The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization. In the global business media, they are described as being the world's most valuable companies as a reference to their market value.[1]
Market capitalization is calculated from the share price (as recorded on selected day) multiplied by the number of outstanding shares. Figures are converted into USD millions (using rate from selected day) to allow for comparison.[2]
Trillion-dollar companies
The table below lists all companies which have, at any point, had a market capitalization in excess of $1 trillion, the date on which their market cap first exceeded $1 trillion and their record market cap.[3]
| Company | Country | When first passed | Record value date | Record value (in billions USD) | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 trillion | $2 trillion | $3 trillion | Nominal | Inflation- adjusted[4] | ||||
| Microsoft |  | 25 April 2019 | 22 June 2021 | 24 January 2024 | 23 March 2024 | 3,185 | 3,185 | [5][6][7][8] |
| Apple | | 2 August 2018 | 19 August 2020 | 3 January 2022 | 14 December 2023 | 3,081 | 3,208 | [9][10][11][12] |
| Saudi Aramco |  | 11 December 2019 | 12 December 2019 | — | 10 May 2022 | 2,463 | 2,564 | [13][14][15] |
| Nvidia | | 30 May 2023 | 23 February 2024 | — | 23 March 2024 | 2,380 | 2,380 | [16][17][18] |
| Alphabet | | 16 January 2020 | 8 November 2021 | — | 26 April 2024 | 2,150 | 2,150 | [19][20][21] |
| Amazon | | 4 September 2018 | — | — | 11 April 2024 | 1,970 | 1,970 | [22][23][24] |
| Meta | | 28 June 2021 | — | — | 2 February 2024 | 1,220 | 1,220 | [note 1][25][26] |
| Tesla | | 25 October 2021 | — | — | 1 November 2021 | 1,210 | 1,361 | [27][28] |
| PetroChina |  | 5 November 2007 | — | — | 5 November 2007 | 1,200 | 1,699 | [note 2] |
Publicly traded companies
All market capitalization figures are in USD millions. Only companies with free float of at least 15% are included; the value of unlisted stock classes is excluded. Investment companies are not included in the list.[2]
2024
This list is up to date as of 31 March 2024. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Microsoft 3,126,000[32] | ||||||
| 2 | | Apple 2,648,000[33] | ||||||
| 3 | | Nvidia2,259,000[34] | ||||||
| 4 | | Alphabet1,893,000[35] | ||||||
| 5 | | Amazon1,874,000[36] | ||||||
| 6 | | Meta1,238,000[37] | ||||||
| 7 | | Berkshire Hathaway912,130[38] | ||||||
| 8 | | Eli Lilly739,660[39] | ||||||
| 9 |  | TSMC705,690[40] | ||||||
| 10 | | Broadcom 614,220[41] | ||||||
2023
This list is up to date as of 31 December 2023. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple2,609,000[33] | | Apple3,050,000[33] | | Apple2,677,000[33] | | Apple2,994,000[33] |
| 2 | | Microsoft2,146,000[32] | | Microsoft2,532,000[32] | | Microsoft2,346,000[32] | | Microsoft2,795,000[32] |
| 3 | | Alphabet1,332,000[35] | | Alphabet1,530,000[35] | | Alphabet1,662,000[35] | | Alphabet1,764,000[35] |
| 4 | | Amazon1,058,000[36] | | Amazon1,337,000[36] | | Amazon1,312,000[36] | | Amazon1,570,000[36] |
| 5 | | Nvidia686,090[34] | | Nvidia1,044,000[34] | | Nvidia1,074,000[34] | | Nvidia1,223,000[34] |
| 6 | | Berkshire Hathaway677,770[38] | | Tesla829,670[42] | | Tesla794,200[42] | | Meta909,000[37] |
| 7 | | Tesla656,420[42] | | Berkshire Hathaway745,010[38] | | Meta772,490[37] | | Tesla789,930[42] |
| 8 | | Meta549,480[43] | | Meta735,450[43] | | Berkshire Hathaway769,260[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway783,550[38] |
| 9 | | TSMC482,410[40] | | TSMC523,410[40] | | Eli Lilly509,890[39] | | Eli Lilly553,370[39] |
| 10 | | Visa 473,870[44] | | Visa 497,370[44] | | Visa 480,990[44] | | TSMC 539,390[40] |
2022
This list is as of 31 December 2022. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple2,850,000[33] | | Apple2,212,000[33] | | Apple2,221,000[33] | | Apple
|
| 2 | | Microsoft2,311,000[32] | | Microsoft1,920,000[32] | | Microsoft1,737,000[32] | | Microsoft
|
