List of corporations by market capitalization
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The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization, as well as government-owned corporations by estimated market value. Market capitalization is calculated from the share price (as recorded on selected day) multiplied by the number of shares issued. Figures are converted into USD millions (using rate from selected day) to allow for comparison.
Some state-owned companies are far larger than even the largest public corporation. For example Saudi Aramco's value has been estimated at $10 trillion, which is twenty times the size of Apple, the largest public company at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012. [1][2][3]
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Publicly traded companies [edit]
2012 [edit]
This Financial Times Global 500–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2012. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[4] | Second quarter[5] | Third quarter[6] | Fourth quarter[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Apple Inc. 559,002.1 |
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Apple Inc. 546,076.1 |
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Apple Inc.625,348.1 |
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Apple Inc.500,610.7 |
| 2 | |
Exxon Mobil408,777.4 |
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Exxon Mobil400,139.1 |
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Exxon Mobil422,127.5 |
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Exxon Mobil394,610.9 |
| 3 |  |
PetroChina278,968.4 |
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PetroChina257,685.8 |
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PetroChina253,853.3 |
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PetroChina264,833.4 |
| 4 | |
Microsoft270,644.1 |
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Microsoft256,982.4 |
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Microsoft249,489.8 |
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BHP Billiton247,409.0 |
| 5 | |
IBM241,754.6 |
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Wal-Mart235,900.3 |
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Wal-Mart248,074.4 |
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ICBC236,457.9 |
| 6 | |
ICBC236,335.4 |
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IBM225,598.5 |
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General Electric239,791.2 |
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China Mobile234,040.2 |
| 7 |  |
Royal Dutch Shell222,425.1 |
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General Electric220,806.3 |
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IBM237,068.4 |
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Wal-Mart228,245.4 |
| 8 | |
China Mobile220,978.9 |
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China Mobile219,481.3 |
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Chevron Corporation228,707.1 |
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Samsung Electronics227,581.8 |
| 9 | |
General Electric212,317.7 |
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Royal Dutch Shell217,048.2 |
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China Mobile222,817.8 |
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Microsoft224,801.0 |
| 10 | |
Chevron Corporation211,950.6 |
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ICBC211,196.0 |
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Royal Dutch Shell222,669.6 |
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Royal Dutch Shell 222,669.6 |
2011 [edit]
This Financial Times Global 500–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2011. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[8] | Second quarter[9] | Third quarter[10] | Fourth quarter[11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Exxon Mobil417,166.7 |
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Exxon Mobil400,884.5 |
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Apple Inc.353,518.1 |
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Exxon Mobil406,272.1 |
| 2 | |
PetroChina326,199.2 |
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Apple Inc.310,412.3 |
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Exxon Mobil353,135.2 |
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Apple Inc.376,410.6 |
| 3 | |
Apple Inc.321,072.1 |
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PetroChina303,649.9 |
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PetroChina276,473.9 |
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PetroChina276,844.9 |
| 4 | |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China251,078.1 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China246,850.5 |
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IBM208,843.5 |
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Royal Dutch Shell236,677.0 |
| 5 |  |
Petrobras247,417.6 |
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BHP Billiton233,626.5 |
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Microsoft208,534.9 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China228,168.1 |
| 6 | |
BHP Billiton247,079.5 |
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Royal Dutch Shell225,122.8 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China206,021.4 |
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Microsoft218,380.1 |
| 7 | |
China Construction Bank232,608.6 |
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Microsoft219,251.9 |
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China Mobile198,778.7 |
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IBM216,724.4 |
| 8 | |
Royal Dutch Shell226,128.7 |
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Nestlé215,017.5 |
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Royal Dutch Shell197,061.1 |
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Chevron Corporation211,893.9 |
| 9 | |
Chevron Corporation215,780.6 |
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Petrobras210,111.4 |
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Nestlé191,115.6 |
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Wal-mart204,659.8 |
| 10 | |
Microsoft213,336.4 |
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IBM207,781.4 |
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Chevron Corporation185,456.1 |
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China Mobile196,148.4 |
2010 [edit]
This Financial Times Global 500–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2010. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[12] | Second quarter[13] | Third quarter[14] | Fourth quarter[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
PetroChina329,259.7 |
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Exxon Mobil291,789.1 |
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Exxon Mobil314,622.5 |
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Exxon Mobil368,711.5 |
| 2 | |
Exxon Mobil316,230.8 |
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PetroChina268,504.8 |
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PetroChina270,889.9 |
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PetroChina303,273.6 |
| 3 | |
Microsoft256,864.7 |
