</td><td>0223#223</td><td>109.8</td><td>2.0</td><td>34.9</td><td>34.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Forest_product/7R1XW8fe">Forest Products</a></td><td><a href="/facts/CMPC_(company)/VG6MCH4n">Empresas CMPC</a></td><td>Santiago</td><td>1943#1943</td><td>4.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>14.8</td><td>5.4</td></tr><tr><td>Furniture & <a href="/facts/Light_fixture/vjgU4z1f">Fixtures</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Steinhoff_International/kfmaGrH0">Steinhoff International</a></td><td>Stellenbosch</td><td>0440#440</td><td>13.3</td><td>1.4</td><td>25.1</td><td>22.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Healthcare_industry/RMpfc1uU">Healthcare Services</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Express_Scripts/8wkjBKuH">Express Scripts</a></td><td>St. Louis</td><td>0145#145</td><td>101.8</td><td>2.5</td><td>54.0</td><td>46.5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Heavy_equipment/e2uMkvnK">Heavy Equipment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Caterpillar_Inc./krHT2qwo">Caterpillar</a></td><td>Peoria</td><td>0155#155</td><td>47.0</td><td>2.1</td><td>78.5</td><td>45.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Home-improvement_center/Dd0ku6Mk">Home Improvement Retail</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Home_Depot/Sw9HsorI">Home Depot</a></td><td>Atlanta</td><td>0112#112</td><td>88.5</td><td>7.0</td><td>42.5</td><td>169.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hospitality_industry/gtNEIdFI">Hotels/Motels</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Carnival_Cruise_Line/Pgt58dUq">Carnival</a></td><td>Miami</td><td>0311#311</td><td>15.8</td><td>1.9</td><td>38.4</td><td>37.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Home_appliance/JYKalzw6">Household Appliances</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Midea_Group/aVYLQH5K">Midea Group</a></td><td>Foshan</td><td>0402#402</td><td>22.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>19.8</td><td>20.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Household_chemicals/E9NyWQy0">Household</a>/<a href="/facts/Personal_care/7yPao7B0">Personal Care</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Procter_%26_Gamble/C6ssaBHl">Procter & Gamble</a></td><td>Cincinnati</td><td>0039#39</td><td>69.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>129.1</td><td>218.9</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Insurance_broker/9QYe0lmk">Insurance Brokers</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Aon_(company)/tojY34Ln">Aon</a></td><td>London</td><td>0420#420</td><td>11.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>27.2</td><td>27.9</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Online_shopping/KaWoKPBI">Internet</a> & <a href="/facts/Mail_order/CoB6wa7N">Catalog Retail</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Amazon_(company)/YzUTUVE8">Amazon</a></td><td>Seattle</td><td>0237#237</td><td>107.0</td><td>0.6</td><td>67.7</td><td>292.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Financial_services/azqCQelN">Investment Services</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Berkshire_Hathaway/auQhFsAg">Berkshire Hathaway</a></td><td>Omaha</td><td>0004#4</td><td>210.8</td><td>24.1</td><td>561.1</td><td>360.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Iron_ore/rQMEvgMh">Iron</a> & Steel</td><td><a href="/facts/CITIC_Limited/MKed48bc">Citic Pacific</a></td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>0061#61</td><td>53.8</td><td>5.4</td><td>877.8</td><td>45.4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Life_insurance/WEtqgGoj">Life</a> & <a href="/facts/Health_insurance/sGeHMbID">Health Insurance</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Japan_Post_Holdings/I5wnqRsd">Japan Post Holdings</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>0029#29</td><td>129.8</td><td>4.4</td><td>2,450.7</td><td>62.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Systemically_important_financial_institution/3osfC6Q8">Major Banks</a></td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>0001#1</td><td>171.1</td><td>44.2</td><td>3,420.3</td><td>198.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Managed_care/Jn4aXLPF">Managed Health Care</a></td><td><a href="/facts/UnitedHealth_Group/Fdyxrw5J">UnitedHealth Group</a></td><td>Minnetonka</td><td>0041#41</td><td>165.9</td><td>6.0</td><td>117.9</td><td>127.5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Medical_equipment/uzUHp474">Medical Equipment & Supplies</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Johnson_%26_Johnson/DSfqnVrM">Johnson & Johnson</a></td><td>New Brunswick</td><td>0032#32</td><td>70.2</td><td>15.4</td><td>133.4</td><td>312.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Natural_gas/9MYQ7NAP">Natural Gas</a> <a href="/facts/Public_utility/BzslJKc3">Utilities</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Gas_Natural/1n68kFXf">Gas Natural</a> Fenosa</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>0287#287</td><td>28.8</td><td>1.7</td><td>52.3</td><td>20.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Petroleum_industry/xCKs0yQJ">Oil & Gas Operations</a></td><td>ExxonMobil</td><td>Irving</td><td>0009#9</td><td>236.8</td><td>16.2</td><td>336.8</td><td>363.3</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Oilfield_services/0JVHQuxc">Oil Services & Equipment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Schlumberger/IqhtSuJG">Schlumberger</a></td><td>Houston</td><td>0176#176</td><td>31.7</td><td>1.6</td><td>69.1</td><td>111.