| 3 | | Alphabet1,846,000[35] | | Alphabet1,435,000[35] | | Alphabet1,254,000[35] | | Alphabet
|
| 4 | | Amazon1,659,000[36] | | Amazon1,080,000[36] | | Amazon1,151,000[36] | | Amazon
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| 5 | | Tesla1,114,000[42] | | Tesla697,660[42] | | Tesla831,150[42] | | Berkshire Hathaway
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| 6 | | Berkshire Hathaway779,150[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway602,450[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway596,410[38] | | UnitedHealth
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| 7 | | Nvidia684,880[34] | | UnitedHealth481,870[45] | | UnitedHealth472,410[45] | | Johnson & Johnson
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| 8 | | Meta605,250[43] | | Johnson & Johnson467,090[46] | | Johnson & Johnson429,500[46] | | ExxonMobil
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| 9 | | TSMC540,670[40] | | Tencent445,990[48] | | Visa 374,380[44] | | Visa
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| 10 | | UnitedHealth479,830[45] | | Meta436,390[43] | | Meta364,650[49] | | Tencent
|
2021
This list is up to date as of December 31, 2021[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 2,050,000[33] | | Apple2,286,000[33] | | Apple2,339,000[33] | | Apple2,913,000[33] |
| 2 | | Microsoft 1,778,000[32] | | Microsoft2,040,000[32] | | Microsoft2,119,000[32] | | Microsoft2,525,000[32] |
| 3 | | Amazon 1,558,000[36] | | Amazon1,735,000[36] | | Alphabet1,777,000[35] | | Alphabet1,922,000[35] |
| 4 | | Alphabet 1,395,000[35] | | Alphabet1,680,000[35] | | Amazon1,664,000[36] | | Amazon1,691,000[36] |
| 5 | | Meta 838,720[43] | | Meta985,920[43] | | Meta956,890[43] | | Tesla1,061,000[42] |
| 6 | | Tencent 766,970[48] | | Tencent721,460[48] | | Tesla776,850[42] | | Meta935,640[43] |
| 7 | | Tesla 641,110[42] | | Tesla654,780[42] | | Berkshire Hathaway619,950[38] | | Nvidia 732,920[34] |
| 8 | | Alibaba Group 615,010[50] | | Berkshire Hathaway637,280[38] | | TSMC579,030[40] | | Berkshire Hathaway668,630[38] |
| 9 | | TSMC 613,410[40] | | TSMC623,160[40] | | Tencent574,460[48] | | TSMC623,930[40] |
| 10 | | Berkshire Hathaway 590,050[38] | | Alibaba Group615,140[50] | | Nvidia 517,900[34] | | Tencent559,900[48] |
2020
This Financial Times–based list is up to data as of December 31, 2020[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Microsoft 1,200,000[32] | | Apple 1,576,000[33] | | Apple 1,981,000[33] | | Apple 2,254,000[33] |
| 2 | | Apple 1,113,000[33] | | Microsoft 1,551,000[32] | | Microsoft 1,592,000[32] | | Microsoft 1,682,000[32] |
| 3 | | Amazon 970,590[36] | | Amazon 1,432,590[36] | | Amazon 1,577,000[36] | | Amazon 1,634,000[36] |
| 4 | | Alphabet 799,180[35] | | Alphabet 979,700[35] | | Alphabet 999,570[35] | | Alphabet 1,185,000[35] |
| 5 | | Alibaba Group 521,740[50] | | Facebook 675,690[43] | | Alibaba Group 795,400[50] | | Facebook 776,590[43] |
| 6 | | Facebook 475,460[43] | | Tencent 620,920[48] | | Facebook 746,100[43] | | Tencent 683,470[48] |
| 7 | | Tencent 471,660[48] | | Alibaba Group 579,740[50] | | Tencent 646,790[48] | | Tesla 668,080[42] |
| 8 | | Berkshire Hathaway 440,830[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 432,570[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 509,470[38] | | Alibaba Group 628,650[50] |
| 9 | | Visa 357,020[51] | | Visa 412,710[51] | | Visa 425,510[51] | | TSMC 565,280[40] |
| 10 | | Johnson & Johnson 345,700[46] | | Johnson & Johnson 370,590[46] | | TSMC 420,440[40] | | Berkshire Hathaway 544,780[38] |
2019
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2019[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Microsoft 904,860[32] | | Microsoft 1,028,000[32] | | Microsoft 1,062,000[32] | | Apple 1,305,000[33] |
| 2 | | Apple 835,670[33] | | Amazon 928,540[36] | | Apple 1,012,000[33] | | Microsoft 1,203,000[32] |
| 3 | | Amazon 874,710[36] | | Apple 911,240[33] | | Amazon 858,680[36] | | Alphabet 922,130[35] |
