Forbes Global 2000

Forbes Global 2000

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, published by: sales, profit, assets and market value. The list has been published annually since 2003.

By country

Forbes Global 2000

Rank	Country/region	Companies	Highest-ranked company
1	United States	620	JPMorgan Chase
2	China	298	ICBC
3	Japan	192	Toyota
4	France	62	TotalEnergies
5	South Korea	61	Samsung Electronics
6	United Kingdom	60	Shell
7	Canada	57	Royal Bank of Canada
8	India	55	Reliance Industries
9	Germany	50	Volkswagen Group
10	Taiwan	45	Taiwan Semiconductor
11	Hong Kong	44	China Mobile
12	Switzerland	44	Nestlé
13	Australia	32	BHP
14	Italy	28	Eni
15	Netherlands	25	Stellantis
16	Sweden	24	Volvo
17	Brazil	22	Petrobras
17	Ireland	22	Accenture
19	Spain	20	Santander
20	Saudi Arabia	17	Saudi Aramco
20	Thailand	17	PTT
22	United Arab Emirates	16	First Abu Dhabi Bank
23	Singapore	14	Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
24	Mexico	13	América Móvil
25	South Africa	12	FirstRand
26	Israel	11	Bank Leumi
27	Denmark	10	Møller-Maersk
27	Finland	10	Nordea Bank
29	Norway	9	Equinor
29	Austria	9	OMV Group
29	Turkey	9	Koç Holding
32	Indonesia	8	Bank Rakyat Indonesia
32	Malaysia	8	Maybank
32	Chile	8	Quiñenco
32	Greece	8	Eurobank Ergasias
36	Poland	7	PKN Orlen
37	Belgium	6	Anheuser-Busch InBev
37	Qatar	6	Qatar National Bank
37	Luxembourg	6	ArcelorMittal
37	Bermuda	6	Arch Capital Group
41	Vietnam	5	Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
42	Colombia	4	Ecopetrol
42	Portugal	4	EDP - Energias de Portugal
42	Philippines	4	SM Investments
45	Kuwait	2	Kuwait Finance House
45	Hungary	2	MOL Hungarian Oil
45	Cayman Islands	2	Nu Holdings
45	Kazakhstan	2	Kaspi.kz JSC
45	Morocco	2	Attijariwafa Bank
45	Nigeria	2	Dangote Cement
51	Czech Republic	1	Cez Group
51	Argentina	1	YPF
51	Peru	1	Credicorp
51	Uruguay	1	MercadoLibre
51	Egypt	1	Commercial International Bank
51	Jordan	1	Arab Bank
51	Oman	1	Bank Muscat
51	Pakistan	1	Pakistan State Oil

2025 list

Forbes Global 2000

In 2025, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

• JPMorgan Chase • Berkshire Hathaway • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China • Saudi Aramco • Amazon • Bank of America • China Construction Bank • Agricultural Bank of China • Alphabet • Microsoft

2024 list

Forbes Global 2000

In 2024, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

• JPMorgan Chase • Berkshire Hathaway • Saudi Aramco • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China • Bank of America • Amazon • China Construction Bank • Microsoft • Agricultural Bank of China • Alphabet

2023 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

2022 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	Conglomerate	276.1	89.9	958.8	741.5
2	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial Service	208.1	54.0	5,518.5	214.4
3	Saudi Aramco	Dhahran	Oil and gas	400.4	105.4	576.0	2,292.1
4	JPMorgan Chase	New York	Banking, financial services	124.5	42.1	3,954.7	374.5
5	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	202.1	46.9	4,747.0	181.3
6	Amazon.com, Inc.	Seattle	Conglomerate	469.8	33.4	420.6	1,468.4
7	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	678.7	100.6	381.2	2,640.3
8	Citigroup	New York	Banking, financial services	181.4	37.4	4,561.1	133.4
9	Bank of America	Charlotte	Banking, financial services	96.8	31.0	3,238.2	303.1
10	Toyota	Toyota, Aichi	Automotive	281.8	28.2	552.5	237.7

