During the pandemic some of the largest companies in the world grew while others shrank. Global Finance compares two of the best-known rankings of company size with its own list of the world's Top 10 by market capitalization to provide a comprehensive picture of global corporate goliaths.
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Top 10 Largest Companies by Market Capitalization*
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| Rank |
Company |
Country |
Sector |
($ Bil.) |
| 1 |
Apple |
U.S. |
Technology |
1,971 |
| 2 |
Saudi Aramco |
Saudi Arabia |
Energy |
1,956 |
| 3 |
Amazon |
U.S. |
Consumer Services |
1,592 |
| 4 |
Microsoft |
U.S. |
Technology |
1,546 |
| 5 |
Alphabet |
U.S. |
Technology |
1,116 |
| 6 |
Alibaba |
China |
Consumer Services |
863 |
| 7 |
Facebook |
U.S. |
Technology |
795 |
| 8 |
Tencent |
China |
Technology |
724 |
| 9 |
Berkshire Hathaway |
U.S. |
Financial |
496 |
| 10 |
Taiwan Semiconductor |
Taiwan |
Semiconductors |
405 |
| *As of November 3, 2020. |
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Top 10 of the Fortune Global 500*
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| Rank |
Company |
Country |
Revenues ($ Mil.) |
Revenues (% Change) |
Profits ($ Mil.) |
Profits (% Change) |
| 1 |
Walmart |
U.S. |
523,960 |
1.9 |
14,880 |
123.1 |
| 2 |
Sinopec Group |
China |
407,010 |
-1.8 |
6,793 |
16.2 |
| 3 |
State Grid |
China |
383,910 |
-0.8 |
7,970 |
-2.5 |
| 4 |
China National Petroleum |
China |
379,130 |
-3.5 |
4,443 |
95.7 |
| 5 |
Royal Dutch Shell |
Netherlands |
352,110 |
-11.2 |
15,840 |
-32.2 |
| 6 |
Saudi Aramco |
Saudi Arabia |
329,780 |
-7.3 |
88,211 |
-20.5 |
| 7 |
Volkswagen |
Germany |
282,760 |
1.6 |
15,540 |
8.5 |
| 8 |
BP |
United Kingdom |
282,620 |
-7.0 |
4,030 |
-57.1 |
| 9 |
Amazon |
U.S. |
280,520 |
20.5 |
11,590 |
15.0 |
| 10 |
Toyota Motor |
Japan |
275,290 |
1.0 |
19,096 |
12.4 |
| *Fiscal year ended on or before March 31, 2020. |
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Top 10 of the Forbes Global 2000*
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| Rank |
Company |
Country |
Revenues ($ Bil.) |
Profits ($ Bil.) |
Assets ($ Bil.) |
Market Value ($ Bil.) |
| 1 |
ICBC |
China |
177 |
45 |
4,323 |
242 |
| 2 |
China Construction Bank |
China |
162 |
39 |
3,822 |
203 |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Chase |
U.S. |
143 |
30 |
3,139 |
292 |
| 4 |
Berkshire Hathaway |
U.S. |
255 |
81 |
818 |
455 |
| 5 |
Agricultural Bank of China |
China |
149 |
31 |
3,698 |
147 |
| 6 |
Saudi Aramco |
Saudi Arabia |
330 |
88 |
398 |
1,685 |
| 7 |
Ping An Insurance Group |
China |
155 |
19 |
1,219 |
187 |
| 8 |
Bank of America |
U.S. |
112 |
24 |
2,620 |
209 |
| 9 |
Apple |
U.S. |
268 |
57 |
320 |
1,286 |
| 10 |
Bank of China |
China |
135 |
27 |
3,387 |
113 |
| *Data as of early April 30, 2020. |