| 4 | | Alphabet 818,160[35] | | Alphabet 751,170[35] | | Alphabet 838,020[35] | | Amazon 916,150[36] |
| 5 | | Berkshire Hathaway 493,750[38] | | Facebook 551,490[43] | | Berkshire Hathaway 508,530[38] | | Facebook 585,320[43] |
| 6 | | Facebook 475,730[43] | | Berkshire Hathaway 521,100[38] | | Facebook 508,050[43] | | Alibaba Group 569,010[50] |
| 7 | | Alibaba Group 472,940[50] | | Alibaba Group 439,150[50] | | Alibaba Group 435,400[50] | | Berkshire Hathaway 553,530[38] |
| 8 | | Tencent 440,980[48] | | Tencent 432,080[48] | | Tencent 398,840[48] | | Tencent 461,370[48] |
| 9 | | Johnson & Johnson 372,230[46] | | Visa 379,271[51] | | Visa 385,370[51] | | JPMorgan Chase 437,230[52] |
| 10 | | Visa 353,710[51] | | Johnson & Johnson 370,300[46] | | JPMorgan Chase 376,310[52] | | Visa 416,790[51] |
2018
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2018[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 851,317 | | Apple 909,840[33] | | Apple 1,091,000[33] | | Microsoft 780,520[32] |
| 2 | | Alphabet 715,404 | | Amazon 824,790[36] | | Amazon 976,650[36] | | Apple 748,680[33] |
| 3 | | Microsoft 702,760[32] | | Alphabet 774,840[35] | | Microsoft 877,400[32] | | Amazon 735,900[36] |
| 4 | | Amazon 700,672[36] | | Microsoft 757,640[32] | | Alphabet 839,740[53] | | Alphabet 728,360[53] |
| 5 | | Tencent 507,990[48] | | Facebook 562,480[43] | | Berkshire Hathaway 523,520[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 499,590[38] |
| 6 | | Berkshire Hathaway 492,019[38] | | Tencent 478,580[48] | | Facebook 473,850[43] | | Facebook 375,890[43] |
| 7 | | Alibaba Group 470,930[50] | | Alibaba Group 476,040[50] | | Alibaba Group 423,600[50] | | Tencent 375,110[48] |
| 8 | | Facebook 464,189[43] | | Berkshire Hathaway 463,980[38] | | Tencent 388,080[48] | | Alibaba Group 355,130[50] |
| 9 | | JPMorgan Chase 377,410[52] | | JPMorgan Chase 354,780[52] | | JPMorgan Chase 379,440[52] | | Johnson & Johnson 346,110[46] |
| 10 | | Johnson & Johnson 343,780[46] | | ExxonMobil350,270[54] | | Johnson & Johnson 370,650[46] | | JPMorgan Chase 324,660[52] |
2017
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2017[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[55][note 3] | Second quarter[56][note 3] | Third quarter[57][note 3] | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 753,718 | | Apple 749,124 | | Apple 791,726 | | Apple 868,880[33] |
| 2 | | Alphabet 573,570[35] | | Alphabet 628,610[35] | | Alphabet 664,550[35] | | Alphabet 727,040[35] |
| 3 | | Microsoft 508,935 | | Microsoft 528,778 | | Microsoft 568,965 | | Microsoft 659,910[32] |
| 4 | | Amazon 423,031 | | Amazon 466,471 | | Amazon 459,435 | | Amazon 563,540[36] |
| 5 | | Berkshire Hathaway 410,880[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 418,880[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 451,840[38] | | Facebook 512,760[43] |
| 6 | | ExxonMobil339,897 | | Johnson & Johnson 357,310 | | Alibaba Group 436,850[50] | | Tencent 493,340[58] |
| 7 | | Johnson & Johnson 337,947 | | Facebook 357,176 | | Tencent 405,007 | | Berkshire Hathaway 489,490[38] |
| 8 | | Facebook 334,552 | | Alibaba Group 356,390[50] | | Facebook 399,946 | | Alibaba Group 440,712[58] |
| 9 | | JPMorgan Chase 313,761 | | Tencent 344,879 | | ExxonMobil348,248 | | Johnson & Johnson 375,360[46] |
| 10 | | Wells Fargo278,516 | | ExxonMobil341,947 | | Johnson & Johnson 347,497 | | JPMorgan Chase 371,050[52] |
2016
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2016[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[59][note 3] | Second quarter[60][note 3] | Third quarter[61][note 3] | Fourth quarter[62][note 3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 607,465 | | Apple 517,069 | | Apple 604,475 | | Apple 617,588.49 |
| 2 | | Alphabet 535,660[35] | | Alphabet475,320[35] | | Alphabet535,660[35] | | Alphabet531,970[35] |
| 3 | | Microsoft 439,734 | | Microsoft 397,268 | | Microsoft 447,290 | | Microsoft 483,160.28 |
