Forbes Global 2000

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2,000 public companies in the world by Forbes magazine. The ranking is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value.[1] The list has been published since 2003.

2021 list

In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[2]

2021 Top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(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 Computer software 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 Agricultural Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial services 153.9 31.3 4159.9 140.1
10 Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle Retail store 386.1 21.3 321.2 1711.8

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2020 list

In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[3]

2020 Top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial Service 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 Agricultural Bank of China Beijing 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 Computing 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

In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[4]

2019 Top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of China BeijingBanking, Financial services175.945.24034.5305.1
2JPMorgan Chase New YorkBanking, Financial services132.932.72737.2368.5
3China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, Financial services150.338.83382.4225
4Agricultural Bank of China BeijingBanking, Financial services137.530.93293.1197
5Bank of America CharlotteBanking, Financial services111.928.52377.2287.3
6Apple Inc. CupertinoElectronic and Software261.759.4373.7961.3
7Ping An Insurance ShenzhenInsurance151.816.31038.3220.2
8Bank of China BeijingBanking, Financial services126.727.53097.6143
9Royal Dutch Shell The HagueOil and Gas382.623.3399.2264.9
10Wells Fargo San FranciscoBanking, Financial services101.523.11887.8214.7

2018 list

In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[5]

2018 Top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of China BeijingBanking, Financial services165.343.74210.9311
2China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, Financial services143.237.13631.6261.2
3JPMorgan Chase New YorkBanking, Financial services118.226.52609.8387.7
4Berkshire Hathaway OmahaConglomerate235.239.7702.7491.9
5Agricultural Bank of China BeijingBanking, Financial services129.329.63439.3184.1
6Bank of America CharlotteBanking, Financial services92.216.62196.8231.9
7Wells Fargo San FranciscoBanking, Financial services103.021.71915.4265.3
8Apple Inc. CupertinoComputing247.553.3367.5926.9
9Bank of China BeijingBanking, Financial services118.226.43204.2158.6
10Ping An Insurance ShenzhenInsurance141.613.91066.4181.4

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.