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Machine_industry/TCkq1AP0">Other Industrial Equipment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Eaton_Corporation/CXodyro4">Eaton</a></td><td>Dublin</td><td>0315#315</td><td>20.9</td><td>2.0</td><td>31.0</td><td>28.9</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Transport/npstdhvc">Other Transportation</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Maersk/hGFtwItt">Møller-Maersk</a></td><td>Copenhagen</td><td>0306#306</td><td>40.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>64.1</td><td>30.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pulp_and_paper_industry/EkhVtwNo">Paper & Paper Products</a></td><td><a href="/facts/International_Paper/rWACux8A">International Paper</a></td><td>Memphis</td><td>0426#426</td><td>22.4</td><td>0.9</td><td>30.6</td><td>17.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pharmaceutical_industry/5mCITYys">Pharmaceuticals</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pfizer/1ADDanWs">Pfizer</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>0046#46</td><td>48.9</td><td>7.7</td><td>167.5</td><td>205.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Health_technology/8kAt4ub0">Precision Healthcare Equipment</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Thermo_Fisher_Scientific/cGfmQJku">Thermo Fisher Scientific</a></td><td>Waltham</td><td>0267#267</td><td>17.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>40.9</td><td>57.8</td></tr><tr><td>Printing & Publishing</td><td><a href="/facts/Thomson_Reuters/GPIlfqa2">Thomson Reuters</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>0405#405</td><td>12.2</td><td>1.3</td><td>29.1</td><td>30.9</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Property_insurance/6aDQJe72">Property</a> & <a href="/facts/Casualty_insurance/y7VQ0anP">Casualty Insurance</a></td><td><a href="/facts/The_Travelers_Companies/778oaE4j">Travelers</a></td><td>New York City</td><td>0165#165</td><td>26.9</td><td>3.4</td><td>102.0</td><td>32.4</td></tr><tr><td>Railroads</td><td><a href="/facts/Union_Pacific_Railroad/n9y9FccK">Union Pacific</a></td><td>Omaha</td><td>0172#172</td><td>21.0</td><td>4.6</td><td>55.8</td><td>75.4</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Real_estate/fngFAqrR">Real Estate</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Vanke/FK72znsS">Vanke</a></td><td>Shenzhen</td><td>0185#185</td><td>31.1</td><td>2.9</td><td>94.1</td><td>27.7</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Recreation/moECrpPw">Recreational</a> Products</td><td><a href="/facts/Activision_Blizzard/gPnVvNtk">Activision Blizzard</a></td><td>Santa Monica</td><td>0842#842</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.9</td><td>15.3</td><td>25.5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Regional_bank/YmvsBBzu">Regional Banks</a></td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>0002#2</td><td>146.8</td><td>36.4</td><td>2,826.0</td><td>162.8</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Equipment_rental/kVzfnmSV">Rental</a> & <a href="/facts/Lease/rd3gvnkW">Leasing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mitsubishi_UFJ_Financial_Group/A6YuKAhw">Mitsubishi UFJ Lease</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>1075#1075</td><td>6.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>42.3</td><td>4.2</td></tr><tr><td>Restaurants</td><td><a href="/facts/McDonald%27s/Assda4qC">McDonald's</a></td><td>Oak Brook</td><td>0189#189</td><td>25.4</td><td>4.8</td><td>37.9</td><td>110.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Security/B4uxkyxh">Security</a> Systems</td><td><a href="/facts/Secom/3X7vYsDf">Secom</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>0854#854</td><td>7.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>13.2</td><td>18.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Semiconductor_industry/v2LNPolL">Semiconductors</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Samsung/oNXUwDjn">Samsung</a> Electronics</td><td>Seoul</td><td>0018#18</td><td>177.3</td><td>16.5</td><td>206.5</td><td>161.6</td></tr><tr><td>Software & <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">Programming</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a></td><td>Redmond</td><td>0023#23</td><td>86.6</td><td>10.2</td><td>181.9</td><td>407.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chemical_industry/3M6gfHer">Specialized Chemicals</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Liquide/28oQLBj0">Air Liquide</a></td><td>Paris</td><td>0313#313</td><td>18.2</td><td>1.9</td><td>31.4</td><td>40.5</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Retail/unzV9sPF">Specialty Stores</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Richemont/7TU2woXQ">Richemont</a></td><td>Bellevue</td><td>0416#416</td><td>12.4</td><td>1.7</td><td>21.2</td><td>37.6</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Telecommunications_industry/2wvtnYR2">Telecommunications services</a></td><td><a href="/facts/AT%26T/y3Lo9uhk">AT&T</a></td><td>Dallas</td><td>0012#12</td><td>146.8</td><td>13.2</td><td>402.7</td><td>234.2</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Savings_and_loan_association/akRIRD9x">Thrifts</a> & <a href="/facts/Mortgage_loan/EtGHG9q3">Mortgage Financing</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Aareal_Bank/wAvmJLWC">Aareal Bank</a></td><td>Wiesbaden</td><td>1381#1381</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>57.2</td><td>2.1</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tobacco_industry/Rzx61l8K">Tobacco</a></td><td><a href="/facts/British_American_Tobacco/epSyWf1s">British American Tobacco</a></td><td>London</td><td>0177#177</td><td>20.0</td><td>6.6</td><td>46.5</td><td>111.0</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Trading_company/L7xEX8fz">Trading Companies</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Mitsubishi_Corporation/2ckD671A">Mitsubishi Corp</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>0136#136</td><td>59.8</td><td>2.7</td><td>135.7</td><td>27.7</td></tr><tr><td>Trucking</td><td><a href="/facts/Yamato_Transport/l9wm4Ef1">Yamato Holdings</a></td><td>Tokyo</td><td>1306#1306</td><td>11.