| 4 | | ExxonMobil350,991 | | ExxonMobil383,396 | | Amazon 393,030 | | Berkshire Hathaway 404,390[38] |
| 5 | | Berkshire Hathaway 349,740[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 345,860[38] | | ExxonMobil358,519 | | ExxonMobil 374,280 |
| 6 | | Johnson & Johnson 300,604 | | Amazon 337,641 | | Berkshire Hathaway 358,300[38] | | Amazon 356,313.12 |
| 7 | | General Electric295,546 | | Johnson & Johnson 328,234 | | Johnson & Johnson 320,836 | | Johnson & Johnson 313,432.46 |
| 8 | | Amazon 281,888 | | General Electric280,927 | | Facebook 297,548 | | JPMorgan Chase 308,768.42 |
| 9 | | Facebook 259,192 | | Facebook263,930 | | Tencent265,603 | | General Electric 279,545.92 |
| 10 | | Wells Fargo246,035 | | AT&T261,035 | | General Electric261,876 | | Wells Fargo 276,779.12 |
2015
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2015[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[63] | Second quarter[64] | Third quarter[65][note 3] | Fourth quarter[66][note 3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 724,773.1 | | Apple 722,576.9 | | Apple 621,939 | | Apple 598,344 |
| 2 | | ExxonMobil 356,548.7 | | Microsoft357,154.4 | | Google407,870[35] | | Alphabet 534,090[35] |
| 3 | | Berkshire Hathaway 356,510.7 | | ExxonMobil 347,868.1 | | Microsoft347,432 | | Microsoft449,799 |
| 4 | | Google 345,849.2[67] | | Google336,014.5[35] | | Berkshire Hathaway 318,180[38] | | Berkshire Hathaway 323,750[38] |
| 5 | | Microsoft333,524.8 | | Berkshire Hathaway 336,014.5 | | ExxonMobil 304,245 | | ExxonMobil 325,167 |
| 6 | | Petro China 329,715.1 | | Petro China 319,391.6 | | Johnson & Johnson 257,637 | | Amazon323,009 |
| 7 | | Wells Fargo 279,919.7 | | ICBC 298,531.5 | | General Electric248,069 | | General Electric313,892 |
| 8 | | Johnson & Johnson 279,723.9 | | Wells Fargo 289,591.3 | | China Mobile 243,186 | | Johnson & Johnson 287,153 |
| 9 | | ICBC 275,389.1 | | Johnson & Johnson 270,260.8 |  | Novartis 240,373 | | Wells Fargo 281,770 |
| 10 | | Novartis 267,897.0 | | General Electric 267,717.4 | | Nestlé 233,361 | | JPMorgan Chase 245,126 |
2014
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2014[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[68] | Second quarter[69] | Third quarter[70] | Fourth quarter[71] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 478,766.1 | | Apple 560,337.4 | | Apple 603,277.4 | | Apple 647,361.0 |
| 2 | | ExxonMobil 422,098.3 | | ExxonMobil 432,357.3 | | ExxonMobil 401,094.1 | | ExxonMobil 391,481.9 |
| 3 | | Microsoft340,216.8 | | Google 358,347.3 | | Microsoft381,959.7 | | Microsoft382,880.3 |
| 4 | | Google 313,003.9 | | Microsoft344,458.8 | | Google 361,998.4 | | Berkshire Hathaway 370,652.6 |
| 5 | | Berkshire Hathaway 308,090.6 | | Berkshire Hathaway 312,216.7 | | Berkshire Hathaway 340,055.0 | | Google 329,768.5 |
| 6 | | Johnson & Johnson 277,826.2 | | Johnson & Johnson 295,980.1 | | Johnson & Johnson 300,614.2 | | PetroChina 305,536.1 |
| 7 | | Wells Fargo 261,217.5 | | Wells Fargo 276,837 | | Wells Fargo 270,782.4 | | Johnson & Johnson 292,702.8 |
| 8 | | General Electric 259,547.3 |   | Royal Dutch Shell269,563.4 | | General Electric 257,068.4 | | Wells Fargo 284,385.6 |
| 9 | | Hoffmann-La Roche 258,542.1 | | General Electric 263,529.6 | | Novartis 255,326.4 | | Walmart 276,807.4 |
| 10 | | Walmart 246,805.7 | | Hoffmann-La Roche 256,322.8 | | Hoffmann-La Roche 254,543.8 | | ICBC 271,146.1 |
2013
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2013. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[72] | Second quarter[73] | Third quarter[74] | Fourth quarter[75] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 415,683.3 | | ExxonMobil 401,729.8 | | Apple 433,099.6 | | Apple 504,770.8 |
| 2 | | ExxonMobil 403,733.1 | | Apple 372,202.3 | | ExxonMobil 378,716.2 | | ExxonMobil 442,142.8 |
| 3 | | Berkshire Hathaway 256,801.8 | | Microsoft 288,488.8 | | Berkshire Hathaway 280,001.5 | | Microsoft 312,297.3 |
