Determining the ‘world’s largest companies’ depends on how you define ‘largest’. Ultimately, the ‘largest’ title depends on what aspect of these companies you consider most important. Whether it is their market value, the money they bring in, their workforce size, or their bottom line, different companies shine depending on the criteria.
World’s Largest Companies by Market Capitalization (stock market value)
This is the list of the largest 30 companies in the world by market capitalization. The following list includes publicly traded companies on the stock market. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
COMPANY NAME (TICKER):
Apple (AAPL)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Saudi Aramco (2222.SR)
Alphabet (GOOG) & (GOOGLA)
Amazon.com (AMZN)
Tesla (TSLA)
Meta Platforms (FB)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) & (BRK.B)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) & (2330.TW)
NVIDIA (NVDA)
Tencent (0700.HK) & (TCEHY)
Visa (V)
UnitedHealthcare (UNH)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
LVMH (LVMUY)
Samsung (005930.KS)
Procter & Gamble (PG)
Walmart (WMT)
Mastercard (MA)
Home Depot (HD)
Bank of America (BAC)
Kweichow Moutai (600519.SS)
Nestle (NSRGY)
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Roche (RHHBY)
Alibaba (BABA)
Pfizer (PFE)
Shell (SHEL) & (RYDAF)
Toyota (TM)
World’s Largest Companies by Sales Revenue
This is the list of the largest 30 companies in the world by sales revenue. The following list includes mostly publicly traded companies on the stock market. Sales revenue is calculated by multiplying the price by quantity sold.
COMPANY NAME (TICKER):
Walmart (WMT)
State Grid
Amazon.com (AMZN)
China National Petroleum
Sinopec (SNP) & (600028.SS) & (0386.HK)
Apple (AAPL)
CVS Health (CVS)
UnitedHealthcare (UNH)
Toyota (TM)
Volkswagen (VOW.DE) & (VOW3.DE)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) & (BRK.B)
McKesson (MCK)
China State Construction (601668.SS) & (3311.HK) & (CCOHF)
Saudi Aramco (2222.SR)
AmerisourceBergen (ABC)
Samsung (005930.KS)
Ping An Insurance (601318.SS) & (1833.HK) & (PNGAY)
BP (BP)
Shell (SHEL) & (RYDAF)
ICBC (601398.SS) & (1398.HK) & (IDCBY)
Alphabet (GOOG) & (GOOGLA)
Foxconn (2317.TW) & (HNHPF)
Exxon Mobil (XOM)
Daimler (DAI.DE)
China Construction Bank (601939.SS) & (0939.HK) & (CICHY)
AT&T (T)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Costco (COST)
Cigna (CI)
Agricultural Bank of China (601288.SS) & (1288.HK) & (ICGBY)
World’s Largest Companies by Profit
This is the list of the largest 30 companies in the world by profit (net income). The following list includes mostly publicly traded companies on the stock market. Profit (net income) is calculated by deducting all costs from sales revenue.
COMPANY NAME (TICKER):
Apple (AAPL)
Saudi Aramco (2222.SR)
SoftBank (9984.T) & (SFTBY)
ICBC (601398.SS) & (1398.HK) & (IDCBY)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) & (BRK.B)
Alphabet (GOOG) & (GOOGLA)
China Construction Bank (601939.SS) & (0939.HK) & (CICHY)
Agricultural Bank of China (601288.SS) & (1288.HK) & (ICGBY)
Meta Platforms (FB)
JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
Bank of China (601988.SS) & (3988.HK) & (BACHY)
Tencent (0700.HK) & (TCEHY)
Alibaba (BABA)
Samsung (005930.KS)
Amazon.com (AMZN)
Toyota (TM)
Intel (INTC)
Ping An Insurance (601318.SS) & (1833.HK) & (PNGAY)
Bank of America (BAC)
Verizon (VZ)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) & (2330.TW)
UnitedHealthcare (UNH)
Roche (RHHBY)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
China Merchants Bank (600036.SS) & (3968.HK) & (CIHKY)
Sanofi (SNY)
Walmart (WMT)
Nestle (NSRGY)
Procter & Gamble (PG)
World’s Largest Companies by Cash
This is the list of 10 companies with the largest cash holdings in the world. The following list includes S&P 500 publicly traded companies on the stock market (excluding financial sector) with the most cash in Balance Sheet. These companies are indeed flush with cash.
COMPANY NAME (TICKER):
Apple (AAPL)
Alphabet (GOOG) & (GOOGLA)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Amazon.com (AMZN)
General Electric (GE)
UnitedHealthcare (UNH)
Meta Platforms (FB)
Pfizer (PFE)
Anthem (ANTM) / Elevance Health (ELV)
General Motors (GM)
Coca-Cola (KO)
Ford Motor (F)
Intel (INTC)
World’s Largest Companies by the Number of Employees
This is the list of the largest 30 companies in the world by the number of employees. The following list includes publicly traded companies on the stock market in the US including NYSE and Nasdaq.
COMPANY NAME (TICKER):
Walmart (WMT)
Amazon.com (AMZN)
Volkswagen (VOW.DE) & (VOW3.DE)
FedEx (FDX)
Deutsche Post (DPW.DE)
Compass Group (CMPGF)
United Parcel Services (UPS)
Accenture (ACN)
Kroger (KR)
Home Depot (HD)
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS)
Gazprom (OGZPY)
Agricultural Bank of China (601288.SS) & (1288.HK) & (ICGBY)
China Mobile (0941.HK)
ICBC (601398.SS) & (1398.HK) & (IDCBY)
PetroChina (PTR) & (601857.SS) & (0857.HK)
Ahold Delhaize (AHODF)
Target (TGT)
Jardine Matheson (JARLF)
Yum China (YUMC)
Sinopec (SNP) & (600028.SS) & (0386.HK)
Teleperformance (TLPFF)
Toyota (TM)
Ping An Insurance (601318.SS) & (1833.HK) & (PNGAY)
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) & (BRK.B)
Hitachi (HTHIF)
Starbucks (SBUX)
China Construction Bank (601939.SS) & (0939.HK) & (CICHY)
International Business Machines (IBM)
X5 Retail Group (PJP.F)
UnitedHealthcare (UNH)
Do you have a specific metric in mind when you ask about the world’s largest companies? If you would like to learn more about how to measure business size, please check my other article Measuring Business Size.
