The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, published by Forbes magazine. "The Global 2000" annual ranking is assembled by Forbes using an assessment of four equally-weighted metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value.[1] The list has been published annually since 2003.

2026 list

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In 2026, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[2]

  1. United States JPMorgan Chase
  2. United States Amazon
  3. United States Berkshire Hathaway
  4. United States Alphabet
  5. Saudi Arabia Saudi Aramco
  6. China Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
  7. United States Bank of America
  8. United States Microsoft
  9. China China Construction Bank
  10. China Agricultural Bank of China

By country

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Forbes Global 2000 as of 2026:

RankCountry/regionCompaniesHighest-ranked company
1 United States593JPMorgan Chase
2 China300ICBC
3 Japan179Toyota
4 United Kingdom67Shell
5 South Korea66Samsung Electronics
6 Canada64Royal Bank of Canada
7 India64Reliance Industries
8 Germany49Volkswagen Group
9 France45TotalEnergies
10 Taiwan44Taiwan Semiconductor
11  Switzerland42Nestlé
12 Hong Kong40China Mobile
13 Australia32BHP
14 Italy27Eni
15 Netherlands24Stellantis
16 Sweden23Volvo
17 Brazil21Petrobras
17 Ireland21Accenture
19 Spain20Santander
20 Saudi Arabia18Saudi Aramco
20 Thailand16PTT
22 United Arab Emirates16First Abu Dhabi Bank
23 Singapore14Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
24 Mexico13América Móvil
25 South Africa12FirstRand
26 Israel11Bank Leumi
26 Denmark11Møller-Maersk
28 Finland10Nordea Bank
29 Norway9Equinor
29 Turkey9Koç Holding
31 Indonesia8Bank Rakyat Indonesia
31 Malaysia8Maybank
31 Chile8Quiñenco
34 Belgium7Anheuser-Busch InBev
34 Philippines7SM Investments
36 Austria6OMV Group
36 Poland6PKN Orlen
38 Colombia5Ecopetrol
38 Greece5Eurobank Ergasias
38 Portugal5EDP - Energias de Portugal
41 Vietnam4Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam
41 Peru4Credicorp
41 Luxembourg4ArcelorMittal
44 Kazakhstan3Kaspi.kz JSC
45 Hungary2MOL Hungarian Oil
45 Czech Republic2Cez Group
45 Morocco2Attijariwafa Bank
45 Qatar2Qatar National Bank
50 Nigeria1Dangote Cement
50 Argentina1YPF
50 Uruguay1MercadoLibre
50 Bermuda1Arch Capital Group
50 Cayman Islands1Nu Holdings
50 Kuwait1Kuwait Finance House
50 Egypt1Commercial International Bank
50 Jordan1Arab Bank
50 Oman1Bank Muscat
50 Pakistan1Pakistan State Oil

2025 list

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2024 list

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2023 list

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In 2023, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[5]

2023 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
1 JPMorgan Chase[6] New York Banking, financial services 179.93 41.8 3,700
2 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 393.16 61.69 3694
3 Citigroup New York Banking, financial services 216.77 52.47 6,100
4 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial services 203.08 48.25 5,000
5 China Construction Bank Beijing Banking, financial services 186.14 37.92 5,400
7 Alphabet[7] Mountain View, California Conglomerate 282.85 58.59 369.5
6 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services 133.84 28.62 3,200
8 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Conglomerate 589.47 156.36 653.9
9 Microsoft Redmond Software 207.59 69.02 380.1
10 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services 385.1 94.32 332.2

2022 list

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In 2022, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[8]

2022 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
1 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Conglomerate 276.1 89.9 958.8 741.5
2 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial Service 208.1 54.0 5,518.5 214.4
3 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 400.4 105.4 576.0 2,292.1
4 JPMorgan Chase New York Banking, financial services 124.5 42.1 3,954.7 374.5
5 China Construction Bank Beijing Banking, financial services 202.1 46.9 4,747.0 181.3
6 Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle Conglomerate 469.8 33.4 420.6 1,468.4
7 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services 678.7 100.6 381.2 2,640.3
8 Citigroup New York Banking, financial services 181.4 37.4 4,561.1 133.4
9 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services 96.8 31.0 3,238.2 303.1
10 Toyota Toyota, Aichi Automotive 281.8 28.2 552.5 237.7

2021 list

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In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[9]

2021 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
1 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial Service 190.5 45.8 4914.7 249.5
2 JPMorgan Chase New York City Banking, financial services 136.2 40.4 3689.3 464.8
3 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Banking, financial services 245.5 42.5 873.7 624.4
4 China Construction Bank Beijing Banking, financial services 173.5 39.3 4301.7 210.4
5 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 229.7 49.3 510.3 1897.2
6 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services 294 63.9 354.1 2252.3
6 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services 98.8 17.9 2832.2 336.3
6 Ping An Insurance Shenzhen Financial services 169.1 20.8 1453.8 211.2
9 Citigroup New York Banking, financial services 153.9 31.3 4159.9 140.1
10 Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle Conglomerate 386.1 21.3 321.2 1711.8