| 4 | | PetroChina 254,618.7 | | Berkshire Hathaway 276,548.5 | | Microsoft 277,220.9 | | Google 310,079.1 |
| 5 | | Walmart 246,373.3 | | Walmart 244,079.4 | | Johnson & Johnson 244,298.5 | | Berkshire Hathaway 292,396.0 |
| 6 | | General Electric 239,775.6 | | Johnson & Johnson 241,170.9 | | General Electric 243,290.4 | | General Electric 283,589.8 |
| 7 | | Microsoft239,602.3 | | General Electric 239,787.2 | | Walmart 240,773.3 | | Johnson & Johnson 258,415.4 |
| 8 | | IBM 237,724.7 | | Google 238,688.6 | | Google 237,479.4 | | Walmart 254,622.8 |
| 9 | | Nestlé 233,792.1 | | Chevron Corporation 229,402.6 | | Chevron Corporation 234,740.8 | | Hoffmann-La Roche 241,368.0 |
| 10 | | Chevron Corporation 230,831.2 | | ICBC 226,879.8 | | Hoffmann-La Roche 232,495.2 | | Chevron Corporation 240,223.4 |
2012
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2012. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[76] | Second quarter[77] | Third quarter[78] | Fourth quarter[79] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Apple 559,002.1 | | Apple 546,076.1 | | Apple 625,348.1 | | Apple 500,610.7 |
| 2 | | ExxonMobil 408,777.4 | | ExxonMobil 400,139.1 | | ExxonMobil 422,127.5 | | ExxonMobil 394,610.9 |
| 3 | | PetroChina 278,968.4 | | PetroChina 257,685.8 | | PetroChina 253,853.3 | | PetroChina 264,833.4 |
| 4 | | Microsoft 270,644.1 | | Microsoft 256,982.4 | | Microsoft 249,489.8 |  | BHP Billiton247,409.0 |
| 5 | | IBM 241,754.6 | | Walmart 235,900.3 | | Walmart 248,074.4 | | ICBC236,457.9 |
| 6 | | ICBC 236,335.4 | | IBM 225,598.5 | | General Electric 239,791.2 | | China Mobile 234,040.2 |
| 7 | | Royal Dutch Shell222,425.1 | | General Electric 220,806.3 | | IBM 237,068.4 | | Walmart 228,245.4 |
| 8 | | China Mobile 220,978.9 | | China Mobile 219,481.3 | | Chevron Corporation 228,707.1 |  | Samsung Electronics 227,581.8 |
| 9 | | General Electric 212,317.7 | | Royal Dutch Shell217,048.2 | | China Mobile 222,817.8 | | Microsoft 224,801.0 |
| 10 | | Chevron Corporation 211,950.6 | | ICBC211,196.0 | | Royal Dutch Shell222,669.6 | | Royal Dutch Shell 222,669.6 |
2011
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2011. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[80] | Second quarter[81] | Third quarter[82] | Fourth quarter[83] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | ExxonMobil 417,166.7 | | ExxonMobil 400,884.5 | | Apple 353,518.1 | | ExxonMobil 406,272.1 |
| 2 | | PetroChina 326,199.2 | | Apple 310,412.3 | | ExxonMobil 353,135.2 | | Apple 376,410.6 |
| 3 | | Apple 321,072.1 | | PetroChina 303,649.9 | | PetroChina 276,473.9 | | PetroChina 276,844.9 |
| 4 | | ICBC 251,078.1 | | ICBC 246,850.5 | | IBM 208,843.5 | | Royal Dutch Shell 236,677.0 |
| 5 |  | Petrobras 247,417.6 | | BHP Billiton 233,626.5 | | Microsoft 208,534.9 | | ICBC 228,168.1 |
| 6 | | BHP Billiton 247,079.5 | | Royal Dutch Shell 225,122.8 | | ICBC 206,021.4 | | Microsoft 218,380.1 |
| 7 | | China Construction Bank 232,608.6 | | Microsoft 219,251.9 | | China Mobile 198,778.7 | | IBM 216,724.4 |
| 8 | | Royal Dutch Shell 226,128.7 | | Nestlé 215,017.5 | | Royal Dutch Shell 197,061.1 | | Chevron Corporation 211,893.9 |
| 9 | | Chevron Corporation 215,780.6 | | Petrobras 210,111.4 | | Nestlé 191,115.6 | | Walmart 204,659.8 |
| 10 | | Microsoft 213,336.4 | | IBM 207,781.4 | | Chevron Corporation 185,456.1 | | China Mobile 196,148.4 |
2010
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2010. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[84] | Second quarter[85] | Third quarter[86] | Fourth quarter[87] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | PetroChina 329,259.7 | | ExxonMobil 291,789.1 | | ExxonMobil 314,622.5 | | ExxonMobil 368,711.5 |
| 2 | | ExxonMobil 316,230.8 | | PetroChina 268,504.8 | | PetroChina 270,889.9 | | PetroChina 303,273.6 |
| 3 | | Microsoft 256,864.7 | | Apple 228,876.8 | | Apple 259,223.4 | | Apple 295,886.3 |