2021 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial Service	190.5	45.8	4914.7	249.5
2	JPMorgan Chase	New York City	Banking, financial services	136.2	40.4	3689.3	464.8
3	Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	Banking, financial services	245.5	42.5	873.7	624.4
4	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	173.5	39.3	4301.7	210.4
5	Saudi Aramco	Dhahran	Oil and gas	229.7	49.3	510.3	1897.2
6	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	294	63.9	354.1	2252.3
6	Bank of America	Charlotte	Banking, financial services	98.8	17.9	2832.2	336.3
6	Ping An Insurance	Shenzhen	Financial services	169.1	20.8	1453.8	211.2
9	Citigroup	New York	Banking, financial services	153.9	31.3	4159.9	140.1
10	Amazon.com, Inc.	Seattle	Conglomerate	386.1	21.3	321.2	1711.8

2020 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	177.2	45.3	4322.5	242.3
2	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	162.1	38.9	3822	203.8
3	JPMorgan Chase	New York City	Banking, financial services	142.9	30	3139.4	291.7
4	Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	Banking, financial services	254.6	81.4	817.7	455.4
5	Citigroup	New York	Banking, financial services	148.7	30.9	3697.5	147.2
6	Saudi Aramco	Dhahran	Oil and gas	329.8	88.2	398.3	1284.8
7	Ping An Insurance	Shenzhen	Financial services	155	18.8	1218.6	187.2
8	Bank of America	Charlotte	Banking, financial services	112.1	24.1	2620	208.6
9	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	267.7	57.2	320.4	1285.5
10	Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	135.4	27.2	3387	112.8

2019 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	175.9	45.2	4034.5	305.1
2	JPMorgan Chase	New York City	Banking, financial services	132.9	32.7	2737.2	368.5
3	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	150.3	38.8	3382.4	225
4	Citigroup	New York City	Banking, financial services	137.5	30.9	3293.1	197
5	Bank of America	Charlotte	Banking, financial services	111.9	28.5	2377.2	287.3
6	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	261.7	59.4	373.7	961.3
7	Ping An Insurance	Shenzhen	Financial services	151.8	16.3	1038.3	220.2
8	American Express	Buffalo	Banking, financial services	126.7	27.5	3097.6	143
9	Royal Dutch Shell	The Hague	Oil and gas	382.6	23.3	399.2	264.9
10	Wells Fargo	San Francisco	Banking, financial services	101.5	23.1	1887.8	214.7

2018 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	165.3	43.7	4210.9	311
2	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	143.2	37.1	3631.6	261.2
3	JPMorgan Chase	New York City	Banking, financial services	118.2	26.5	2609.8	387.7
4	Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	Conglomerate	235.2	39.7	702.7	491.9
5	Citigroup	New York City	Banking, financial services	129.3	29.6	3439.3	184.1
6	Bank of America	Charlotte	Banking, financial services	92.2	16.6	2196.8	231.9
7	Wells Fargo	San Francisco	Banking, financial services	103.0	21.7	1915.4	265.3
8	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	247.5	53.3	367.5	926.9
9	Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	118.2	26.4	3204.2	158.6
10	American Express	Buffalo	Banking, financial services	141.6	13.9	1066.4	181.4

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.