2020 list

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In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[10]

2020 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
1 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial services 177.2 45.3 4322.5 242.3
2 China Construction Bank Beijing Banking, financial services 162.1 38.9 3822 203.8
3 JPMorgan Chase New York City Banking, financial services 142.9 30 3139.4 291.7
4 Berkshire Hathaway Omaha Banking, financial services 254.6 81.4 817.7 455.4
5 Citigroup New York Banking, financial services 148.7 30.9 3697.5 147.2
6 Saudi Aramco Dhahran Oil and gas 329.8 88.2 398.3 1284.8
7 Ping An Insurance Shenzhen Financial services 155 18.8 1218.6 187.2
8 Bank of America Charlotte Banking, financial services 112.1 24.1 2620 208.6
9 Apple Inc. Cupertino Consumer Electronics, Software, Services 267.7 57.2 320.4 1285.5
10 Bank of China Beijing Banking, financial services 135.4 27.2 3387 112.8

2019 list

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In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[11]

2019 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
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

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In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[12]

2018 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
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.

By industry sector

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The top-ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows.

2018 top company by sector
SectorCompanyHeadquartersOverall
rank
Sales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
AdvertisingWPPLondon#30118.71.842.430.1
Aerospace & DefenseBoeingChicago#7696.15.294.485.3
Air CourierUnited Parcel ServiceSandy Springs#14658.14.838.393.3
AirlineDelta Air LinesAtlanta#17040.54.753.334.4
AluminumAlcoaNew York City#75721.7-0.336.113.7
Apparel/AccessoriesChristian DiorParis#21641.61.768.131.4
Apparel/Footwear RetailInditexA Coruña#31023.13.218.8103.2
Auto & Truck ManufacturersToyota MotorToyota#10235.819.3406.7177.0
Auto & Truck PartsContinentalHanover#20943.53.036.743.7
BeveragesAnheuser-Busch InBevLeuven#5643.68.3136.5204.6
BiotechsGilead SciencesFoster City#11832.218.151.8138.1
Broadcasting & CableComcastPhiladelphia#3574.58.2166.6148.2
Business & Personal ServicesAlibabaHangzhou#17415.011.056.2200.7
Business Products & SuppliesCanonTokyo#25431.41.836.840.4
Casinos & GamingLas Vegas SandsParadise#30111.41.821.037.2
Communications EquipmentCisco SystemsSan Jose#6349.610.3112.6141.7
Computer & Electronics RetailBest BuyRichfield#63739.50.913.510.7
Computer HardwareApple Inc.Cupertino#8233.353.7293.3586.0
Computer ServicesAlphabetMountain View#2777.217.0149.7500.1
Computer Storage DevicesEMCHopkinton#23124.62.045.751.9
ConglomeratesSiemensMunich#5185.56.5133.991.8
Construction MaterialsSaint-GobainCourbevoie#25643.91.448.725.6
Construction ServicesChina State Construction EngineeringBeijing#114135.04.1165.625.6
Consumer ElectronicsSonyTokyo#19267.91.1142.234.1
Consumer Financial ServicesAmerican ExpressNew York City#9534.65.0159.063.2
Containers & PackagingAmcorHawthorn#9669.30.78.213.6
Department StoresMacy'sNew York City#51527.11.120.612.8
Discount StoresWal-Mart StoresBentonville#15482.114.7199.6215.7
Diversified ChemicalsBASFLudwigshafen#9478.14.480.173.2
Diversified InsurancePing An InsuranceShenzhen#2098.78.7732.390.0
Diversified Metals & MiningChina Shenhua EnergyBeijing#16727.32.685.343.1
Diversified UtilitiesVeolia EnvironnementParis#52627.70.539.013.3
Drug RetailCVS HealthWoonsocket#62153.35.293.7110.8
Electric UtilitiesKorea Electric PowerSeoul#9752.111.7149.533.1
Electrical EquipmentSchneider ElectricRueil-Malmaison#11729.51.646.339.3
ElectronicsHon Hai Precision (Foxconn)New Taipei City#117141.24.670.339.2
Environmental & WasteWaste ManagementHouston#54913.00.820.925.1
Food ProcessingNestléVevey#3392.29.4123.9235.7
Food RetailKrogerCincinnati#223109.82.034.934.2
Forest ProductsEmpresas CMPCSantiago#19434.80.314.85.4
Furniture & FixturesSteinhoff InternationalStellenbosch#44013.31.425.122.8
Healthcare ServicesExpress ScriptsSt. Louis#145101.82.554.046.5
Heavy EquipmentCaterpillarPeoria#15547.02.178.545.6
Home Improvement RetailHome DepotAtlanta#11288.57.042.5169.8
Hotels/MotelsCarnivalMiami#31115.81.938.437.8
Household AppliancesMidea GroupFoshan#40222.02.019.820.2
Household/Personal CareProcter & GambleCincinnati#3969.48.4129.1218.9
Insurance BrokersAonLondon#42011.71.427.227.9
Internet & Catalog RetailAmazonSeattle#237107.00.667.7292.6
Investment ServicesBerkshire HathawayOmaha#4210.824.1561.1360.1
Iron & SteelCitic PacificHong Kong#6153.85.4877.845.4
Life & Health InsuranceJapan Post HoldingsTokyo#29129.84.42,450.762.6
Major BanksIndustrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijing#1171.144.23,420.3198.0
Managed Health CareUnitedHealth GroupMinnetonka#41165.96.0117.9127.5
Medical Equipment & SuppliesJohnson & JohnsonNew Brunswick#3270.215.4133.4312.6
Natural Gas UtilitiesGas Natural FenosaBarcelona#28728.81.752.320.6
Oil & Gas OperationsExxonMobilIrving#9236.816.2336.8363.3
Oil Services & EquipmentSchlumbergerHouston#17631.71.669.1111.1
Other Industrial EquipmentEatonDublin#31520.92.031.028.9
Other TransportationMøller-MaerskCopenhagen#30640.30.764.130.7
Paper & Paper ProductsInternational PaperMemphis#42622.40.930.617.8
PharmaceuticalsPfizerNew York City#4648.97.7167.5205.7
Precision Healthcare EquipmentThermo Fisher ScientificWaltham#26717.02.040.957.8
Printing & PublishingThomson ReutersNew York City#40512.21.329.130.9
Property & Casualty InsuranceTravelersNew York City#16526.93.4102.032.4
RailroadsUnion PacificOmaha#17221.04.655.875.4
Real EstateVankeShenzhen#18531.12.994.127.7
Recreational ProductsActivision BlizzardSanta Monica#8424.60.915.325.5
Regional BanksChina Construction BankBeijing#2146.836.42,826.0162.8
Rental & LeasingMitsubishi UFJ LeaseTokyo#10756.70.542.34.2
RestaurantsMcDonald'sOak Brook#18925.44.837.9110.1
Security SystemsSecomTokyo#8547.10.613.218.1
SemiconductorsSamsung ElectronicsSeoul#18177.316.5206.5161.6
Software & ProgrammingMicrosoftRedmond#2386.610.2181.9407.0
Specialized ChemicalsAir LiquideParis#31318.21.931.440.5
Specialty StoresRichemontBellevue#41612.41.721.237.6
Telecommunications servicesAT&TDallas#12146.813.2402.7234.2
Thrifts & Mortgage FinancingAareal BankWiesbaden#13811.40.457.22.1
TobaccoBritish American TobaccoLondon#17720.06.646.5111.0
Trading CompaniesMitsubishi CorpTokyo#13659.82.7135.727.7
TruckingYamato HoldingsTokyo#130611.70.39.38.6

