Forbes Global 2000: The World's Largest Companies
The definitive ranking of the world's largest, most powerful and most valuable companies
The Global 2000 hail from 62 countries—up from 46 in our inaugural 2003 ranking—and in aggregate they raked in total revenues of $38 trillion, profi ts of $3 trillion, assets of $161 trillion and market value of $44 trillion. For the fi rst time, China is home to the world’s three biggest companies; it also lands five of the top 10 spots.
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The Global 2000 is a comprehensive ranking of the world’s biggest public companies, as measured by a composite of revenues, profits, assets and market value.
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(This story appears in the 13 June, 2014 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)