| 4 | | ICBC 246,419.8 | | ICBC 211,258.7 | | Petrobras 220,616.5 | | BHP Billiton 243,540.3 |
| 5 | | Apple 213,096.7 | | Microsoft 201,655.8 | | ICBC 213,364.1 | | Microsoft 238,784.5 |
| 6 | | BHP Billiton 209,935.1 | | China Mobile 201,471.2 | | Microsoft 210,676.4 | | ICBC 233,369.1 |
| 7 | | Walmart 209,000.7 | | Berkshire Hathaway 197,356.8 | | China Mobile 205,339.6 | | Petrobras 229,066.6 |
| 8 | | Berkshire Hathaway 200,620.5 | | China Construction Bank 189,170.7 | | Berkshire Hathaway 204,792.0 | | China Construction Bank 222,245.1 |
| 9 | | General Electric 194,246.2 | | Walmart 178,322.7 | | China Construction Bank 202,998.4 | | Royal Dutch Shell 208,593.7 |
| 10 | | China Mobile 192,998.6 | | Procter & Gamble 172,736.5 | | BHP Billiton 196,866.0 | | Nestlé 203,534.3 |
2009
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2009. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[88] | Second quarter[89] | Third quarter[90] | Fourth quarter[91] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | ExxonMobil 336,527 | | PetroChina 366,662.9 | | ExxonMobil 329,725 | | PetroChina 353,140.1 |
| 2 | | PetroChina 287,185 | | ExxonMobil 341,140.3 | | PetroChina 325,097.5 | | ExxonMobil 323,717.1 |
| 3 | | Walmart 204,365 | | ICBC 257,004.4 | | ICBC 237,951.5 | | Microsoft 270,635.4 |
| 4 | | ICBC 187,885 | | Microsoft 211,546.2 | | Microsoft 229,630.7 | | ICBC 268,956.2 |
| 5 | | China Mobile 174,673 | | China Mobile 200,832.4 | | HSBC 198,561.1 | | Walmart 203,653.6 |
| 6 | | Microsoft 163,320 | | Walmart 188,752.0 | | China Mobile 195,680.4 | | China Construction Bank 201,436.1 |
| 7 | | AT&T 148,511 | | China Construction Bank 182,186.7 | | Walmart 189,331.6 | | BHP Billiton 201,248 |
| 8 | | Johnson & Johnson 145,481 | | Petrobras 165,056.9 | | Petrobras 189,027.7 | | HSBC 199,254.9 |
| 9 | | Royal Dutch Shell 138,999 | | Johnson & Johnson156,515.9 | | China Construction Bank 186,816.7 | | Petrobras 199,107.9 |
| 10 | | Procter & Gamble 138,013 | | Royal Dutch Shell156,386.7 | | Royal Dutch Shell175,986.1 | | Apple 189,801.7 |
2008
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2008. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[92] | Second quarter[93] | Third quarter[94] | Fourth quarter[95] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | ExxonMobil 452,505 | | ExxonMobil 465,652 | | ExxonMobil 403,366 | | ExxonMobil 406,067 |
| 2 | | PetroChina 423,996 | | PetroChina 341,140.3 | | PetroChina 325,097.5 | | PetroChina 259,836 |
| 3 | | General Electric 369,569 | | ICBC 257,004.4 | | ICBC 237,951.5 | | Walmart 219,898 |
| 4 |  | Gazprom 299,764 | | Microsoft 211,546.2 | | Microsoft 229,630.7 | | China Mobile 201,291 |
| 5 | | China Mobile 298,093 | | China Mobile 200,832.4 | | HSBC 198,561.1 | | Procter & Gamble 184,576 |
| 6 | | ICBC 277,236 | | Walmart 188,752.0 | | China Mobile 195,680.4 | | ICBC 173,930 |
| 7 | | Microsoft 264,132 | | China Construction Bank 182,186.7 | | Walmart 189,331.6 | | Microsoft 172,929 |
| 8 | | AT&T 231,168 | | Petrobras 165,056.9 | | Petrobras 189,027.7 | | AT&T 167,950 |
| 9 | | Royal Dutch Shell 220,110 | | Johnson & Johnson156,515.9 | | China Construction Bank 186,816.7 | | Johnson & Johnson 166,002 |
| 10 | | Procter & Gamble 215,640 | | Royal Dutch Shell156,386.7 | | Royal Dutch Shell175,986.1 | | General Electric 161,278 |
2007
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2007. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[96] | Second quarter[97] | Third quarter[98] | Fourth quarter[99] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | ExxonMobil 429,567 | | ExxonMobil 472,519 | | ExxonMobil 513,362 | | Petrochina 723,952 |
| 2 | | General Electric 363,611 | | General Electric 393,831 | | General Electric424,191 | | ExxonMobil 511,887 |
| 3 | | Microsoft 272,912 | | Microsoft 281,934 | | China Mobile327,937 | | General Electric374,637 |
