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 Europe (195), the United States (176), and Japan (80).[1]
Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.
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2009 list
This is the top 10 as published in July 2009. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2009.[2]
| Company | Country | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Dutch Shell |  Netherlands† |
Oil |
| ExxonMobil Corporation |  United States |
Oil |
| Wal Mart | United States |
Retail |
| BP |  United Kingdom |
Oil |
| Chevron Corporation | United States |
Oil |
| Total S.A. |  France |
Oil |
| ConocoPhillips | United States |
Oil |
| ING Group | Netherlands |
Banking |
| Sinopec |  China |
Oil |
| Toyota Motor |  Japan |
Automobiles |
† While Fortune lists Shell as a Dutch company, the company itself asserts that it is both Dutch and British.[3]
General Motors, which was in last year's top ten, dropped to #18. Sinopec moved into the top ten; it was #16 in 2008.[4]
The top ten includes seven oil companies, one automobile manufacturer, one retailer, and one banking corporation.
2009 breakdown by country
This is a ranking of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies.[5]
| Rank | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
140 |
| 2 | Japan |
68 |
| 3 | France |
40 |
| 4 |  Germany |
39 |
| 5 | China |
37 |
| 6 | United Kingdom |
26 |
| 7 |  Switzerland |
15 |
| 8 |  Canada |
14 |
| 8 |  South Korea |
14 |
| 10 | Netherlands |
12 |
| 10 |  Spain |
12 |
The European Union countries have 163 Fortune Global 500 companies.
2009 breakdown by city
This is a breakdown by cities proper (not metropolitan areas) as determined by Fortune.[6] The top 10 cities with the most Global 500 companies are listed.
| Rank | City | Country | Number of Global 500 companies |
Global 500 revenues ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan |
51 | 2,237,560 |
| 2 | Paris | France |
27 | 1,399,172 |
| 3 | Beijing | China |
26 | 1,361,407 |
| 4 | New York | United States |
18 | 869,150 |
| 5 | London | United Kingdom |
15 | 994,772 |
| 6 | Seoul | South Korea |
11 | 519,351 |
| 7 | Madrid | Spain |
9 | 434,393 |
| 8 | Toronto | Canada |
7 | 195,510 |
| 8 | Zürich | Switzerland |
7 | 242,595 |
| 8 | Osaka | Japan |
7 | 291,492 |
| 8 | Moscow |  Russia |
7 | 380,530 |
| 8 | Munich | Germany |
7 | 485,386 |
Notes
- ^ "PDF-Human Rights Policies and Management Practices: Results from questionnaire surveys of Governments and Fortune Global 500 firms". http://www.reports-and-materials.org/Ruggie-survey-Govts-and-Fortune-500.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ "Global 500". Fortune. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ http://www.shell.com/home/content2/investor-en/contact.html
- ^ "Global 500 2008: Global 500 1–100". Fortune. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2008/full_list/. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ "Global 500 2009: Countries - Australia". Fortune. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2009/countries/Australia.html. Retrieved July 10, 2009. Number of companies data taken from the "Pick a country" box.
- ^ "Global 500 2009: Cities". Fortune. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2008/cities/. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
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