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Apple Inc.228,876.8 |
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Apple Inc.259,223.4 |
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Apple Inc.295,886.3 |
| 4 | |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China246,419.8 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China211,258.7 |
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Petrobras220,616.5 |
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BHP Billiton243,540.3 |
| 5 | |
Apple Inc.213,096.7 |
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Microsoft201,655.8 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China213,364.1 |
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Microsoft238,784.5 |
| 6 | |
BHP Billiton209,935.1 |
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China Mobile201,471.2 |
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Microsoft210,676.4 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China233,369.1 |
| 7 | |
Wal-mart209,000.7 |
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Berkshire Hathaway197,356.8 |
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China Mobile205,339.6 |
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Petrobras229,066.6 |
| 8 | |
Berkshire Hathaway200,620.5 |
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China Construction Bank189,170.7 |
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Berkshire Hathaway204,792.0 |
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China Construction Bank222,245.1 |
| 9 | |
General Electric194,246.2 |
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Wal-Mart178,322.7 |
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China Construction Bank202,998.4 |
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Royal Dutch Shell208,593.7 |
| 10 | |
China Mobile192,998.6 |
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Procter & Gamble 172,736.5 |
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BHP Billiton196,866.0 |
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Nestlé203,534.3 |
2009 [edit]
This Financial Times Global 500–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2009. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter [16] | Second quarter [17] | Third quarter [18] | Fourth quarter [19] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Exxon Mobil336,525 |
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PetroChina366,662.9 |
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Exxon Mobil329,725 |
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PetroChina353,140.1 |
| 2 | |
PetroChina287,185 |
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Exxon Mobil341,140.3 |
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PetroChina325,097.5 |
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Exxon Mobil323,717.1 |
| 3 | |
Wal-Mart204,365 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China257,004.4 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China237,951.5 |
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Microsoft270,635.4 |
| 4 | |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China187,885 |
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Microsoft211,546.2 |
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Microsoft229,630.7 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China268,956.2 |
| 5 | |
China Mobile174,673 |
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China Mobile200,832.4 |
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HSBC198,561.1 |
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Wal-Mart203,653.6 |
| 6 | |
Microsoft163,320 |
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Wal-Mart188,752.0 |
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China Mobile195,680.4 |
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China Construction Bank201,436.1 |
| 7 | |
AT&T148,511 |
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China Construction Bank182,186.7 |
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Wal-Mart189,331.6 |
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BHP Billiton201,248 |
| 8 | |
Johnson & Johnson145,481 |
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Petrobras165,056.9 |
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Petrobras189,027.7 |
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HSBC199,254.9 |
| 9 | |
Royal Dutch Shell138,999 |
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Johnson & Johnson156,515.9 |
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China Construction Bank186,816.7 |
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Petrobras199,107.9 |
| 10 | |
Procter & Gamble138,013 |
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Royal Dutch Shell156,386.7 |
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Royal Dutch Shell175,986.1 |
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Apple Inc.189,801.7 |
2008 [edit]
This Financial Times Global 500–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2008. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter [20] | Second quarter [21] | Third quarter [22] | Fourth quarter [23] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Exxon Mobil452,505 |
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Exxon Mobil465,652 |
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Exxon Mobil403,366 |
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Exxon Mobil406,067 |
| 2 | |
PetroChina423,996 |
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PetroChina341,140.3 |
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PetroChina325,097.5 |
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PetroChina259,836 |
| 3 | |
General Electric369,569 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China257,004.4 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China237,951.5 |
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Wal-Mart219,898 |
| 4 |  |
Gazprom299,764 |
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Microsoft211,546.2 |
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Microsoft229,630.7 |
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China Mobile201,291 |
| 5 | |
China Mobile298,093 |
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China Mobile200,832.4 |
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HSBC198,561.1 |
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Procter & Gamble184,576 |
| 6 | |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China277,236 |
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Wal-Mart188,752.0 |
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China Mobile195,680.4 |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China173,930 |
| 7 | |
Microsoft264,132 |
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China Construction Bank182,186.7 |
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Wal-Mart189,331.6 |
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Microsoft172,929 |
| 8 | |
AT&T231,168 |
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Petrobras165,056.9 |
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Petrobras189,027.7 |
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AT&T167,950 |
| 9 | |
Royal Dutch Shell220,110 |
