Forbes Global 2000
The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2,000 public companies in the world by Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value.[1] The list has been published since 2003.
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.
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2020 list
In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[2]
Rank | Company | Logo | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
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1 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial Service | 177.2 | 45.3 | 4322.5 | 242.3 |
2 | China Construction Bank | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 162.1 | 38.9 | 3822 | 203.8 |
3 | JPMorgan Chase | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 142.9 | 30 | 3139.4 | 291.7 |
4 | Berkshire Hathaway | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 254.6 | 81.4 | 817.7 | 455.4 |
5 | Agricultural Bank of China | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 148.7 | 30.9 | 3697.5 | 147.2 |
6 | Saudi Aramco | ![]() | ![]() | Oil and gas | 329.8 | 88.2 | 398.3 | 1284.8 |
7 | Ping An Insurance | ![]() | ![]() | Financial services | 155 | 18.8 | 1218.6 | 187.2 |
8 | Bank Of America | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 112.1 | 24.1 | 2620 | 208.6 |
9 | Apple Inc | ![]() | ![]() | Computing | 267.7 | 57.2 | 320.4 | 1285.5 |
10 | Bank of China | ![]() | ![]() | Banking, financial service | 138.6 | 46.3 | 285.4 | 1258.8 |
2019 list
In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[3]
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
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1 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 175.9 | 45.2 | 4034.5 | 305.1 |
2 | JPMorgan Chase | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 132.9 | 32.7 | 2737.2 | 368.5 |
3 | China Construction Bank | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 150.3 | 38.8 | 3382.4 | 225 |
4 | Agricultural Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 137.5 | 30.9 | 3293.1 | 197 |
5 | Bank of America | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 111.9 | 28.5 | 2377.2 | 287.3 |
6 | Apple Inc | ![]() | Computing | 261.7 | 59.4 | 373.7 | 961.3 |
7 | Ping An Insurance Group | ![]() | Insurance | 151.8 | 16.3 | 1038.3 | 220.2 |
8 | Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 126.7 | 27.5 | 3097.6 | 143 |
9 | Royal Dutch Shell | ![]() | Oil & Gas | 382.6 | 23.3 | 399.2 | 264.9 |
10 | Wells Fargo | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 101.5 | 23.1 | 1887.8 | 214.7 |
Forbes' ranking of the world's largest public companies in 2019, account for more than $40 trillion in annual revenue and upwards of $186 trillion in global assets
2018 list
In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[4]
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
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1 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 165.3 | 43.7 | 4210.9 | 311 |
2 | China Construction Bank | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 143.2 | 37.1 | 3631.6 | 261.2 |
3 | JPMorgan Chase | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 118.2 | 26.5 | 2609.8 | 387.7 |
4 | Berkshire Hathaway | ![]() | Conglomerate | 235.2 | 39.7 | 702.7 | 491.9 |
5 | Agricultural Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 129.3 | 29.6 | 3439.3 | 184.1 |
6 | Bank of America | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 92.2 | 16.6 | 2196.8 | 231.9 |
7 | Wells Fargo | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 103.0 | 21.7 | 1915.4 | 265.3 |
8 | Apple Inc | ![]() | Computing | 247.5 | 53.3 | 367.5 | 926.9 |
9 | Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 118.2 | 26.4 | 3204.2 | 158.6 |
10 | Ping An Insurance Group | ![]() | Insurance | 141.6 | 13.9 | 1066.4 | 181.4 |
As a group, the Forbes Global 2000 in year 2018 accounts for $39.1 trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189 trillion in assets and $56.8 trillion in market value
By industry sector
The top-ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows.
2017 list
In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[5]
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
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1 | ICBC | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 151.4 | 42.0 | 3473.2 | 229.8 |
2 | China Construction Bank | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 134.2 | 35.0 | 3016.6 | 200.5 |
3 | Berkshire Hathaway | ![]() | Conglomerate | 222.9 | 24.1 | 620.9 | 409.9 |
4 | JPMorgan Chase | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 102.5 | 24.2 | 2513.0 | 306.6 |
5 | Wells Fargo | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 97.6 | 21.9 | 1943.4 | 274.4 |
6 | Agricultural Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 115.7 | 27.8 | 2816.0 | 149.2 |
7 | Bank of America | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 92.2 | 16.6 | 2196.8 | 231.9 |
8 | Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 113.1 | 24.9 | 2611.5 | 141.3 |
9 | Apple | ![]() | Computing | 217.5 | 45.2 | 331.1 | 752.0 |
10 | Toyota Motor | ![]() | Automotive | 249.9 | 17.1 | 412.5 | 171.9 |
2016 list
In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[6]
Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
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1 | ICBC | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 171.1 | 44.2 | 3,420.2 | 198 |
2 | China Construction Bank | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 146.8 | 36.4 | 2,826 | 162.8 |
3 | Agricultural Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 131.9 | 28.8 | 2,739.8 | 152.7 |
4 | Berkshire Hathaway | ![]() | Conglomerate | 210.8 | 24.1 | 561.1 | 360.1 |
5 | JPMorgan Chase | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 99.9 | 23.5 | 2,423.8 | 234.2 |
6 | Bank of China | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 122 | 27.2 | 2,589.6 | 143 |
7 | Wells Fargo | ![]() | Banking, financial services | 91.4 | 22.7 | 1,849.2 | 256 |
8 | Apple | ![]() | Computing | 233.3 | 53.7 | 293.3 | 586 |
9 | ExxonMobil | ![]() | Oil and gas | 236.8 | 16.2 | 336.8 | 363.3 |
10 | Toyota Motor | ![]() | Automotive | 235.8 | 19.3 | 406.7 | 177 |
See also
References
- Andrea Murphy (6 May 2015). 2015 Global 2000: Methodology. Forbes. Accessed December 2015.
- "Global 2000 - The World's Largest Public Companies 2020". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- "Global 2000: The World's Largest Public Companies". Forbes.com. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- Stoller, Kristin (June 6, 2018). "Global 2000: The World's Largest Public Companies 2018". Forbes. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- "The World's Largest Public Companies 2017". Forbes.com. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- "The World's Largest Companies 2016". Forbes.com. Retrieved November 23, 2018.