<table><thead><tr><th>Sector</th><th>Company</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Overall rank</th><th>Sales (billion $)</th><th>Profits (billion $)</th><th>Assets (billion $)</th><th>Market value (billion $)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Advertising</td><td>WPP</td><td>London</td><td>#301</td><td>18.7</td><td>1.8</td><td>42.4</td><td>30.1</td></tr><tr><td>Aerospace & Defense</td><td>Boeing</td><td>Chicago</td><td>#76</td><td>96.1</td><td>5.2</td><td>94.4</td><td>85.3</td></tr><tr><td>Air Courier</td><td>United Parcel Service</td><td>Sandy Springs</td><td>#146</td><td>58.1</td><td>4.8</td><td>38.3</td><td>93.3</td></tr><tr><td>Airline</td><td>Delta Air Lines</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>#170</td><td>40.5</td><td>4.7</td><td>53.3</td><td>34.4</td></tr><tr><td>Aluminum</td><td>Alcoa</td><td>New York City</td><td>#757</td><td>21.7</td><td>-0.3</td><td>36.1</td><td>13.7</td></tr><tr><td>Apparel/Accessories</td><td>Christian Dior</td><td>Paris</td><td>#216</td><td>41.6</td><td>1.7</td><td>68.1</td><td>31.4</td></tr><tr><td>Apparel/Footwear Retail</td><td>Inditex</td><td>A Coruña</td><td>#310</td><td>23.1</td><td>3.2</td><td>18.8</td><td>103.2</td></tr><tr><td>Auto & Truck Manufacturers</td><td>Toyota Motor</td><td>Toyota</td><td>#10</td><td>235.8</td><td>19.3</td><td>406.7</td><td>177.0</td></tr><tr><td>Auto & Truck Parts</td><td>Continental</td><td>Hanover</td><td>#209</td><td>43.5</td><td>3.0</td><td>36.7</td><td>43.7</td></tr><tr><td>Beverages</td><td>Anheuser-Busch InBev</td><td>Leuven</td><td>#56</td><td>43.6</td><td>8.3</td><td>136.5</td><td>204.6</td></tr><tr><td>Biotechs</td><td>Gilead Sciences</td><td>Foster City</td><td>#118</td><td>32.2</td><td>18.1</td><td>51.8</td><td>138.1</td></tr><tr><td>Broadcasting & Cable</td><td>Comcast</td><td>Philadelphia</td><td>#35</td><td>74.5</td><td>8.2</td><td>166.6</td><td>148.2</td></tr><tr><td>Business & Personal Services</td><td>Alibaba</td><td>Hangzhou</td><td>#174</td><td>15.0</td><td>11.0</td><td>56.2</td><td>200.7</td></tr><tr><td>Business Products & Supplies</td><td>Canon</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#254</td><td>31.4</td><td>1.8</td><td>36.8</td><td>40.4</td></tr><tr><td>Casinos & Gaming</td><td>Las Vegas Sands</td><td>Paradise</td><td>#301</td><td>11.4</td><td>1.8</td><td>21.0</td><td>37.2</td></tr><tr><td>Communications Equipment</td><td>Cisco Systems</td><td>San Jose</td><td>#63</td><td>49.6</td><td>10.3</td><td>112.6</td><td>141.7</td></tr><tr><td>Computer & Electronics Retail</td><td>Best Buy</td><td>Richfield</td><td>#637</td><td>39.5</td><td>0.9</td><td>13.5</td><td>10.7</td></tr><tr><td>Computer Hardware</td><td>Apple Inc.</td><td>Cupertino</td><td>#8</td><td>233.3</td><td>53.7</td><td>293.3</td><td>586.0</td></tr><tr><td>Computer Services</td><td>Alphabet</td><td>Mountain View</td><td>#27</td><td>77.2</td><td>17.0</td><td>149.7</td><td>500.1</td></tr><tr><td>Computer Storage Devices</td><td>EMC</td><td>Hopkinton</td><td>#231</td><td>24.6</td><td>2.0</td><td>45.7</td><td>51.9</td></tr><tr><td>Conglomerates</td><td>Siemens</td><td>Munich</td><td>#51</td><td>85.5</td><td>6.5</td><td>133.9</td><td>91.8</td></tr><tr><td>Construction Materials</td><td>Saint-Gobain</td><td>Courbevoie</td><td>#256</td><td>43.9</td><td>1.4</td><td>48.7</td><td>25.6</td></tr><tr><td>Construction Services</td><td>China State Construction Engineering</td><td>Beijing</td><td>#114</td><td>135.0</td><td>4.1</td><td>165.6</td><td>25.6</td></tr><tr><td>Consumer Electronics</td><td>Sony</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#192</td><td>67.9</td><td>1.1</td><td>142.2</td><td>34.1</td></tr><tr><td>Consumer Financial Services</td><td>American Express</td><td>New York City</td><td>#95</td><td>34.6</td><td>5.0</td><td>159.0</td><td>63.2</td></tr><tr><td>Containers & Packaging</td><td>Amcor</td><td>Hawthorn</td><td>#966</td><td>9.