Rating of companies by capitalization. The largest companies in the world

An American company, the largest private oil company in the world, one of the largest corporations in the world by market capitalization.

S tarbucks

And an American company selling coffee and a chain of coffee shops of the same name. The management company is Starbucks Corporation. Starbucks is the largest coffee company in the world, with a network of more than 22.5 thousand coffee shops in 67 countries. Starbucks sells espresso and beverages based on it, other hot and cold drinks, coffee beans, teas, hot and cold sandwiches, cakes, snacks and items such as coffee makers, mugs and glasses. The company's headquarters are in Seattle, Washington, USA.

C hina Mobile

Founded in 1997

China Mobile Communications Corporation, CMCC (Chinese: ?????? - Zh?nggu? Y?d?ng T?ngx?n, HKSE:0941, NYSE: CHL) is the largest mobile operator in the world and in 2014 In 2016, it was included in the ratings of the most valuable and influential public companies in the world FT Global 500, published annually by the Financial Times, as well as in the Forbes Global 2000 (in 2016 - in 18th place).

McDonald's

An American corporation, until 2010 the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants operating under a franchise system. At the end of 2010, the company ranks 2nd in the number of restaurants worldwide after the Subway restaurant chain. Listed on the 2011 Fortune Global 500 list.

Gazprom

Founded: 1989

Russian transnational corporation engaged in geological exploration, production, transportation, storage, processing and sales of gas, gas condensate and oil, as well as the production and sale of heat and electricity, banking and media structures. The largest company in Russia, the largest gas company in the world, owns the longest gas transportation system. Is a global industry leader. According to the Forbes Global 2000 list, Gazprom ranks 17th among global companies in terms of revenue. According to the Forbes magazine rating, Gazprom became the most profitable company in the world at the end of 2011. The company's credit rating is BB+, outlook: negative.

K F.C.

Kentucky Fried Chicken
American chain of catering restaurants specializing in chicken dishes. The company's headquarters are located in Louisville, Kentucky. KFC is the second largest cafe chain in the world in terms of sales, second only to McDonald's. As of December 2013, the KFC brand operates 18,876 outlets in 118 countries. KFC is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, which also owns Pizza Hut and Taco Bell.

A pple

American corporation, manufacturer of personal and tablet computers, audio players, phones, software. One of the pioneers in the field of personal computers and modern multitasking operating systems with a graphical interface. Headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Gloria Jean's Coffees

The second largest international chain of coffee shops and coffee shops, with stores in more than thirty countries around the world.

Gloria Jean's Coffees was founded by Gloria Jean Kvetko in 1979 in Chicago, USA. Initially, this enterprise - Gloria Jean's Coffees - was a small coffee shop and gift shop, and in 1986, Gloria and her husband decided to franchise the right to use their concept. As a result, over time, the company grew from one store into a large chain with more than 110 coffee shops in all US states.

In 1991, the company won the title of retailer of the year in the state of Illinois. Gloria Jean's Coffees has quickly grown into the largest chain of coffee shops serving major shopping centers in North America. The company soon received first prize from Entrepreneur Magazines, which named it the top luxury coffee franchisor in America for five years.

Amazon.com

An American company, the world's largest in terms of turnover among those selling goods and services via the Internet and one of the first Internet services focused on selling real consumer goods. The headquarters is located in Seattle.

S barro

American chain of fast food restaurants serving traditional Italian cuisine.

Nike

An American company, a world-famous manufacturer of sportswear and footwear. Headquarters is in Beaverton. Analysts say Nike has nearly 95% of the U.S. basketball shoe market. In 2012, the company employed more than 44,000 people worldwide. The brand is valued at $10.7 billion and is the most valuable brand in the sports industry. Since September 20, 2013, it has been included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Coffee Bean

The first coffee shop chain to appear in Moscow. Currently, the chain includes 18 coffee shops in nine cities of Russia.

T he Coca-Cola Company

Date of foundation: 1892

American food company, the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of concentrates, syrups and soft drinks. The company's most famous product is the Coca-Cola drink. Included in the Fortune 1000 list in 2007. The headquarters is located in the capital of Georgia, Atlanta.