2017 list

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In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[13]

2017 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services151.442.03473.2229.8
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services134.235.03016.6200.5
3Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate222.924.1620.9409.9
4JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services102.524.22513.0306.6
5Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services97.621.91943.4274.4
6CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services115.727.82816.0149.2
7Bank of AmericaCharlotteBanking, financial services92.216.62196.8231.9
8Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services113.124.92611.5141.3
9Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services217.545.2331.1752.0
10Toyota MotorToyotaAutomotive249.917.1412.5171.9

2016 list

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In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:[14]

2016 top ten
RankCompanyHeadquartersIndustrySales
(billion $)
Profits
(billion $)
Assets
(billion $)
Market value
(billion $)
1Industrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services171.144.23,420.2198
2China Construction BankBeijingBanking, financial services146.836.42,826162.8
3CitigroupNew York CityBanking, financial services131.928.82,739.8152.7
4Berkshire HathawayOmahaConglomerate210.824.1561.1360.1
5JPMorgan ChaseNew York CityBanking, financial services99.923.52,423.8234.2
6Bank of ChinaBeijingBanking, financial services12227.22,589.6143
7Wells FargoSan FranciscoBanking, financial services91.422.71,849.2256
8Apple Inc.CupertinoConsumer Electronics, Software, Services233.353.7293.3586
9ExxonMobilIrvingOil and gas236.816.2336.8363.3
10Toyota MotorToyotaAutomotive235.819.3406.7177

See also

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References

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