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>8.2</td><td>13.6</td></tr><tr><td>Department Stores</td><td>Macy's</td><td>New York City</td><td>#515</td><td>27.1</td><td>1.1</td><td>20.6</td><td>12.8</td></tr><tr><td>Discount Stores</td><td>Wal-Mart Stores</td><td>Bentonville</td><td>#15</td><td>482.1</td><td>14.7</td><td>199.6</td><td>215.7</td></tr><tr><td>Diversified Chemicals</td><td>BASF</td><td>Ludwigshafen</td><td>#94</td><td>78.1</td><td>4.4</td><td>80.1</td><td>73.2</td></tr><tr><td>Diversified Insurance</td><td>Ping An Insurance</td><td>Shenzhen</td><td>#20</td><td>98.7</td><td>8.7</td><td>732.3</td><td>90.0</td></tr><tr><td>Diversified Metals & Mining</td><td>China Shenhua Energy</td><td>Beijing</td><td>#167</td><td>27.3</td><td>2.6</td><td>85.3</td><td>43.1</td></tr><tr><td>Diversified Utilities</td><td>Veolia Environnement</td><td>Paris</td><td>#526</td><td>27.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>39.0</td><td>13.3</td></tr><tr><td>Drug Retail</td><td>CVS Health</td><td>Woonsocket</td><td>#62</td><td>153.3</td><td>5.2</td><td>93.7</td><td>110.8</td></tr><tr><td>Electric Utilities</td><td>Korea Electric Power</td><td>Seoul</td><td>#97</td><td>52.1</td><td>11.7</td><td>149.5</td><td>33.1</td></tr><tr><td>Electrical Equipment</td><td>Schneider Electric</td><td>Rueil-Malmaison</td><td>#117</td><td>29.5</td><td>1.6</td><td>46.3</td><td>39.3</td></tr><tr><td>Electronics</td><td>Hon Hai Precision (Foxconn)</td><td>New Taipei City</td><td>#117</td><td>141.2</td><td>4.6</td><td>70.3</td><td>39.2</td></tr><tr><td>Environmental & Waste</td><td>Waste Management</td><td>Houston</td><td>#549</td><td>13.0</td><td>0.8</td><td>20.9</td><td>25.1</td></tr><tr><td>Food Processing</td><td>Nestlé</td><td>Vevey</td><td>#33</td><td>92.2</td><td>9.4</td><td>123.9</td><td>235.7</td></tr><tr><td>Food Retail</td><td>Kroger</td><td>Cincinnati</td><td>#223</td><td>109.8</td><td>2.0</td><td>34.9</td><td>34.2</td></tr><tr><td>Forest Products</td><td>Empresas CMPC</td><td>Santiago</td><td>#1943</td><td>4.8</td><td>0.3</td><td>14.8</td><td>5.4</td></tr><tr><td>Furniture & Fixtures</td><td>Steinhoff International</td><td>Stellenbosch</td><td>#440</td><td>13.3</td><td>1.4</td><td>25.1</td><td>22.8</td></tr><tr><td>Healthcare Services</td><td>Express Scripts</td><td>St. Louis</td><td>#145</td><td>101.8</td><td>2.5</td><td>54.0</td><td>46.5</td></tr><tr><td>Heavy Equipment</td><td>Caterpillar</td><td>Peoria</td><td>#155</td><td>47.0</td><td>2.1</td><td>78.5</td><td>45.6</td></tr><tr><td>Home Improvement Retail</td><td>Home Depot</td><td>Atlanta</td><td>#112</td><td>88.5</td><td>7.0</td><td>42.5</td><td>169.8</td></tr><tr><td>Hotels/Motels</td><td>Carnival</td><td>Miami</td><td>#311</td><td>15.8</td><td>1.9</td><td>38.4</td><td>37.8</td></tr><tr><td>Household Appliances</td><td>Midea Group</td><td>Foshan</td><td>#402</td><td>22.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>19.8</td><td>20.2</td></tr><tr><td>Household/Personal Care</td><td>Procter & Gamble</td><td>Cincinnati</td><td>#39</td><td>69.4</td><td>8.4</td><td>129.1</td><td>218.9</td></tr><tr><td>Insurance Brokers</td><td>Aon</td><td>London</td><td>#420</td><td>11.7</td><td>1.4</td><td>27.2</td><td>27.9</td></tr><tr><td>Internet & Catalog Retail</td><td>Amazon</td><td>Seattle</td><td>#237</td><td>107.0</td><td>0.6</td><td>67.7</td><td>292.6</td></tr><tr><td>Investment Services</td><td>Berkshire Hathaway</td><td>Omaha</td><td>#4</td><td>210.8</td><td>24.1</td><td>561.1</td><td>360.1</td></tr><tr><td>Iron & Steel</td><td>Citic Pacific</td><td>Hong Kong</td><td>#61</td><td>53.8</td><td>5.4</td><td>877.8</td><td>45.4</td></tr><tr><td>Life & Health Insurance</td><td>Japan Post Holdings</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#29</td><td>129.8</td><td>4.4</td><td>2,450.7</td><td>62.6</td></tr><tr><td>Major Banks</td><td>Industrial and Commercial Bank of China</td><td>Beijing</td><td>#1</td><td>171.1</td><td>44.2</td><td>3,420.3</td><td>198.0</td></tr><tr><td>Managed Health Care</td><td>UnitedHealth