Microsoft

One of the largest transnational companies producing proprietary software for various types of computing equipment - personal computers, game consoles, PDAs, mobile phones and others, the developer of the most widely used software platform in the world at the moment - the Windows family of operating systems.

U nilever

A British and Dutch company, one of the world leaders in the food and household chemicals market. Currently, in these segments it is the second largest company in the world in terms of sales volumes. Headquarters are in London and Rotterdam.

Nestle

Swiss company, the world's largest food manufacturer. Nestle also specializes in producing pet food, pharmaceutical products and cosmetics. The company's main office is located in the Swiss city of Vevey.

H&M

A Swedish company, Europe's largest clothing retail chain. Headquarters in Stockholm.

E Bay

An American company providing services in the areas of online auctions and online stores. Operates the eBay.com website and its local versions in several countries, and owns eBay Enterprise.

G ameloft

Gameloft is a video game publisher and developer headquartered in Paris with offices around the world.

The company was founded by the Guillemot brothers, founders and owners of Ubisoft. The company creates games primarily for mobile phones and other devices equipped with the Java ME, BREW and Symbian OS platforms, as well as N-Gage. Gameloft also develops games for platforms such as Nintendo DS, Macintosh, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360, Zeebo and others including bada, iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

American Express

Founded: 1850

American Express Company (American Express, AmeEx, Amex) is an American financial company. The company's well-known products are credit cards, charge cards and traveler's checks. The company's headquarters are located in New York.

In 2008, Sberbank of Russia became the world leader in the sale of American Express traveler's checks (over $1 billion).

The number of transactions on American Express cards in the trade and service network in 2014 was 6.5 billion, which is 3% of all bank card transactions in the world.

MasterCard Mass

MasterCard Worldwide or MasterCard Incorporated is an international payment system, a transnational financial corporation, uniting 22 thousand financial institutions in 210 countries. The company's main headquarters is located in New York, Westchester County, USA. The global operating headquarters is located in O'Fallon, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Globally, the core business is processing payments between merchant acquiring banks, issuing banks or credit cooperatives using MasterCard branded debit and credit cards for payments. MasterCard Worldwide has been a publicly traded company since 2006 and, prior to its initial public offering, was an organization jointly operated by more than 25,000 financial institutions that issue branded cards.

MasterCard, originally known as Interbank/Master Charge, was created by several California banks as a competitor to BankAmericard cards issued by Bank of America, which later became the issuer of Visa credit cards from Visa Inc. From 1966 to 1979 MasterCard was called "Interbank" and "Master Charge".

Tefal

Founded: 1956

An international brand that produces household appliances and tableware. In 1968, Tefal was acquired by Groupe SEB. Along with the Tefal brand, Groupe SEB produces and sells products in 120 countries around the world of such brands as Rowenta and Moulinex.

General Electric

An American diversified corporation, a manufacturer of many types of equipment, including locomotives, power plants, gas turbines, aircraft engines, medical equipment, photographic equipment, household and lighting equipment, plastics and sealants. The company, as of 2015, ranks ninth on the Forbes Global 2000 list of largest public companies, and was the world's largest non-financial multinational corporation, as well as a major media concern. In the Financial Times ranking by market capitalization it ranks 13th in 2015.

A uchan

A French corporation represented in many countries around the world. One of the world's largest retail chain operators. Nominally, Auchan is the main structural division of the family mega-corporation “Association of the Mulier Family”.

Bulgari

Founded: 1884

Bulgari S.p.A. (pronounced Bulgari) is an Italian company founded in 1884, producing luxury goods (jewelry, watches, perfumes, leather accessories) and owning luxury hotels. Bulgari is part of the LVMH group (Mo?t Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and closes the top three largest jewelry companies in the world.

The brand name is usually written as , based on the traditional Latin alphabet, where the letter "V" is equivalent to the modern "U". The headquarters is located in Rome.

Sotirios Bulgaris was a Greek jeweler, a native of the village of Paramitia in the Epirus region, a picturesque corner of Greece, where the first boutique he opened has survived to this day. In 1877, Bulgaris moved to Corfu, then to Naples and in 1881 ended up in Rome, where he opened several jewelry and antique shops, including a boutique on Via Sistina (1884).

