Fortune Global 500 

The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.

Until 1989 it listed only non-US industrial corporations under the title "International 500", while the Fortune 500 contained and still contains exclusively US corporations. In 1990, US companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. In 2005, more than 450 of them were headquartered in the United States (176), Europe (195), and Japan (80).1

Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.

Contents

2008 list

This is the top 10 as published in July 2008. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2008.[1]

  1. Wal Mart - United States (retail)
  2. ExxonMobil Corporation - United States (oil)
  3. Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands2 (oil)
  4. BP - United Kingdom (oil)
  5. Toyota Motor - Japan (automobiles)
  6. Chevron - United States (oil)
  7. ING Group - Netherlands (banking)
  8. Total - France (oil)
  9. General Motors - United States (automobiles)
  10. ConocoPhillips - United States (oil)

The top ten includes six oil companies, two automobile manufacturers, one retailer, and one banking corporation. The complete list is available online.

2008 breakdown by country

Only countries with five or more Global 500 companies are listed.

- European Union (170)
1 United States (153)
2 Japan (64)
3 France (39)
4 Germany (37)
5 United Kingdom (34)
6 China (29)
7 South Korea (15)
8 Canada (14)
8 Switzerland (14)
10 The Netherlands (13)
11 Spain (11)
12 Italy (10)
13 Australia (8)
14 India (7)
15 Sweden (6)
15 Taiwan (6)
16 Belgium (5)
16 Brazil (5)
16 Mexico (5)
16 Russia (5)

2008 breakdown by city

Breakdown by cities proper (not metropolitan areas) as provided by Fortune Magazine ([2]). Only cities with five Global 500 companies or more are listed.

Rank City Country Number of Global 500
companies		 Global 500
revenues ($ millions)
1 Tokyo Japan 47 1,858,608
2 Paris France 25 1,419,933
3 London United Kingdom 22 1,183,769
4 Beijing China 21 943,768
5 New York United States 20 1,166,469
6 Seoul South Korea 13 576,919
7 Toronto Canada 9 229,308
8 Madrid Spain 8 357,927
9 Munich Germany 7 455,821
9 Zürich Switzerland 7 354,657
9 Osaka Japan 7 267,296
12 Houston United States 6 344,028
13 Amsterdam Netherlands 5 324,940
13 Atlanta United States 5 203,379
13 Mumbai India 5 139,615

Notes

  1. ^ "PDF-Human Rights Policies and Management Practices: Results from questionnaire surveys of Governments and Fortune Global 500 firms". Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
  2. ^ While Fortune lists Shell as a Dutch company, the company itself asserts that it is both Dutch and British. Source

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