Forbes Global 2000
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world by Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value. The list has been published since 2004.
The Forbes Global 2000 is a useful indicator of which are the leading public companies in the world, but it is only an interpretation, as only public companies are listed. The results are not definitive; any change to the criteria would produce a different list.
2013 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2013 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ICBC | China | Banking | 134.8 | 37.8 | 2,813.5 | 237.3 |
2 | China Construction Bank | China | Banking | 113.1 | 30.6 | 2,241.0 | 202.0 |
3 | JPMorgan Chase | United States | Banking | 108.2 | 21.3 | 2,359.1 | 191.4 |
4 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 147.4 | 13.6 | 685.3 | 243.7 |
5 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 420.7 | 44.9 | 333.8 | 400.4 |
6 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 104.9 | 14.3 | 2,684.1 | 201.3 |
7 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 467.2 | 26.6 | 360.3 | 213.1 |
8 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | Banking | 103.0 | 23.0 | 2,124.2 | 150.8 |
9 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States | Conglomerate | 162.5 | 14.8 | 427.5 | 252.8 |
9 | PetroChina | China | Oil and gas | 308.9 | 18.3 | 347.8 | 261.2 |
11 | Bank of China | China | Banking | 98.1 | 22.1 | 2,033.8 | 131.7 |
12 | Wells Fargo | United States | Banking | 91.2 | 18.9 | 1,423.0 | 201.3 |
13 | Chevron | United States | Oil and gas | 222.6 | 26.2 | 233.0 | 232.5 |
14 | Volkswagen Group | Germany | Automotive | 254.0 | 28.6 | 408.2 | 94.4 |
15 | Apple | United States | Consumer electronics | 164.7 | 41.7 | 196.1 | 416.6 |
15 | Wal-Mart Stores | United States | Retail | 469.2 | 17.0 | 203.1 | 242.5 |
17 | Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 144.0 | 40.6 | 339.3 | 111.4 |
18 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 370.9 | 11.6 | 301.0 | 130.4 |
19 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 90.7 | 7.5 | 1,864.7 | 143.6 |
20 | Petrobras | Brazil | Oil and gas | 144.1 | 11.0 | 331.6 | 120.7 |
The complete list is available here.
2012 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2012 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil and gas | 433.5 | 41.1 | 331.1 | 407.4 |
02 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 110.8 | 19 | 2,265.8 | 170.1 |
03 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 147.3 | 14.2 | 717.2 | 213.7 |
04 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 470.2 | 30.9 | 340.5 | 227.6 |
05 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 82.6 | 25.1 | 2,039.1 | 237.4 |
06 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 102 | 16.2 | 2,550 | 164.3 |
07 | PetroChina | China | Oil and gas | 310.1 | 20.6 | 304.7 | 294.7 |
08 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | Conglomerate | 143.7 | 10.3 | 392.6 | 202.2 |
09 | Wells Fargo | USA | Banking | 87.6 | 15.9 | 1,313.9 | 178.7 |
10 | Petrobras | Brazil | Oil and gas | 145.9 | 20.1 | 319.4 | 180 |
11 | BP | UK | Oil and gas | 375.5 | 25.7 | 292.5 | 147.4 |
12 | Chevron | USA | Oil and gas | 236.3 | 26.9 | 209.5 | 218 |
13 | China Construction Bank | China | Banking | 68.7 | 20.5 | 1,637.8 | 201.9 |
14 | Citigroup | USA | Banking | 102.6 | 11.1 | 1,873.9 | 107.5 |
15 | Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 117.6 | 31.7 | 302.6 | 159.8 |
16 | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 447 | 15.7 | 193.4 | 208.4 |
17 | Volkswagen Group | Germany | Automotive | 221.9 | 21.5 | 328.7 | 79.5 |
18 | Total | France | Oil and gas | 216.2 | 15.9 | 213 | 132.4 |
19 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | Banking | 62.4 | 14.4 | 1,563.9 | 154.8 |
20 | BNP Paribas | France | Banking | 119 | 7.9 | 2,539.1 | 61.5 |
The complete list is available here.