| 4 | | Citigroup 252,857 | | Royal Dutch Shell266,141 | | ICBC 279,269 | | China Mobile 354,120 |
| 5 | | AT&T246,206 | | AT&T 255,871 | | Microsoft 276,202 | | ICBC 338,989 |
| 6 | | Gazprom 245,911 | | Citigroup 253,703 | | Royal Dutch Shell 264,397 | | Microsoft333,054 |
| 7 |  | Toyota 230,832 | | Gazprom 245,757 | | Gazprom260,249 | | Gazprom329,591 |
| 8 | | Bank of America 228,177 | | BP 231,491 | | AT&T 258,047 | | Royal Dutch Shell 269,544 |
| 9 | | ICBC 224,788 | | Toyota 228,009 | | Citigroup 232,162 | | AT&T 252,051 |
| 10 | | Royal Dutch Shell 214,018 | | Bank of America 216,963 | | Bank of America 223,066 | | Sinopec 249,645 |
2006
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 2006. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[100] | Second quarter[101] | Third quarter[102] | Fourth quarter[103] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | ExxonMobil 371,631 | | ExxonMobil 371,187 | | ExxonMobil 398,906 | | ExxonMobil 446,943 |
| 2 | | General Electric 362,527 | | General Electric 342,731 | | General Electric 364,414 | | General Electric 383,564 |
| 3 | | Microsoft 281,171 | | Gazprom 246,341 | | Microsoft 272,679.0 | | Microsoft 293,537 |
| 4 | | Citigroup 238,935 | | Citigroup 239,862 | | Gazprom 254,634.3 | | Citigroup 273,691 |
| 5 | | BP 233,260 | | Microsoft 237,688 | | Citigroup 246,727 | | Gazprom 271,482 |
| 6 | | Bank of America 211,706 | | BP 233,151 | | Bank of America 242,451 | | ICBC 254,592 |
| 7 | | Royal Dutch Shell 211,280 | | Royal Dutch Shell 224,925 | | Royal Dutch Shell 216,368 | | Toyota 241,161 |
| 8 | | Walmart 196,860 | | Bank of America 219,504 | | BP 215,623 | | Bank of America 239,758 |
| 9 | | Toyota 196,731 | | HSBC 201,854 | | HSBC 209,774 | | Royal Dutch Shell 225,781 |
| 10 | | Gazprom 196,339 | | Walmart 200,762 | | Pfizer 206,785 | | BP 218,643 |
2005
This Financial Times–This list is up to date as of 31 March 2005.[104]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 382,233 |
| 2 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 380,567 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 262,975 |
| 4 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 234,437 |
| 5 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 221,365 |
| 6 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 212,209 |
| 7 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 210,630 |
| 8 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 199,711 |
| 9 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,945 |
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | Banking | 178,765 |
2004
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2004.[105]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 299,336 |
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 271,911 |
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 263,940 |
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 261,616 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 259,191 |
| 6 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 258,888 |
| 7 | American International Group | United States | Insurance | 183,696 |
| 8 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 179,996 |
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 174,648 |
| 10 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 163,574 |
2003
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as December 2003.[106]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 264,003 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 259,647 |
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 241,037 |
| 4 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 234,399 |
| 5 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,948 |
| 6 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 183,887 |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 170,417 |
| 8 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 149,034 |
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 144,381 |
