The ''Forbes'' Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, published by: sales, profit,

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s and market value. The list has been published annually since 2003.

By country

Forbes Global 2000 as of 2023:

2023 list

In 2023, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

2022 list

In 2022, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

2021 list

In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

2020 list

In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

2019 list

In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

2018 list

In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: 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:

2016 list

In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

References

External links

Forbes.com: full list of the ''Forbes'' Global 2000
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