Billionaires 2019
World’s Largest Companies ...
For the first time since 2015, China and the U.S. split the top 10 evenly this year. China is home to 291 Global 2000 companies while the U.S. is on top with 560.
For the past few months, the world has watched as trade tensions escalate between the U.S. and China. The vast economic power the two countries hold is mirrored in the Forbes 2018 Global 2000 list.
But the U.S. still dominates in terms of the number of companies on the overall list, boasting almost 30% of the total. China and Hong Kong’s 291 companies are up from 262 in 2017. On the inaugural list in 2003, there were just 43 companies from China-Hong Kong. Meanwhile, Japan, the United Kingdom, and South Korea also broke into the top five countries with- the most companies.
THE LIST 2018
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INSIDE OUR GLOBAL 2000
Global 2000: The World’s Largest Public Companies 2018
2018 Global 2000 Methodology: How We Crunch The Numbers
RESTAURANTS
The Largest Restaurant Companies In The World 2018: McDonald's And Starbucks At Top Of Food Chain
CHINA
China's Largest Companies Prove Why It's The World's No. 2 Economy
APPAREL
The World's Largest Apparel Companies 2018: Christian Dior, Inditex And Nike Continue To Dominate
OIL & GAS
The World's Biggest Public Oil & Gas Companies 2018: Royal Dutch Shell Surpasses Exxon As Top Dog
HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS & PERSONAL CARE
The World's Largest Household Products And Personal Care Companies
Methodology
We compile our Global 2000 list using data from FactSet Research systems to screen for the biggest public companies in four metric: sales, profits, assets and market value. Our market value calculation is as of May 11, 2018, closing prices and includes all common shares outstanding. We first create four separate lists of the 2000 biggest companies in each of the metrics: sales 2000, profits 2000, assets 2000, and market value 2000. Each of the 2000 lists has a minimum cutoff value in order for a company to qualify: sales $4.47 billion, profits of $333.3 million, assets of $10.72 billion and market value of $6.55 billion. A company needs to qualify for at least one of the lists in order to be eligible for the final Global 2000 ranking. Click here for our complete methodology.
INSURERS
China's Ping An, Germany's Allianz Top The World's Largest Insurers
Tomorrowland: Singapore's Keppel Seeks To Build 'Smart' Cities Across Asia
Chinese Giant Ping An Looks Beyond Insurance To A Fintech Future
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