List of largest companies by revenue
The list of the largest companies in the world subsequently leads the largest companies in the world according to their volume and market capitalization. The table shows the largest companies in the world only listed companies are generally recognized, however, only if they publish unlisted companies called a Form 10- K Annual Report.
Lists of the largest companies are enunciated by the U.S. business magazines Forbes and Fortune as well as the British business newspaper Financial Times. These mainly include Fortune Global 500, a ranking of the 500 largest companies in the world, and the Financial Times Global 500, a ranking of the 500 largest market capitalization company in the world. An alternative integrative approach combining the four different indicators revenue, market capitalization, assets and net income taken into account at the same time, Forbes Magazine offers the Forbes Global 2000 list, but exclusively listed companies considered.
According to the definitions and explanations of Fortune unlisted companies are only included in the Fortune 500 Global list if they publish a so-called Form 10- K Annual Report. Are not listed For this reason, in the list Cargill and Koch Industries, the two gtmber 2011 For the same reason also missing with an estimated annual turnover of 109.6 billion U.S. dollars, or 100 billion U.S. dollars in 2010, a whole series of large international companies, including Saudi Aramco in the Middle East. With an estimated annual turnover of 182.4 billion U.S. dollars ( 2009), the state oil company of Saudi Arabia is among the 20 largest companies in the world.
The table contains the published by Fortune magazine on July 23, 2012 in the Fortune Global 500 list of the 100 largest companies according to their sales. Listed are also the headquarters of the net profit, number of employees, the industry and the Managing Director. The figures are in billions of U.S. dollars and are for the fiscal year 2011.
FT Global 500 - Largest listed companies by market capitalization
The table contains the published by the Journal, Financial Times, the Financial Times Global 500 list of the 100 largest companies by market capitalization. Listed are also the headquarters and the branch. According to the observations of the Financial Times, only companies were included, which have a minimum free float of 15 percent. That is why corporations that are almost entirely owned by the state or are controlled by family holdings are missing. The figures are in billions of U.S. dollars and are based on the exchange rate on 31 March 2012.
FT Non -Public 150 - Largest non-listed companies by market value
The table contains published by the Financial Times magazine in collaboration with the consulting firm McKinsey on 14 December 2006 in the FT Non -Public 150 list 50 largest companies by market capitalization estimated. Listed are also the headquarters and the branch. The numbers refer to December 2005 and are given in billions of U.S. dollars.
1: Savings Banks Finance Group without Landesbanken, they are listed separately.
Forbes Global 2000 - Largest listed company
The table contains the published by the magazine Forbes magazine on April 18, 2012 in the Forbes Global 2000 list of the 100 largest publicly traded companies in the world. The annual list is calculated from a combination of sales, net profits, assets and market value. The rankings of the companies were tallied in the equally weighted categories to a rank. Listed are also the headquarters and the branch. The figures are in billions of U.S. dollars and are for the fiscal year 2011, the market value on the market price on 16 March 2012.
The ranks 45, 47, 50, 57, 59, 71, 83, 85 and 88 were awarded in the Forbes Global 2000 list twice.