20. AXA

Place in the 2014 ranking: 16
Revenue: $161.2 billion (2014: $165.9 billion)
Profit: $6.7 billion (2014: $5.6 billion)

Last in the top 20 is AXA (EPA: CS), which lost four points over the year. The European insurer has increased its presence in Asia and Latin America, benefiting from a weak euro, but low interest rates from European banks are likely to have hurt sales.

19. Exor Group

Place in the 2014 ranking: 24
Revenue: $162.2 billion (2014: $165.9 billion)
Profit: $428 million (2014: $2.8 billion)

Exor Group (NYSE: ING), the Italian investment company that owns parts of Fiat and Juventus FS, jumped five points with a 7 percent increase in revenue. But profits fell 84% from last year.

18. ICBC

Place in the 2014 ranking: 25
Revenue: $163.2 billion (2014: $148.8 billion)
Profit: $44.7 billion (2014: $42.7 billion)

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (SHA: 601398) rose seven points. In 2014, The Banker magazine named it the largest in the world by reserves. It also has the highest earnings in the Fortune Global 500.

17. Daimler

Place in the 2014 ranking: 20
Revenue: $172.3 billion (2014: $156.6 billion)
Profit: $9.2 billion (2014: $9 billion)

The German concern Daimler (OTCMKTS: DDAIY) sold about 2.5 million cars in 2014. It includes such iconic brands as Mercedez-Benz and Mitsubishi.

16. McKesson

Place in the 2014 ranking: 29
Revenue: $181.2 billion (2014: $138 billion)
Profit: $1.5 billion (2014: $1.3 billion)

Pharmaceutical giant McKesson (NYSE: MCK) lifted profit by nearly a third, helped by strong performance in its wholesale division. This led to an increase in the company's stake in the German Celesio.

15. Apple

Place in the 2014 ranking: 15
Revenue: $182.8 billion (2014: $170.1 billion)
Profit: $39.5 billion (2014: $37 billion)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the most valuable company in the world with a market capitalization of about $767 billion, ranked only 15th. But in terms of profit it is second only to ICBC.

14. Berkshire Hathaway

Place in the 2014 ranking: 14
Revenue: $194.7 billion (2014: $182.2 billion)
Profit: $19.9 billion (2014: $19.5 billion)

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A), the investment company run by Warren Buffett, increased sales 6% after what Fortune magazine called a standout year: in 2013, the fund acquired Heinz and raised revenue by 12%.

13. Samsung

Place in the 2014 ranking: 13
Revenue: $195.8 billion (2014: $209 billion)
Profit: $21.9 billion (2014: $27.2 billion)

Samsung and Apple have been fighting for the title of the largest smartphone manufacturer for many years. The South Korean company has again overtaken its rival in revenue, despite a drop in profits after last year's 17% rise to a record $27 billion.

12. Chevron

Place in the 2014 ranking: 12
Revenue: $203.8 billion (2014: $220.4 billion)
Profit: $19.2 billion (2014: $21.4 billion)

American energy company Chevron (NYSE: CVX) maintained its position in the ranking despite a difficult year: falling oil prices reduced revenue by 7% and profit by 10%.

11. Total

Place in the 2014 ranking: 11
Revenue: $212 billion (2014: $227.9 billion)
Profit: $4.2 billion (2014: $11.2 billion)

Another "real estate" of the rating, French oil and gas company Total (EPA: FP) also suffered from low oil prices. Patrick Pouyanné, who took charge of the corporation last year, has promised to cut costs.

10. Glencore

Place in the 2014 ranking: 10
Revenue: $221.1 billion (2014: $232.7 billion)
Profit: $2.3 billion (2014: loss - $7.4 billion)

Glencore (LON:GLEN) is back in profit despite last year's $7.4bn loss following its acquisition of Xstrata. However, sales fell 5% under pressure from commodity prices.

9.Toyota

Place in the 2014 ranking: 9
Revenue: $247.7 billion (2014: 256.5 billion)
Profit: $19.8 billion (2014: $18.2 billion)

Toyota (TYO:7203) leads the ranking among Japanese companies. However, its sales have collapsed due to a weakening yen and a high number of defects, which could be a blow to its reputation.

