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The World's Leading
Companies
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The Forbes Global 2000 are the biggest,most powerful listed companies in the world.
Sales, profits, assets and market value areused to rank companies according to size.
The rankings span 62 countries, with the U.S.(515 members) and Japan (210 members)
still dominating the list, but with a combined33 fewer entries.
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This year, the following countries gained
the most ground: Mainland China (113 members)
India (56 members)
Canada (62 members) Banks still dominate, with 308 companies in
the 2000 lineup, due to their asset totals. Theoil and gas industry, with 115 companies,
scores high in sales, profits and stock-marketvalue.
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No. 1: JPMorgan Chase
Industry: Banking
U.S.
Ranked 16th last year,
JPMorgan Chase isnow the world's largestcompany, based on itscomposite score for
sales, profits, assetsand market value.
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No. 2: General Electric
Industry:Conglomerates
U.S.
After a one-year reignas the world's largestcompany, GeneralElectric fell to thesecond spot on our list
as sales, earnings andassets declined over the past year.
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No. 3: Bank of America
Industry: Banking
U.S.
The 2009 acquisition of
Merrill Lynch helpedBank of America jumpfrom 38th last year toNo. 3 in our Global
2000 ranking.
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No. 4: ExxonMobil
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
U.S.
Despite a decline inboth sales andearnings in the pastyear, ExxonMobil
stayed at the No. 4 spoton our list.
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No. 5: ICBC
Industry: Banking
China
Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China is one of four Chinese companiesamong the top 25 in the
Global 2000
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No. 6: Banco Santander
Industry: Banking
Spain
Over the past year, a
115% gain in marketvalue helped move thisSpanish bank from theninth spot to sixth
overall on this year'sGlobal 2000.
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No. 7: Wells Fargo
Industry: Banking
U.S.
A full year of
Wachovia's operations(acquired in December 2008) helped WellsFargo reach record
figures in both salesand profits in 2009.
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No. 8 (tie): HSBC Holdings
Industry: Banking
U.K.
This international
banking giant movedup two spots to tiepetroleum giant RoyalDutch Shell for eighth
position this year.
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No. 8 (tie): Royal Dutch Shell
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
Netherlands
Ranked No. 2 in 2009.Declines in sales andprofits pushed thisintegrated oil company
lower in our Global2000 composite rankingthis year.
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No. 10: BP
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
U.K.
This U.K. petroleumgiant is 10th in our Global 2000 compositeranking, falling five
spots from last year.
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No. 11: BNP Paribas
Industry: Banking
France
Its $3 trillion in assets
puts this internationalbank in first place inassets and is now thehighest-ranked French
firm on the Global2000.
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No. 12: PetroChina
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
China
Though ranked 12thoverall on the Global2000, PetroChina, witha market capitalization
of $333 billion, is theworld's most valuablecompany.
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No. 13: AT&T
Industry: Telecom
services
U.S.
AT&T is the biggesttelecom company in theworld. The next biggesttelecom company on
the Global 2000 isSpain's Telefónica,ranked No. 32.
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No. 14: Wal-Mart Stores
Industry: Retailing
U.S.
Despite falling to 14th
overall, the world'slargest retailer reclaimed first place insales among the Global
2000.
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No. 15: Berkshire Hathaway
Industry: Diversified
financials
U.S.
Ranked 19th in 2009,increases in all four Global2000 metrics--sales, profits,assets and market value--moved this diversifiedfinancial company higher inoverall rank this year.
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No. 16: Gazprom
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
Russia
Russia's Gazpromovertook ExxonMobil asthe world's mostprofitable company on
this year's list, but fell inour overall ranking.
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No. 17: China Construction Bank
Industry: Banking
China
With $184 billion in
market cap, thisChinese bank nowranks as the world's12th most valuable
company and 17th in itscomposite Global 2000ranking.
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No. 18: Petrobas
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
Brazil
Petrobras is thehighest-ranked Global2000 Braziliancompany and one of
eight oil and gascompanies in the top25 on this list.
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No. 19: Total
Industry: Oil and gasoperations
France
Oil and gas companyTotal fell to rank 19 thisyear and wassupplanted byinternational bank BNP
Paribas as the highest-ranked French firm onthe Global 2000.
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No. 20: Chevron
Industry: Oil and gas
operations
U.S.
Sales and earningsdeclined for the firsttime since 2002knocking this U.S.
integrated oil giant outof the Global 2000's top10.
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No. 21: Barclay's
Industry: Banking
U.K.
This U.K. bank jumped
from a ranking of 77last year to 21st thisyear and is now thethird-biggest U.K.
company on the Global2000.
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No. 22: Bank of China
Industry: Banking
China
This Chinese bank nowhas over a $1 trillion inassets and makes itsfirst appearance in our
Global 2000 top 25.
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No. 23: Allianz
Industry: Insurance
Germany
A swing from a $3.4
billion loss to $6.2billion gain helped thiscompany rocket fromNo. 368 last year to No.
23 this year on our Global 2000 compositeranking.
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No. 24: GDF Suez
Industry: Utilities
France
This diversified natural
gas utility is thirdbiggest Frenchcompany in the worldand the biggest utility
on the Global 2000.
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No. 25 (tie): E.ON
Industry: Utilities
Germany
Record profits in 2009
helped this utilitybecome the highest-ranked Germancompany on the Global
2000 and to tieGoldman Sachs for the25th spot.
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No. 25 (tie): Goldman Sachs
Industry: Diversified
financials
U.S
Profits of $13.4 billion in2009 vaulted thiscompany into a tie withE.ON for the 25th spot,
up from a rank of 56thlast year.