Top 10 Companies in the World
A company is a legal entity that is formed by the group to join in and run a business enterprise in an industrial capacity. The business gives a chance to grow at unique heights. Everyone wants to be part of such companies which are popular, valuable, and the largest. So, let us look at the top 10 companies in the world according to revenue.
1. Walmart (WMT)
- CEO: Doug McMillon
- Revenue: $559.2
- Net income: $13.70 billion
- Market capital: $422.42 billion
- Brand value: $93.2 billion
- Total assets: $252.5 billion
Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that runs a chain combination of departmental stores, supermarket and warehouse clubs. Walmart is a retail and wholesale business. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, united states. It was founded on 2 July 1962 by Sam Walton. It is the world’s largest private employer with 2.2 million employees. It sells a wide collection of goods like clothing, home décor goods, food and beverage, jewelry, books, automotive tools, and medicines.
2. Amazon
- CEO: Andy jassy
- Revenue: $386.064 billion
- Net income: $21.331 billion
- Market capital: $1.67 trillion
- Brand value: $684 billion
- Total assets: $321.2 billion
Amazon is the world’s largest American multinational e-procurement company. It is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, united states. It was founded on 5 July 1994 and started as an online bookseller, but after that, it started expanding with every category of retail. It also provides downloadable and streaming content by amazon prime video, amazon music, twitch, and audible subsidiaries. It has 1, 298,000 employees around the world. It produces consumer electronics, and amazon won subsidiaries like whole food markets and ring. The company publishes over 3 billion products.
3. China national Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)
- CEO: Zhou jiping
- Revenue: $283.958 million
- Net income: $4574 million
- Market capital: $70.898 billion
- Brand value: $36.8 billion
China national petroleum corporation is a china oil and gas corporation. It is the world’s biggest energy group. It is headquartered in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It was founded in 1988. Petrochina (government-owned) owns 50%. They produce natural gas, chemicals, refining and marketing, hydrocarbon exploration, and production. It has 1,242,245 employees working. It has 30 international production and exploration projects.
4. China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group)
- CEO: Fu Chengyu
- Revenue: ¥2966 billion
- Net income: ¥271 billion
- Market capital: $72.27 billion
- Total assets: CNÂ¥ 1755 billion
- Exchange: New York stock exchange
China Petrochemical Corporation or Sinopec is the world’s biggest producer and distributor of oil reefing, gas, lubricants, and petrochemical. It is headquartered in Chaoyang district, Beijing, China. It involves chemical fibers, chemical fertilizers, storage and distribution of natural gas and crude oil, and imports and exports of crude oil, natural gas, refined oil items, and other chemicals. It also manufactures waste vegetable oil, biodiesel, and green jet fuel from waste vegetable oil. It was established on 25 February 2000. It is managed by the state council of the people’s republic of china. There are 249,142 employees.
5. Apple
- CEO: Tim cook
- Revenue: $274.515 billion
- Net income: $57.411 billion
- Market capital: $2.50 trillion
- Brand value: $612 billion
- Total assets: $323.888 billion
Apple is an American multinational technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets market-wide products like smartphones, media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, tablets, and many more. The most popular products lines are iPhone (in smartphones) and Mac (in computers). It is the world’s biggest technology company which is headquartered in 1 apple park way Cupertino, California, united states. It begins by developing and selling Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer on 1 April 1976 ad after that; they started launching iPod, iMac, and iPhones which made them more successful. It has 147,000 employees in four countries. It also offers streaming services like apple+, which is the platform for on-demand entertainment content.
6. VS health corp. (CVS)
- CEO: Karen S. Lynch
- Revenue: $268.70 billion
- Net income: $7.71 billion
- Market capital: $11.27 trillion
- Brand value: $21.3 billion
- Total assets: $230.71 billion
- Exchange: New York stock exchange
CVS is an American integrated pharmacy health care company. It runs a retail pharmacy chain from 1 CVS Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode island, united states. It begins by retailing a chain of health and beauty aid product lines in 1963. After several years, they included pharmacies for more growth and to expand their company. CVS provides pharmacy benefits managers, health insurance, mail-order pharmacy service, and disease management programs. It has 300,000 employees, including more than 40,000 physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. In unites states, it is the largest retail pharmacy chain.
7. UnitedHealth group
- CEO: Andrew witty
- Revenue: $257.141 billion
- Net income: $15.403 billion
- Market capital: $400.7 billion
- Brand value: $31 billion
- Total assets: $289
UnitedHealth group incorporated is an American multinational healthcare and insurance company. They provide health care products, pharmacy benefit managers, and insurance services. It is headquartered In Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. It began by creating the physician’s health plan of Minnesota in 1977. After that, it started managing pharmacy benefits through retail pharmacies and mail services. They provide services all over the world. It has 330,000 employees.
8. Toyota Motor Corporation
- CEO: Akio Toyoda
- Revenue: $256.722 million
- Net income: $21.180 million
- Market capital: $248.23 billion
- Brand value: $59.47 billion
- Total assets: $562 billion
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automobile company. It manufactures, leases, repairs, and sells cars, trucks, and buses globally. It is headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. They produce approx. Ten million vehicles in a year. They also produce parts and tools, and also they run financing, leasing, banking services. It was founded on 27 August 1937. Toyota sells hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and hydrogen fuel-cell. There are 366,283 employees across the world.
9. Volkswagen AG
- CEO: Herbert diess
- Revenue: $253.965 million
- Net income: $10.105 million
- Market capital: $152.04 billion
- Brand value: $73.8 billion
- Total assets: $567.85 billion
Volkswagen is a German multinational automobile manufacturing company. They design, manufacture, and repair supply economic and luxury cars, trucks, motorcycle engines, and other vehicles. They also provide services like financing, leasing, insurance, banking, and fleet management. It is headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. It began by manufacturing the car called Volkswagen beetle on 28 May 1937, and after that, the production grew rapidly by launching new vehicles. There are 662,575 employees around the world.
10. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)
- CEO: Warren Buffett
- Revenue: $245.5 billion
- Net income: $42.5 billion
- Market capital: $665.42 billion
- Total assets: $873.7 billion
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational diversified holding company. It is headquartered in Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska, united states. It begins with the textile manufacturing company, which was set up in 1839. After some years, they started expanding insurance industries and investments. The company possesses a wide field of business and investments, which involve energy generation groups and utilities, insurance, manufacturing, service retailing, finance and financial services, and investments. The company holds subsidiaries and equity securities. 360,000 employees are working worldwide.