Group</td><td>Minnetonka</td><td>#41</td><td>165.9</td><td>6.0</td><td>117.9</td><td>127.5</td></tr><tr><td>Medical Equipment & Supplies</td><td>Johnson & Johnson</td><td>New Brunswick</td><td>#32</td><td>70.2</td><td>15.4</td><td>133.4</td><td>312.6</td></tr><tr><td>Natural Gas Utilities</td><td>Gas Natural Fenosa</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>#287</td><td>28.8</td><td>1.7</td><td>52.3</td><td>20.6</td></tr><tr><td>Oil & Gas Operations</td><td>ExxonMobil</td><td>Irving</td><td>#9</td><td>236.8</td><td>16.2</td><td>336.8</td><td>363.3</td></tr><tr><td>Oil Services & Equipment</td><td>Schlumberger</td><td>Houston</td><td>#176</td><td>31.7</td><td>1.6</td><td>69.1</td><td>111.1</td></tr><tr><td>Other Industrial Equipment</td><td>Eaton</td><td>Dublin</td><td>#315</td><td>20.9</td><td>2.0</td><td>31.0</td><td>28.9</td></tr><tr><td>Other Transportation</td><td>Møller-Maersk</td><td>Copenhagen</td><td>#306</td><td>40.3</td><td>0.7</td><td>64.1</td><td>30.7</td></tr><tr><td>Paper & Paper Products</td><td>International Paper</td><td>Memphis</td><td>#426</td><td>22.4</td><td>0.9</td><td>30.6</td><td>17.8</td></tr><tr><td>Pharmaceuticals</td><td>Pfizer</td><td>New York City</td><td>#46</td><td>48.9</td><td>7.7</td><td>167.5</td><td>205.7</td></tr><tr><td>Precision Healthcare Equipment</td><td>Thermo Fisher Scientific</td><td>Waltham</td><td>#267</td><td>17.0</td><td>2.0</td><td>40.9</td><td>57.8</td></tr><tr><td>Printing & Publishing</td><td>Thomson Reuters</td><td>New York City</td><td>#405</td><td>12.2</td><td>1.3</td><td>29.1</td><td>30.9</td></tr><tr><td>Property & Casualty Insurance</td><td>Travelers</td><td>New York City</td><td>#165</td><td>26.9</td><td>3.4</td><td>102.0</td><td>32.4</td></tr><tr><td>Railroads</td><td>Union Pacific</td><td>Omaha</td><td>#172</td><td>21.0</td><td>4.6</td><td>55.8</td><td>75.4</td></tr><tr><td>Real Estate</td><td>Vanke</td><td>Shenzhen</td><td>#185</td><td>31.1</td><td>2.9</td><td>94.1</td><td>27.7</td></tr><tr><td>Recreational Products</td><td>Activision Blizzard</td><td>Santa Monica</td><td>#842</td><td>4.6</td><td>0.9</td><td>15.3</td><td>25.5</td></tr><tr><td>Regional Banks</td><td>China Construction Bank</td><td>Beijing</td><td>#2</td><td>146.8</td><td>36.4</td><td>2,826.0</td><td>162.8</td></tr><tr><td>Rental & Leasing</td><td>Mitsubishi UFJ Lease</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#1075</td><td>6.7</td><td>0.5</td><td>42.3</td><td>4.2</td></tr><tr><td>Restaurants</td><td>McDonald's</td><td>Oak Brook</td><td>#189</td><td>25.4</td><td>4.8</td><td>37.9</td><td>110.1</td></tr><tr><td>Security Systems</td><td>Secom</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#854</td><td>7.1</td><td>0.6</td><td>13.2</td><td>18.1</td></tr><tr><td>Semiconductors</td><td>Samsung Electronics</td><td>Seoul</td><td>#18</td><td>177.3</td><td>16.5</td><td>206.5</td><td>161.6</td></tr><tr><td>Software & Programming</td><td>Microsoft</td><td>Redmond</td><td>#23</td><td>86.6</td><td>10.2</td><td>181.9</td><td>407.0</td></tr><tr><td>Specialized Chemicals</td><td>Air Liquide</td><td>Paris</td><td>#313</td><td>18.2</td><td>1.9</td><td>31.4</td><td>40.5</td></tr><tr><td>Specialty Stores</td><td>Richemont</td><td>Bellevue</td><td>#416</td><td>12.4</td><td>1.7</td><td>21.2</td><td>37.6</td></tr><tr><td>Telecommunications services</td><td>AT&T</td><td>Dallas</td><td>#12</td><td>146.8</td><td>13.2</td><td>402.7</td><td>234.2</td></tr><tr><td>Thrifts & Mortgage Financing</td><td>Aareal Bank</td><td>Wiesbaden</td><td>#1381</td><td>1.4</td><td>0.4</td><td>57.2</td><td>2.1</td></tr><tr><td>Tobacco</td><td>British American Tobacco</td><td>London</td><td>#177</td><td>20.0</td><td>6.6</td><td>46.5</td><td>111.0</td></tr><tr><td>Trading Companies</td><td>Mitsubishi Corp</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#136</td><td>59.8</td><td>2.7</td><td>135.7</td><td>27.7</td></tr><tr><td>Trucking</td><td>Yamato Holdings</td><td>Tokyo</td><td>#1306</td><td>11.7</td><td>0.3</td><td>9.3</td><td>8.6</td></tr></tbody></table>

