This list comprises the world's largest companies by
consolidated revenue
In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods and services related to the primary operations of the business.
Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some companies receive reven ...
, according to the
''Fortune'' Global 500 2022 rankings. American retail corporation
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...
has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014.
The list is limited to the top 50 companies, all of which except
Elevance Health
Elevance Health, Inc. is an American health insurance provider. The company's services include medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, long-term care, and disability plans through affiliated companies such as Anthem Blue Cross and ...
have annual revenues exceeding US$140 billion. This list is incomplete, as not all companies disclose their information to the general public.
List
In yellow:
State-owned companies
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a government entity which is established or nationalised by the ''national government'' or ''provincial government'' by an executive order or an act of legislation in order to earn profit for the governmen ...
.
Notes
See also
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List of largest companies in the United States by revenue
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List of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue
This is a list of the world's largest non-governmental privately held companies by revenue.
This list does not include state-owned enterprises like Sinopec, State Grid, China National Petroleum, Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, P ...
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Forbes Global 2000
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List of largest employers
The largest employers in the world include companies, militaries, and governments.
Largest employers
Companies and institutions are included in this list.
Largest private and semiprivate employers
The rankings below are the six private-sect ...
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List of public corporations by market capitalization
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Market capitalization is calculated from the shar ...
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List of most valuable brands
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List of companies by research and development spending
The following list sorts companies
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List of wealthiest religious organizations __NOTOC__
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* ''Forbes'' list of billionaires
* List of wealthiest families
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Businesses
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Economy of the United States
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List of the largest software companies
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List of largest Internet companies
This is a list of Internet companies by revenue and market capitalization. The list is limited to dot-com companies, defined as a company that does the majority of its business on the Internet, with annual revenues exceeding US$1 billion. It exc ...
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List of largest technology companies by revenue
This is a global list of largest technology companies by revenue, according to the ''Fortune Global 500''. It shows companies identified by ''Fortune'' as being in the technology sector, ranked by total annual revenue. Other metrics not shown here ...
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Largest airlines in the world
References
External links
Fortune Global 500 List
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