2011 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2011 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 115.5 | 17.4 | 2,117.6 | 182.2 |
02 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 103.3 | 13.3 | 2,467.9 | 186.5 |
03 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 156.2 | 11.6 | 751.2 | 216.2 |
04 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil and gas | 341.6 | 30.5 | 302.5 | 407.2 |
05 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 369.1 | 20.1 | 317.2 | 212.9 |
06 | PetroChina | China | Oil and gas | 222.3 | 21.2 | 251.3 | 320.8 |
07 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 69.2 | 18.8 | 1,723.5 | 239.5 |
08 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | Conglomerate | 136.2 | 13 | 372.2 | 211 |
08 | Petrobras | Brazil | Oil and gas | 121.3 | 21.2 | 313.2 | 238.8 |
10 | Citigroup | USA | Banking | 111.5 | 10.6 | 1,913.9 | 132.8 |
11 | BNP Paribas | France | Banking | 130.4 | 10.5 | 2,680.7 | 88 |
11 | Wells Fargo | USA | Banking | 93.2 | 12.4 | 1,258.1 | 170.6 |
13 | Santander Group | Spain | Banking | 109.7 | 12.8 | 1,570.6 | 94.7 |
14 | AT&T Inc. | USA | Telecommunications | 124.3 | 19.9 | 268.5 | 168.2 |
15 | Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 98.7 | 25.7 | 275.9 | 172.9 |
16 | Chevron | USA | Oil and gas | 189.6 | 19 | 184.8 | 200.6 |
17 | China Construction Bank | China | Banking | 58.2 | 15.6 | 1,408 | 224.8 |
18 | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 421.8 | 16.4 | 180.7 | 187.3 |
19 | Total | France | Oil and gas | 188.1 | 14.2 | 192.8 | 138 |
20 | Allianz | Germany | Insurance | 142.9 | 6.7 | 838.4 | 62.7 |
The complete list is available here.
2010 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2010 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 115.63 | 11.65 | 2,031.99 | 166.19 |
02 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 156.78 | 11.03 | 781.82 | 169.65 |
03 | Bank of America | USA | Banking | 150.45 | 6.28 | 2,223.30 | 167.63 |
04 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil and gas | 275.56 | 19.28 | 233.32 | 308.77 |
05 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 71.86 | 16.27 | 1,428.46 | 242.23 |
06 | Santander Group | Spain | Banking | 109.57 | 12.34 | 1,438.68 | 107.12 |
07 | Wells Fargo | USA | Banking | 98.64 | 12.28 | 1,243.65 | 141.69 |
08 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 103.74 | 5.83 | 2,355.83 | 178.27 |
08 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 278.19 | 12.52 | 287.64 | 168.63 |
10 | BP | UK | Oil and gas | 239.27 | 16.58 | 235.45 | 167.13 |
11 | BNP Paribas | France | Banking | 101.06 | 8.37 | 2,952.22 | 86.67 |
12 | PetroChina | China | Oil and gas | 157.22 | 16.80 | 174.95 | 333.84 |
13 | AT&T Inc. | USA | Telecommunications | 123.02 | 12.54 | 268.75 | 147.55 |
14 | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 408.21 | 14.34 | 170.71 | 205.37 |
15 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | Conglomerate | 112.49 | 8.06 | 297.12 | 190.86 |
16 | Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 115.25 | 24.33 | 234.77 | 132.58 |
17 | China Construction Bank | China | Banking | 59.16 | 13.59 | 1,106.20 | 184.32 |
18 | Petrobras | Brazil | Oil and gas | 104.81 | 16.63 | 198.26 | 190.34 |
19 | Total | France | Oil and gas | 160.68 | 12.10 | 183.29 | 131.80 |
20 | Chevron | USA | Oil and gas | 159.29 | 10.48 | 164.62 | 146.23 |
The complete list is available here.
2009 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2009 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 182.52 | 17.41 | 797.77 | 88.77 |
02 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 458.36 | 26.28 | 278.44 | 135.10 |
03 | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 263.42 | 17.21 | 324.98 | 102.35 |
04 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil and gas | 425.70 | 45.22 | 228.05 | 335.54 |
05 | BP | UK | Oil and gas | 361.14 | 21.16 | 228.24 | 119.70 |
06 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 142.05 | 5.73 | 2,570.45 | 85.04 |
07 | AT&T Inc. | USA | Telecommunications | 124.03 | 12.87 | 265.25 | 140.08 |
08 | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 405.61 | 13.40 | 163.43 | 193.15 |
09 | Santander Group | Spain | Banking | 96.23 | 13.25 | 1,318.86 | 49.75 |
09 | Chevron | USA | Oil and gas | 255.11 | 23.93 | 161.17 | 121.70 |
11 | Total | France | Oil and gas | 223.15 | 14.74 | 164.66 | 112.90 |
12 | ICBC | China | Banking | 53.60 | 11.16 | 1,188.08 | 170.83 |
13 | Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 97.29 | 26.78 | 276.81 | 74.55 |
14 | PetroChina | China | Oil and gas | 114.32 | 19.94 | 145.14 | 270.56 |
15 | Volkswagen Group | Germany | Automotive | 158.40 | 6.52 | 244.05 | 75.18 |
16 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 101.49 | 3.70 | 2,175.05 | 85.87 |
17 | GDF Suez | France | Utilities | 115.59 | 9.05 | 232.71 | 70.46 |
18 | Eni | Italy | Oil and gas | 158.32 | 12.91 | 139.80 | 80.68 |
19 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | Conglomerate | 107.79 | 4.99 | 267.40 | 122.11 |
20 | Vodafone | UK | Telecommunications | 70.39 | 13.30 | 252.08 | 93.66 |
The complete list is available here.