2017 list

Forbes Global 2000

In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	151.4	42.0	3473.2	229.8
2	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	134.2	35.0	3016.6	200.5
3	Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	Conglomerate	222.9	24.1	620.9	409.9
4	JPMorgan Chase	New York City	Banking, financial services	102.5	24.2	2513.0	306.6
5	Wells Fargo	San Francisco	Banking, financial services	97.6	21.9	1943.4	274.4
6	Citigroup	New York City	Banking, financial services	115.7	27.8	2816.0	149.2
7	Bank of America	Charlotte	Banking, financial services	92.2	16.6	2196.8	231.9
8	Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	113.1	24.9	2611.5	141.3
9	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	217.5	45.2	331.1	752.0
10	Toyota Motor	Toyota	Automotive	249.9	17.1	412.5	171.9

2016 list

Forbes Global 2000

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

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Industry	Sales (billion $)	Profits (billion $)	Assets (billion $)	Market value (billion $)
1	Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	171.1	44.2	3,420.2	198
2	China Construction Bank	Beijing	Banking, financial services	146.8	36.4	2,826	162.8
3	Citigroup	New York City	Banking, financial services	131.9	28.8	2,739.8	152.7
4	Berkshire Hathaway	Omaha	Conglomerate	210.8	24.1	561.1	360.1
5	JPMorgan Chase	New York City	Banking, financial services	99.9	23.5	2,423.8	234.2
6	Bank of China	Beijing	Banking, financial services	122	27.2	2,589.6	143
7	Wells Fargo	San Francisco	Banking, financial services	91.4	22.7	1,849.2	256
8	Apple Inc.	Cupertino	Consumer Electronics, Software, Services	233.3	53.7	293.3	586
9	ExxonMobil	Irving	Oil and gas	236.8	16.2	336.8	363.3
10	Toyota Motor	Toyota	Automotive	235.8	19.3	406.7	177