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>9.3</td><td>8.6</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2017-list">2017 list</h2> <p>In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p> 2017 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>151.4</td><td>42.0</td><td>3473.2</td><td>229.8</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>134.2</td><td>35.0</td><td>3016.6</td><td>200.5</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Berkshire Hathaway</td><td>Omaha</td><td>Conglomerate</td><td>222.9</td><td>24.1</td><td>620.9</td><td>409.9</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>JPMorgan Chase</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>102.5</td><td>24.2</td><td>2513.0</td><td>306.6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Wells Fargo</td><td>San Francisco</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>97.6</td><td>21.9</td><td>1943.4</td><td>274.4</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Citigroup</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>115.7</td><td>27.8</td><td>2816.0</td><td>149.2</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Bank of America</td><td>Charlotte</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>92.2</td><td>16.6</td><td>2196.8</td><td>231.9</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>113.1</td><td>24.9</td><td>2611.5</td><td>141.3</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td>Computing</td><td>217.5</td><td>45.2</td><td>331.1</td><td>752.0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Toyota Motor</td><td>Toyota</td><td><a href="/facts/Automobile_industry/fGFKUIlA">Automotive</a></td><td>249.9</td><td>17.1</td><td>412.5</td><td>171.9</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="2016-list">2016 list</h2> <p>In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> 2016 top ten<table><tbody><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Industry</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>171.1</td><td>44.2</td><td>3,420.2</td><td>198</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>146.8</td><td>36.4</td><td>2,826</td><td>162.8</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Citigroup</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>131.9</td><td>28.8</td><td>2,739.8</td><td>152.7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Berkshire Hathaway</td><td>Omaha</td><td>Conglomerate</td><td>210.8</td><td>24.1</td><td>561.1</td><td>360.1</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>JPMorgan Chase</td><td>New York City</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>99.9</td><td>23.5</td><td>2,423.8</td><td>234.2</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>122</td><td>27.2</td><td>2,589.6</td><td>143</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Wells Fargo</td><td>San Francisco</td><td>Banking, financial services</td><td>91.4</td><td>22.7</td><td>1,849.2</td><td>256</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td>Computing</td><td>233.3</td><td>53.7</td><td>293.3</td><td>586</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td><a href="/facts/ExxonMobil/0qXyFrM4">ExxonMobil</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Irving,_Texas/cyNzIUDr">Irving</a></td><td>Oil and gas</td><td>236.8</td><td>16.2</td><td>336.8</td><td>363.3</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Toyota Motor</td><td>Toyota</td><td>Automotive</td><td>235.8</td><td>19.3</td><td>406.7</td><td>177</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Forbes_500/TbSXHPnz">Forbes 500</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fortune_Global_500/WxgLN2QM">Fortune Global 500</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fortune_India_500/2fmtmxyc">Fortune India 500</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Financial_Times_Global_500/70bXmHjR">Financial Times Global 500</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bentley_Infrastructure_500/1W87xDgt">Bentley Infrastructure 500</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_largest_employers/MSwjgAKz">List of largest employers</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_largest_companies_by_revenue/04ggJsHf">List of largest companies by revenue</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_public_corporations_by_market_capitalization/3zIFBx5h">List of public corporations by market capitalization</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_largest_Nordic_companies/WocP9Uze">List of largest Nordic companies</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/">Forbes.com: full list of the <i>Forbes</i> Global 2000</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Andrea Murphy (6 May 2015). 2015 Global 2000: Methodology. 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