Methodology
Until 1989, it listed only non- United States industrial corporations under the title "International 500" while the ''Fortune'' 500 contained and still contains exclusively United States corporations. In 1990, United States companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue. Several inconsistencies exist in ''Fortune'' ranking of cities with the most ''Fortune'' 500 headquarters. On June 3, 2011, the '' Atlanta Business Chronicle'' stated examples of ''Fortune'' including regional headquarters for some cities, excluding regional headquarters for other cities and in some cases excluding headquarters that are physically located inside a city limit.Geographical distribution
Since 2001, there has been a significant change in the geographical distribution of the companies in the Global 500 rankings. Most of this growth is accounted for by the rapid increase in the number of Chinese Global 500 companies, of which there were 135 by 2021, increasing from only 10 in 2001. The share ofFortune Global 500 of 2022
The following is the list of top 10 companies in 2022.Breakdown by country
, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the highest revenues top 500 companies.Breakdown by region
, 26 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia,Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2022 for each sector.Fortune Global 500 of 2021
The following is the list of top 10 companies.Breakdown by country
, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the highest revenues top 500 companies.Breakdown by region
, just 21 (4%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe.''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2020
The following is the list of top 10 companies.Breakdown by country
, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the highest earning top 500 companies. ‡ The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries.Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2020 for each sector.Breakdown by region
, just 24 (5%) of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe.''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2019
The following is the list of top 10 companies.Breakdown by country
, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies. ‡ The Global 500 includes Unilever & Royal Dutch Shell under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries.Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2019 for each sector.''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2018
The following is the list of top 10 companies.Breakdown by country
, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies. † The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries. As shown in the table above, 436 (87.2%) of the Global 500 are represented by only 10 countries: two in North America (Canada and United States), five in Western Europe (France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) and three in East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea). Moreover, the top six (United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and the United Kingdom) are the world's largest economies as estimated by the IMF (Leadership by sector
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each sector.Breakdown by industry
The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each industry. Most profitable The following is the global 500 list sorted by profits.''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2017
The following is the list of top 10 companies. † ''Fortune'' had previously listed Shell as a British/Dutch company, but as of the 2016 listing it is listed as Dutch.Breakdown by country
, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies. Number of companies data taken from the "Country" box. † The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading "Britain/Netherlands", as the company is counted in the tally for both countries. As can be seen from the table above, 425 (85.0%) of the Global 500 are represented by only 10 countries: two in North America (Canada and United States), five in Western Europe (France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and The United Kingdom) and three in East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea). Moreover, the top six (United States, China, Japan, France, Germany and The United Kingdom) are some of the world's largest economies as estimated by the IMF (Leadership by sector
The top-ranked companies in each sector are as follows:See also
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