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Johnson & Johnson156,515.9 |
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China Construction Bank186,816.7 |
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Johnson & Johnson166,002 |
| 10 | |
Procter & Gamble215,640 |
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Royal Dutch Shell156,386.7 |
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Royal Dutch Shell175,986.1 |
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General Electric161,278 |
2007 [edit]
Fourth quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2007.[24]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Petrochina | China | Oil and gas | 723,952 |
| 2 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 511,887 |
| 3 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 374,637 |
| 4 |
China Mobile | Hong Kong | Telecommunications | 354,120 |
| 5 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 338,989 |
| 6 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 333,054 |
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 329,591 |
| 8 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 269,544 |
| 9 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 252,051 |
| 10 |
Sinopec | China | Oil and gas | 249,645 |
Third quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of September 28, 2007.[25]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 513,362 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 424,191 |
| 3 |
China Mobile | Hong Kong | Telecommunications | 327,937 |
| 4 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 279,269 |
| 5 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 276,202 |
| 6 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 264,397 |
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 260,249 |
| 8 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 258,047 |
| 9 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 232,162 |
| 10 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 223,066 |
Second quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of June 29, 2007.[26]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 472,519 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 393,831 |
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 281,934 |
| 4 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 266,141 |
| 5 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 255,871 |
| 6 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 253,703 |
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 245,757 |
| 8 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 231,495 |
| 9 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 228,009 |
| 10 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 216,963 |
First quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 March 2007.[27]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 429,567 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 363,611 |
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 272,912 |
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 252,857 |
| 5 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 246,206 |
| 6 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 245,911 |
| 7 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 230,832 |
| 8 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 228,177 |
| 9 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 224,788 |
| 10 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 214,018 |
2006 [edit]
Fourth quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 2006.[28]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 446,943 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 383,564 |
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 293,537 |
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 273,691 |
| 5 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 271,482 |
| 6 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 254,592 |
| 7 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 241,161 |
| 8 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 239,758 |
| 9 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 225,781 |
| 10 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 218,643 |
Third quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 2006.[29]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 398,906 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 364,414 |
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 272,679.0 |
| 4 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 254,634.3 |
| 5 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 246,727 |
| 6 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 242,451 |
| 7 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 216,368 |
| 8 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 215,623 |
| 9 |
HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 209,774 |
| 10 |
Pfizer | United States | Health care | 206,785 |
Second quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 June 2006.[30]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 371,187 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 342,731 |
| 3 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 246,341 |
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 239,862 |
| 5 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 237,688 |
| 6 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 233,151 |
| 7 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 224,925 |
| 8 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 219,504 |
| 9 |
HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 201,854 |
| 10 |
Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 200,762 |
First quarter [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of March 2006.[31]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 371,631 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 362,527 |
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 281,171 |
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 238,935 |
| 5 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 233,260 |
| 6 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 211,706 |
| 7 |
Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 211,280 |
| 8 |
Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 196,860 |
| 9 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 196,731 |
| 10 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 196,339 |
2005 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 March 2005.[32]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 382,233 |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 380,567 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 262,975 |
| 4 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 234,437 |
| 5 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 221,365 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 212,209 |
| 7 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 210,630 |
| 8 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 199,711 |
| 9 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,945 |
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | Banking | 178,765 |
2004 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 March 2004.[33]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 299,336 |