8. Volkswagen

Place in the 2014 ranking: 8
Revenue: $268.6 billion (2014: $261.5 billion)
Profit: $14.6 billion (2014: $12.1 billion)

Volkswagen (XETRA:VOW3) is the most profitable automaker in the world and the only non-energy company in the top 10 rankings. The German auto giant benefited from rising sales in the Asia-Pacific region.

7. State Grid

Place in the 2014 ranking: 7
Revenue: $339.4 billion (2014: $333.4 billion)
Profit: $9.8 billion (2014: $8 billion)

China's largest state-owned electricity company has been strengthening its position in the international market for several years, but has not forgotten about the domestic market. Last year it announced plans to spend $65 billion a year over five years to modernize the national network.

6.BP

Place in the 2014 ranking: 6
Revenue: $358.7 billion (2014: $396.2 billion)
Profit: $3.8 billion (2014: $23.5 billion)

BP's (LON: BP) financials, which have improved significantly in recent years, nearly doubling profits in 2014, have been hit by the fall in oil prices, which has knocked 9% off its revenue and 83% off its profit. The oil company is still struggling to recover from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, which has already cost the company $19 billion.

5. Exxon Mobil

Place in the 2014 ranking: 5
Revenue: $382.6 billion (2014: $407.7 billion)
Profit: $32.5 billion (2014: $32.6 billion)

Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), the Texas-based energy giant, used to be the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, but now has a market cap less than half that of Apple.

4. China National Petroleum

Place in the 2014 ranking: 4
Revenue: $428.6 billion (2014: $432 billion)
Profit: $16.4 billion (2014: $18.5 billion)

China National Petroleum, also called PetroChina, is the fourth most profitable company in the world. China National Petroleum ranks highest among companies that do not participate in public trading.

3.Shell

Place in the 2014 ranking: 2
Revenue: $431.3 billion (2014: 459.36 billion)
Profit: $14.9 billion (2014: $16.4 billion)

Shell (LON: RDSB) lost top spot last year after sales fell 4.6% and has now slipped a further place following a 7% fall in revenue.

2. Sinopec

Place in the 2014 ranking: 3
Revenue: $446.8 billion (2014: $457.2 billion)
Profit: $5.2 billion (2014: $8.9 billion)

Further evidence that oil is profitable even when prices fall: Sinopec (OTCMKTS: SNPMF) took second place after surpassing Royal Dutch Shell. Also known as China Petroleum & Chemical, the company lost 2% of revenue and 42% of profit.

Place in the 2014 ranking: 1
Revenue: $485.7 billion (2014: $476.3 billion)
Profit: $16.4 billion (2014: $16 billion)

WalMart's (NYSE: WMT) sales are higher than anyone else's in the world this year. The company took first place for the tenth time since 1995.

This year, for the first time since the financial crisis of 2008-2009, the number of Russian companies in the list of the 500 largest in the world decreased to five - the list included Gazprom (26), LUKOIL (43), Rosneft (46), Sberbank (177), VTB (443 ). Not a single domestic company entered the top 20. Here's who came in:

20. AXA

Place in the 2014 ranking: 16
Revenue:$161.2 billion (2014: 165.9 billion)
Profit:$6.7 billion (2014: 5.6 billion)

10. Glencore

Place in the 2014 ranking: 10
Revenue:$221.1 billion (2014: 232.7 billion)
Profit:$2.3 billion (2014: loss - 7.4 billion)

Glencore (LSE: Glencore) is back in profit despite last year's $7.4 billion loss following its acquisition of Xstrata. However, sales fell 5% under pressure from commodity prices.

9.Toyota

Place in the 2014 ranking: 9
Revenue:$247.7 billion (2014: 256.5 billion)
Profit:$19.8 billion (2014: 18.2 billion)

8. Volkswagen

Place in the 2014 ranking: 8
Revenue:$268.6 billion (2014: 261.5 billion)
Profit:$14.6 billion (2014: 12.1 billion)

Volkswagen (XETRA: Volkswagen) is the most profitable automaker in the world and the only non-energy company in the top 10 rankings. The German auto giant benefited from rising sales in the Asia-Pacific region.

