This article lists the largest
companies in the
United Kingdom
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in terms of their
revenue
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,
net profit and
total assets
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, according to the American business magazines ''
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'', ''
Forbes
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'' and ''Global Database.''
2022 ''Fortune'' list
This list displays all 18 British companies in the
Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of
US dollars
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and are for the
fiscal year
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2021. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
2021 ''Global Database'' list
This list displays 30 UK companies by annual
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 ...
, this list ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The annual revenue is calculated in billions of GBP Pounds and are for the
fiscal year
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2021
2022 ''Forbes'' list
This list is based on the
Forbes Global 2000
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, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest
publicly traded companies
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. The ''Forbes'' list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit,
total assets
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and
market value
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of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking. The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company. The figures are in billions of US dollars and are for the year 2021. The 50 highest ranked companies from the United Kingdom are listed.
See also
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List of companies of the United Kingdom
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List of largest private companies in the United Kingdom
This is a list of largest private companies in the United Kingdom according to sales. Under UK company law, a private company (with the suffix "Ltd" usually) may not offer its shares for sale to the public (as can a "plc"). While lists of public ...
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List of largest companies by revenue
This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the ''Fortune'' Global 500 2022 rankings. American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014.
The list is limite ...
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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, Pemex ...
References
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