2008 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2008 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 146.1 | 19.1 | 2,349.0 | 180.8 |
02 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 172.7 | 22.2 | 795.3 | 330.9 |
03 | Bank of America | USA | Banking | 119.2 | 15.0 | 1,715.8 | 176.5 |
04 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 116.4 | 15.4 | 1,562.2 | 136.9 |
05 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil and gas | 358.6 | 40.6 | 242.1 | 465.5 |
06 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 355.8 | 31.3 | 266.2 | 221.1 |
07 | BP | UK | Oil and gas | 281.0 | 20.6 | 236.1 | 204.9 |
08 | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 203.8 | 14.0 | 276.4 | 175.1 |
09 | ING Group | Netherlands | Insurance/ banking | 197.9 | 12.7 | 1,932.2 | 75.8 |
10 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | Diversified Financials | 118.3 | 13.2 | 273.2 | 216.7 |
10 | The Royal Bank of Scotland | UK | Banking | 108.5 | 14.6 | 3,807.5 | 76.6 |
12 | AT&T Inc. | USA | Telecommunications | 118.9 | 12.0 | 275.6 | 210.2 |
13 | BNP Paribas | France | Banking | 116.2 | 10.7 | 2,494.4 | 81.9 |
14 | Allianz | Germany | Insurance | 139.1 | 10.9 | 1,547.5 | 80.3 |
15 | Total S.A. | France | Oil and gas | 199.7 | 19.2 | 165.8 | 181.8 |
16 | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 378.8 | 12.7 | 163.4 | 198.6 |
17 | Chevron | USA | Oil and gas | 204.0 | 18.7 | 148.8 | 180.0 |
18 | American International Group | USA | Insurance | 110.1 | 6.2 | 1,060.5 | 118.2 |
19 | Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 81.8 | 23.3 | 201.7 | 306.8 |
20 | AXA | France | Insurance | 151.7 | 7.8 | 1,064.7 | 70.3 |
The complete list is available here.
2007 list
Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2007 list.
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Citigroup | USA | Banking | 146.56 | 21.54 | 1,884.32 | 247.42 |
2 | Bank of America | USA | Banking | 116.57 | 21.13 | 1,459.74 | 226.61 |
3 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 121.51 | 16.63 | 1,860.76 | 202.29 |
4 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 163.39 | 20.83 | 697.24 | 358.98 |
5 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 99.30 | 14.44 | 1,351.52 | 170.97 |
6 | American International Group | USA | Insurance | 113.19 | 14.01 | 979.41 | 174.47 |
7 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil and gas | 335.09 | 39.50 | 223.95 | 410.65 |
8 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 318.85 | 25.44 | 232.31 | 208.25 |
9 | UBS | Switzerland | Diversified Financials | 105.59 | 9.78 | 1,776.89 | 116.84 |
10 | ING Group | Netherlands | Diversified Financials | 153.44 | 9.65 | 1,615.05 | 93.99 |
11 | BP | UK | Oil and gas | 265.91 | 22.29 | 217.60 | 198.14 |
12 | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 179.02 | 11.68 | 243.60 | 217.69 |
13 | The Royal Bank of Scotland | UK | Banking | 77.41 | 12.51 | 1,705.35 | 124.13 |
14 | BNP Paribas | France | Banking | 89.16 | 9.64 | 1,898.19 | 97.03 |
15 | Allianz | Germany | Insurance | 125.33 | 8.81 | 1,380.88 | 87.22 |
16 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | Diversified Financials | 98.54 | 11.02 | 248.44 | 163.79 |
17 | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 348.65 | 11.29 | 151.19 | 201.36 |
18 | Barclays | UK | Banking | 67.71 | 8.95 | 1,949.17 | 94.79 |
19 | Chevron | USA | Oil and gas | 195.34 | 17.14 | 132.63 | 149.37 |
19 | Total S.A. | France | Oil and gas | 175.05 | 15.53 | 138.82 | 152.62 |
The complete list is available here.
