Fortune Global 500


The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.

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 significant change in the geographical distribution of the companies in the Global 500 rankings. Most of this growth is accounted for by a 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 of European-based companies declined, from 158 to 143, over the same period.

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2024

The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2024:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country/territory

These are the Top 10 countries/territories with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2024:
RankCountryCompanies
1United States

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2024 for each sector:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseChina North Industries Group

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2023

The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2023:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country/territory

These are the Top 10 countries/territories with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2023:
RankCountryCompanies
1United States

Breakdown by region

, 28 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia20842%
North America15331%
Europe11824%
Rest of world214%

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2023 for each sector:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseChina North Industries Group

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2022

The following is the list of Top 10 companies in 2022:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country

These are the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues from the Top 500 companies as of August 2022:
RankCountryCompanies
1China

Breakdown by region

, 26 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia20842%
North America13828%
Europe12826%
Rest of world265%

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2022 for each sector:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseChina North Industries Group

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2021

The following is the list of Top 10 companies:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country

, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest revenues Top 500 companies:
RankCountryCompanies
1China

Breakdown by region

, just 21 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia21142%
North America13627%
Europe13226%
Rest of world214%

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2020

The following is the list of Top 10 companies:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country

, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the highest earning Top 500 companies:
RankCountryCompanies
1China

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2020 for each sector:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseAirbus

Breakdown by region

, just 24 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are located outside East Asia, North America, and Europe:
RegionCompaniesGlobal share
East Asia20040%
Europe13828%
North America13828%
Rest of world245%

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2019

The following is the list of Top 10 companies:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country

, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:
RankCountryCompanies
1United States

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2019 for each sector:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseBoeing

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2018

The following is the list of Top 10 companies:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country

, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:
RankCountryCompanies
1United States

Leadership by sector

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each sector:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseBoeing

Breakdown by industry

The following are the top-ranked companies in 2018 for each industry:
IndustryCompanyCountryRankRevenue
Aerospace & DefenseBoeing

''Fortune'' Global 500 list of 2017

The following is the list of Top 10 companies:
RankCompanyCountryIndustryRevenue in USD
1WalmartUnited States

Breakdown by country

, this is the list of the Top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies:
RankCountryCompanies
1United States

Leadership by sector

The top-ranked companies in each sector are as follows:
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Revenues
Aerospace & DefenseBoeing