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 as of 2023:
RankCountry/regionCompaniesHighest-ranked company
1'''United States

2025 list

In 2025, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
  1. JPMorgan Chase
  2. Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  4. Saudi Aramco
  5. Amazon
  6. Bank of America
  7. China Construction Bank
  8. Agricultural Bank of China
  9. Alphabet
  10. Microsoft

    2024 list

In 2024, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
  1. JPMorgan Chase
  2. Berkshire Hathaway
  3. Saudi Aramco
  4. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  5. Bank of America
  6. Amazon
  7. China Construction Bank
  8. Microsoft
  9. Agricultural Bank of China
  10. Alphabet

    2023 list

In 2023, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
Profits
Assets
1JPMorgan ChaseNew YorkBanking, financial services179.9341.83,700
2Saudi AramcoDhahranOil and gas393.1661.693694
3CitigroupNew YorkBanking, financial services216.7752.476,100
4Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services203.0848.255,000
5China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services186.1437.925,400
7AlphabetMountain View, CaliforniaConglomerate282.8558.59369.5
6Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services133.8428.623,200
8Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate589.47156.36653.9
9MicrosoftRedmondSoftware207.5969.02380.1
10Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services385.194.32332.2

2022 list

In 2022, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
Profits
Assets
Market value
1Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate276.189.9958.8741.5
2Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial Service208.154.05,518.5214.4
3Saudi AramcoDhahranOil and gas400.4105.4576.02,292.1
4JPMorgan ChaseNew YorkBanking, financial services124.542.13,954.7374.5
5China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services202.146.94,747.0181.3
6Amazon.com, Inc.SeattleConglomerate469.833.4420.61,468.4
7Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services678.7100.6381.22,640.3
8CitigroupNew YorkBanking, financial services181.437.44,561.1133.4
9Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services96.831.03,238.2303.1
10ToyotaToyota, AichiAutomotive281.828.2552.5237.7

2021 list

In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
Profits
Assets
Market value
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial Service190.545.84914.7249.5
2JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services136.240.43689.3464.8
3Berkshire HathawayOmahaBanking, financial services245.542.5873.7624.4
4China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services173.539.34301.7210.4
5Saudi AramcoDhahranOil and gas229.749.3510.31897.2
6Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services29463.9354.12252.3
6Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services98.817.92832.2336.3
6Ping An InsuranceShenzhenFinancial services169.120.81453.8211.2
9CitigroupNew YorkBanking, financial services153.931.34159.9140.1
10Amazon.com, Inc.SeattleConglomerate386.121.3321.21711.8

2020 list

In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
Profits
Assets
Market value
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services177.245.34322.5242.3
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services162.138.93822203.8
3JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services142.9303139.4291.7
4Berkshire HathawayOmahaBanking, financial services254.681.4817.7455.4
5CitigroupNew YorkBanking, financial services148.730.93697.5147.2
6Saudi AramcoDhahranOil and gas329.888.2398.31284.8
7Ping An InsuranceShenzhenFinancial services15518.81218.6187.2
8Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services112.124.12620208.6
9Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services267.757.2320.41285.5
10Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services135.427.23387112.8

2019 list

In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
Profits
Assets
Market value
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services175.945.24034.5305.1
2JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services132.932.72737.2368.5
3China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services150.338.83382.4225
4CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services137.530.93293.1197
5Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services111.928.52377.2287.3
6Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services261.759.4373.7961.3
7Ping An InsuranceShenzhenFinancial services151.816.31038.3220.2
8American ExpressBuffaloBanking, financial services126.727.53097.6143
9Royal Dutch ShellThe HagueOil and gas382.623.3399.2264.9
10Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services101.523.11887.8214.7

2018 list

In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
Profits
Assets
Market value
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services165.343.74210.9311
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services143.237.13631.6261.2
3JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services118.226.52609.8387.7
4Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate235.239.7702.7491.9
5CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services129.329.63439.3184.1
6Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services92.216.62196.8231.9
7Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services103.021.71915.4265.3
8Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services247.553.3367.5926.9
9Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services118.226.43204.2158.6
10American ExpressBuffaloBanking, financial services141.613.91066.4181.4

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.