2006 list
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Citigroup | USA | Banking | 120.32 | 24.64 | 1,494.04 | 230.93 |
2. | General Electric | USA | Conglomerate | 149.70 | 16.35 | 673.30 | 348.45 |
3. | Bank of America | USA | Banking | 85.39 | 16.47 | 1,291.80 | 184.17 |
4. | American International Group | USA | Insurance | 106.98 | 11.90 | 843.40 | 172.24 |
5. | HSBC | UK | Banking | 76.38 | 12.36 | 1,274.22 | 193.32 |
6. | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil & Gas | 328.21 | 36.13 | 208.34 | 362.53 |
7. | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil & Gas | 306.73 | 25.31 | 216.95 | 203.52 |
8. | BP | UK | Oil & Gas | 249.47 | 22.63 | 206.91 | 225.93 |
9. | JPMorgan Chase | USA | Banking | 79.90 | 8.48 | 1,198.94 | 144.13 |
10. | UBS | Switzerland | Diversified Financials | 78.25 | 10.65 | 1,519.40 | 105.69 |
The complete list is available here.
2005 list
Rank | Company | Country | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Citigroup | USA | Banking | 108.28 | 17.05 | 1,4.10 | 247.66 |
2 | General Electric | USA | Conglomerates | 152.36 | 16.59 | 750.33 | 372.14 |
3 | American International Group | USA | Insurance | 95.04 | 10.91 | 776.42 | 173.99 |
4 | Bank of America | USA | Banking | 65.45 | 14.14 | 1,110.46 | 188.77 |
5 | HSBC | UK | Banking | 62.97 | 9.52 | 1,031.29 | 186.74 |
6 | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil & Gas | 263.99 | 25.33 | 195.26 | 405.25 |
7 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil & Gas | 265.19 | 18.54 | 193.83 | 221.49 |
8 | BP | UK | Oil & Gas | 285.06 | 15.73 | 191.11 | 231.88 |
9 | ING Group | Netherlands | Diversified Financials | 92.01 | 8.10 | 1,175.16 | 68.04 |
10 | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 165.68 | 11.13 | 211.15 | 140.89 |
The complete list is available here.
2004 list
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) |
Profits (billion $) |
Assets (billion $) |
Market Value (billion $) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Citigroup | USA | Banking | 94.71 | 17.85 | 1,264.03 | 255.30 |
2. | General Electric | USA | Conglomerates | 134.19 | 15.59 | 626.93 | 328.54 |
3. | American International Group | USA | Insurance | 76.66 | 6.46 | 647.66 | 194.87 |
4. | ExxonMobil | USA | Oil & gas | 222.88 | 20.96 | 166.99 | 277.02 |
5. | BP | UK | Oil & gas | 232.57 | 10.27 | 177.57 | 173.54 |
6. | Bank of America | USA | Banking | 49.01 | 10.81 | 736.45 | 117.55 |
7. | HSBC | UK | Banking | 44.33 | 6.66 | 757.60 | 177.96 |
8. | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 135.82 | 7.99 | 171.71 | 115.40 |
9. | Fannie Mae | USA | Diversified Financials | 53.13 | 6.48 | 1,019.17 | 76.84 |
10. | Walmart | USA | Retailing | 256.33 | 9.05 | 104.91 | 243.74 |
The complete list is available here.
See also
- Forbes 500
- Fortune Global 500
- Fortune India 500
- Financial Times Global 500
- Bentley Infrastructure 500
- List of largest employers
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of corporations by market capitalization
- List of largest Nordic companies
External links
- The 2012 list of Global 2000 - Current list
- The 2011 list of Global 2000
- The 2010 list of Global 2000
- The 2009 list of Global 2000 - Report - Sort Page
- The 2008 list of Global 2000 - Report - Sort Page
- The 2007 list of Global 2000
- The 2006 list of Global 2000 - Report - Sort Page
- The 2005 list of Global 2000 - Report - does not lead to list
- The 2004 list of Global 2000 - does not lead to list
- The 2003 list of Global 2000 - does not lead to list