2018 Top company by sector
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank		Sales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
AdvertisingWPP London0301#30118.71.842.430.1
Aerospace & DefenseBoeing Chicago0076#7696.15.294.485.3
Air CourierUnited Parcel Service Sandy Springs0146#14658.14.838.393.3
AirlineDelta Air Lines Atlanta0170#17040.54.753.334.4
AluminumAlcoa New York0757#75721.7-0.336.113.7
Apparel/AccessoriesChristian Dior Paris0216#21641.61.768.131.4
Apparel/Footwear RetailInditex A Coruña0310#31023.13.218.8103.2
Auto & Truck ManufacturersToyota Motor Toyota0010#10235.819.3406.7177.0
Auto & Truck PartsContinental Hanover0209#20943.53.036.743.7
BeveragesAnheuser-Busch InBev Leuven0056#5643.68.3136.5204.6
BiotechsGilead Sciences Foster City0118#11832.218.151.8138.1
Broadcasting & CableComcast Philadelphia0035#3574.58.2166.6148.2
Business & Personal ServicesAlibaba Hangzhou0174#17415.011.056.2200.7
Business Products & SuppliesCanon Tokyo0254#25431.41.836.840.4
Casinos & GamingLas Vegas Sands Paradise0432#30111.41.821.037.2
Communications EquipmentCisco Systems San Jose0063#6349.610.3112.6141.7
Computer & Electronics RetailBest Buy Richfield0637#63739.50.913.510.7
Computer HardwareApple Inc. Cupertino0008#8233.353.7293.3586.0
Computer ServicesAlphabet Mountain View0027#2777.217.0149.7500.1
Computer Storage DevicesEMC Hopkinton0231#23124.62.045.751.9
ConglomeratesSiemens Munich0051#5185.56.5133.991.8
Construction MaterialsSaint-Gobain Courbevoie0256#25643.91.448.725.6
Construction ServicesChina State Construction Engineering Beijing0114#114135.04.1165.625.6
Consumer ElectronicsSony Tokyo0192#19267.91.1142.234.1
Consumer Financial ServicesAmerican Express New York0095#9534.65.0159.063.2
Containers & PackagingAmcor Hawthorn0966#9669.30.78.213.6
Department StoresMacy's New York0515#51527.11.120.612.8
Discount StoresWal-Mart Stores Bentonville0015#15482.114.7199.6215.7
Diversified ChemicalsBASF Ludwigshafen0094#9478.14.480.173.2
Diversified InsurancePing An Insurance Shenzhen0020#2098.78.7732.390.0
Diversified Metals & MiningChina Shenhua Energy Beijing0167#16727.32.685.343.1
Diversified UtilitiesVeolia Environnement Paris0526#52627.70.539.013.3
Drug RetailCVS Health Woonsocket0062#62153.35.293.7110.8
Electric UtilitiesKorea Electric Power Seoul0097#9752.111.7149.533.1
Electrical EquipmentSchneider Electric Rueil-Malmaison0248#11729.51.646.339.3
ElectronicsHon Hai Precision New Taipei City0117#117141.24.670.339.2
Environmental & WasteWaste Management Houston0549#54913.00.820.925.1
Food ProcessingNestlé Vevey0033#3392.29.4123.9235.7
Food RetailKroger Cincinnati0223#223109.82.034.934.2
Forest ProductsEmpresas CMPC Santiago1943#19434.80.314.85.4
Furniture & FixturesSteinhoff International Stellenbosch0440#44013.31.425.122.8
Healthcare ServicesExpress Scripts St. Louis0145#145101.82.554.046.5
Heavy EquipmentCaterpillar Peoria0155#15547.02.178.545.6
Home Improvement RetailHome Depot Atlanta0112#11288.57.042.5169.8
Hotels/MotelsCarnival Miami0311#31115.81.938.437.8
Household AppliancesMidea Group Foshan0402#40222.02.019.820.2
Household/Personal CareProcter & Gamble Cincinnati0039#3969.48.4129.1218.9
Insurance BrokersAon London0420#42011.71.427.227.9
Internet & Catalog RetailAmazon Seattle0237#237107.00.667.7292.6
Investment ServicesBerkshire Hathaway Omaha0004#4210.824.1561.1360.1
Iron & SteelCitic Pacific Hong Kong0061#6153.85.4877.845.4
Life & Health InsuranceJapan Post Holdings Tokyo0029#29129.84.42,450.762.6
Major BanksIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing0001#1171.144.23,420.3198.0
Managed Health CareUnitedHealth Group Minnetonka0041#41165.96.0117.9127.5
Medical Equipment & SuppliesJohnson & Johnson New Brunswick0032#3270.215.4133.4312.6
Natural Gas UtilitiesGas Natural Fenosa Barcelona0287#28728.81.752.320.6
Oil & Gas OperationsExxonMobil Irving0009#9236.816.2336.8363.3
Oil Services & EquipmentSchlumberger Houston0176#17631.71.669.1111.1
Other Industrial EquipmentEaton Dublin0315#31520.92.031.028.9
Other TransportationMøller-Maersk Copenhagen0306#30640.30.764.130.7
Paper & Paper ProductsInternational Paper Memphis0426#42622.40.930.617.8
PharmaceuticalsPfizer New York0046#4648.97.7167.5205.7
Precision Healthcare EquipmentThermo Fisher Scientific Waltham0267#26717.02.040.957.8
Printing & PublishingThomson Reuters New York0405#40512.21.329.130.9
Property & Casualty InsuranceTravelers New York0165#16526.93.4102.032.4
RailroadsUnion Pacific Omaha0172#17221.04.655.875.4
Real EstateVanke Shenzhen0185#18531.12.994.127.7
Recreational ProductsActivision Blizzard Santa Monica0842#8424.60.915.325.5
Regional BanksChina Construction Bank Beijing0002#2146.836.42,826.0162.8
Rental & LeasingMitsubishi UFJ Lease Tokyo1075#10756.70.542.34.2
RestaurantsMcDonald's Oak Brook0189#18925.44.837.9110.1
Security SystemsSecom Tokyo0854#8547.10.613.218.1
SemiconductorsSamsung Electronics Seoul0018#18177.316.5206.5161.6
Software & ProgrammingMicrosoft Redmond0023#2386.610.2181.9407.0
Specialized ChemicalsAir Liquide Paris0313#31318.21.931.440.5
Specialty StoresRichemont Bellevue0416#41612.41.721.237.6
Telecommunications servicesAT&T Dallas0012#12146.813.2402.7234.2
Thrifts & Mortgage FinancingAareal Bank Wiesbaden1381#13811.40.457.22.1
TobaccoBritish American Tobacco London0177#17720.06.646.5111.0
Trading CompaniesMitsubishi Corp Tokyo0136#13659.82.7135.727.7
TruckingYamato Holdings Tokyo1306#130611.70.39.38.6

2017 list

In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[6]

2017 Top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of China BeijingBanking, financial services151.442.03473.2229.8
2China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, financial services134.235.03016.6200.5
3Berkshire Hathaway OmahaConglomerate222.924.1620.9409.9
4JPMorgan Chase New YorkBanking, financial services102.524.22513.0306.6
5Wells Fargo San FranciscoBanking, financial services97.621.91943.4274.4
6Agricultural Bank of China BeijingBanking, financial services115.727.82816.0149.2
7Bank of America CharlotteBanking, financial services92.216.62196.8231.9
8Bank of China BeijingBanking, financial services113.124.92611.5141.3
9Apple Inc. CupertinoComputing217.545.2331.1752.0
10Toyota Motor ToyotaAutomotive249.917.1412.5171.9

2016 list

In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[7]

2016 Top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)		Profits
(billion $)		Assets
(billion $)		Market value
(billion $)
1ICBC BeijingBanking, financial services171.144.23,420.2198
2China Construction Bank BeijingBanking, financial services146.836.42,826162.8
3Agricultural Bank of China BeijingBanking, financial services131.928.82,739.8152.7
4Berkshire Hathaway OmahaConglomerate210.824.1561.1360.1
5JPMorgan Chase New YorkBanking, financial services99.923.52,423.8234.2
6Bank of China BeijingBanking, financial services12227.22,589.6143
7Wells Fargo San FranciscoBanking, financial services91.422.71,849.2256
8Apple Inc. CupertinoComputing233.353.7293.3586
9ExxonMobil IrvingOil and gas236.816.2336.8363.3
10Toyota Motor ToyotaAutomotive235.819.3406.7177

See also

References
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  2. "The Global 2000 2021". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. "Global 2000 - The World's Largest Public Companies 2020". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
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