7. State Grid

Place in the 2014 ranking: 7
Revenue:$339.4 billion (2014: 333.4 billion)
Profit:$9.8 billion (2014: 8 billion)

Many companies have a turnover that exceeds the income and expenses of many countries. It is likely that soon conditions in the world will be dictated not by states, but by huge corporations.

How big a company is can be judged by several indicators: net income, assets and market value. Assets are the actual property of the company, along with all tangible and intangible assets, and market value is the amount at which the value of the company itself is estimated.

Largest companies by net income per year

Annual net profit is the most important indicator of the success of a particular company, because it may have a huge amount of real estate, equipment, money in stock, but will have almost no profit. The more money a company brings in, the better and more reputable it is.

5th place - Chinese Construction Bank. The net estimated profit of one of China's largest banks is $31 billion per year. These are incredible figures that are achieved by the bank’s special policy aimed at improving the living standards of its citizens. China is a huge construction site as many roads, houses, factories and other projects are being built there. The country is flying forward by leaps and bounds, so many companies take out loans from such banks.

4th place - ICBC. The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is ranked 4th on the list of the fastest growing companies in the world. The bank's annual profit is $38 billion. The reason is the same as for the construction bank - the incredible internal expansion of Chinese industry. This bank has the most assets in the world - almost $3 trillion. That's twelve zeros, by the way.

3rd place - Gazprom.“Dreams come true” - the company brought 40 and a half billion dollars to its owners in 2017. Russia sells gas to a huge number of countries, so the income is appropriate. Few would have thought that a Russian company would be in the top three, but this is indeed the case. The company owns $340 billion in assets.

2nd place - Apple. According to experts, the company brought $42 billion in net profit to its owners in 2017. These numbers are growing every year. This is one of the most popular companies producing the highest quality equipment. When a new model of everyone's favorite iPhone comes out, queues form two days before the premiere. The company has very few assets, because they do not need a huge number of factories around the world.

1st place - Exxon Mobil. It is the largest oil company in the world from the USA. Appeared as a result of the merger of Exxon and Mobil. The company's net income is $45 billion per year. The company has relatively few assets for such a huge profit - $350,000,000,000. These 350 billion bring a lot of money, because there is no point in constantly building something - oil is transported on the same tankers, through the same pipelines, and is produced in the same places. Oil trading is the most profitable business in the world, so there is absolutely nothing surprising here.

The most valuable companies in the world

It is very important to assess the market value of a company. The highest prices are always for those companies that produce something and are extremely popular among people. They don't have many assets, but huge profits and prospects.

5th place - Facebook. The company's value is estimated at $520 billion. Half a trillion is being asked for the brainchild of Mark Zuckerberg, the talented man who created the most popular social network in the world. He was a pioneer in this field, which is why he is so highly regarded. This cost is completely justified.

4th place - Alphabet. The company that used to be called Google is worth $570 billion. Now it is a holding company. The cost is quite justified, because it is the largest search engine in the world. Search engines are divided into Google and everyone else, as they say in the company itself.

3rd place - Microsoft. 640 billion is fabulous money even for a global company. Bill Gates has been in this market for a very long time, so it is not surprising that his company is the largest software manufacturer. Microsoft is currently going through hard times, but the company's value is still growing.

2nd place - Amazon. The company's owner, Jeff Bezos, is the richest man on the planet as the company's shares skyrocketed in 2017, raising the company's value to $700 billion and then a stratospheric $930 billion. It is one of the largest companies in the world, with more than 200,000 employees. With modest assets of 55 billion, the annual income is quite impressive - 3 billion.

1st place - Apple. The record holder for the total value of shares is everyone's favorite Yabloko. Steve Jobs would be proud of this performance. The company's value recently exceeded one trillion dollars. It’s impossible to comprehend such a number of zeros - 1,000,000,000,000. The largest and most expensive company in the world employs 120,000 people. If previously the company produced only computers and phones, now it has a huge range of goods and services. This cost is completely justified, because it is the most recognizable and most popular brand in the world.

The largest companies are determined not by the area of production premises or the number of employees, but by capitalization and net income. As with everything else, brand popularity is often important in business. The more recognizable a company is, the higher the chances that huge amounts of money will be paid for its shares, which automatically raises the price on the market.

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