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 271,911 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 263,940 |
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 261,616 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 259,191 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 258,888 |
| 7 | American International Group | United States | Insurance | 183,696 |
| 8 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 179,996 |
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 174,648 |
| 10 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 163,574 |
2003 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 March 2003.[34]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 264,003 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 259,647 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 241,037 |
| 4 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 234,399 |
| 5 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,948 |
| 6 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 183,887 |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 170,417 |
| 8 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 149,034 |
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 144,381 |
| 10 | IBM | United States | Computer software, Computer hardware | 139,272 |
2002 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 March 2002.[35]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 372,089 |
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 326,639 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 299,820 |
| 4 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 273,220 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 255,299 |
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 249,021 |
| 7 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 203,838 |
| 8 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 200,794 |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 197,912 |
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 189,913 |
2001 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 March 2001.[36]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 477,406 |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 304,699 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 286,367 |
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 263,996 |
| 5 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 258,436 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 250,955 |
| 7 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 250,143 |
| 8 | Vodafone | United Kingdom | Telecommunications | 227,175 |
| 9 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 227,048 |
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 206,340 |
2000 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 March 2000.[37]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 586,197 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 474,956 |
| 3 | NTT DoCoMo | Japan | Telecommunications | 366,204 |
| 4 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 348,965 |
| 5 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 286,153 |
| 6 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 277,096 |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 274,905 |
| 8 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 265,894 |
| 9 | Lucent Technologies | United States | Telecommunications | 237,668 |
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Telecommunications | 209,628 |
1999 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1998.[38]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 271,854 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 258,871 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 172,213 |
| 4 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 164,157 |
| 5 | Merck | United States | Health care | 154,753 |
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 148,074 |
| 7 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 144,060 |
| 8 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 142,164 |
| 9 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 123,062 |
| 10 | IBM | United States | Software industry, Computer hardware | 121,184 |
1998 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1997.[39]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 222,748 |
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 191,002 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 159,660 |
| 4 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 157,970 |
| 5 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 151,288 |
| 6 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 150,838 |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 146,139 |
| 8 | Merck | United States | Health care | 120,757 |
| 9 | Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 116,585 |
| 10 | Novartis | Switzerland | Health care | 104,468 |
1997 [edit]
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1996.[40]
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 136,515 |
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | The Netherlands | Oil and gas | 128,206 |
| 3 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 117,258 |
| 4 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 113,609 |
| 5 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 102,161 |
Record market capitalizations [edit]
On 5 November 2007 A shares of Petrochina in first day of trading after its IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange skyrocketed from the IPO price of 16.7 RMB to 43.96 RMB by the close (opening price was even 48.6 RMB). That gives a market capitalization of about $1 trillion.[41] Only 4 billion of A shares were floated during the IPO, another 158 billion of A shares were still held by China National Petroleum Corporation. 21 billion of H Shares were already floated on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[42] However market capitalization based on H-shares never reached $500 billion.[43]
On August 22, 2012 Apple Inc. closed at a record high share price of $668.87.[44] With 936,596,000 outstanding shares (as of June 30, 2012),[45] it had a market capitalization of $627.00 billion. The prior record has been held by Microsoft since December 30, 1999 when it reached an intraday high share price of $119.94.[46] With 5,160,024,593 outstanding shares (as of November 30, 1999),[47] it had a market capitalization of $618.9 billion. Adjusting for inflation to 2012, Microsoft's market capitalization would be even $846 billion.[43]
State-owned companies [edit]
This Financial Times Non-Public 150 based list is up to date as of December, 2006.
| Rank | 2006 [48] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Saudi Aramco 781,000 |
| 2 |  |
Pemex 415,000 |
| 3 |  |
Petróleos de Venezuela 388,000 |
| 4 |  |
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation 378,000 |
| 5 |  |
Petronas 232,000 |
| 6 |  |
Sonatrach 224,000 |
| 7 |  |
National Iranian Oil Company 220,000 |
| 8 |  |
Japan Post (priv. 2007) 156,000 |
| 9 |  |
Pertamina 140,000 |
| 10 |  |
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation 120,000 |
See also [edit]
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of companies by employees
- List of companies by profit and loss
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