| 10 | IBM | United States | Computer software, computer hardware | 139,272 |
2002
This Financial Times–based list is up to date December 2002.[107]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 372,089 |
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 326,639 |
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 299,820 |
| 4 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 273,220 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 255,299 |
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 249,021 |
| 7 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 203,838 |
| 8 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 200,794 |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 197,912 |
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 189,913 |
2001
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2001.[108]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 477,406 |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 304,699 |
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 286,367 |
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 263,996 |
| 5 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 258,436 |
| 6 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 250,955 |
| 7 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 250,143 |
| 8 | Vodafone | United Kingdom | Telecommunications | 227,175 |
| 9 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 227,048 |
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 206,340 |
2000
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2000.[109]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 586,197 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 474,956 |
| 3 | NTT Docomo | Japan | Telecommunications | 366,204 |
| 4 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 348,965 |
| 5 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 286,153 |
| 6 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 277,096 |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 274,905 |
| 8 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 265,894 |
| 9 | Lucent | United States | Telecommunications | 237,668 |
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Telecommunications | 209,628 |
1999
The 10 largest companies in the world by market capitalization in 1999[110]
| Rank | Name | Country | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 602,430 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 507,220 |
| 3 | Cisco Systems | United States | Computer hardware | 357,110 |
| 4 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 307,520 |
| 5 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 278,870 |
| 6 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 275,010 |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 272,050 |
| 8 | Lucent | United States | Telecommunications | 227,990 |
| 9 | Nokia | Finland | Telecommunications | 218,990 |
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Telecommunications | 216,070 |
1998
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1998.[111]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software | 271,854 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 258,871 |
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 172,213 |
| 4 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 164,157 |
| 5 | Merck | United States | Health care | 154,753 |
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 148,074 |
| 7 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 144,060 |
| 8 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 142,164 |
| 9 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 123,062 |
| 10 | IBM | United States | Software, computer hardware | 121,184 |
1997
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1997.[112]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 222,748 |
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 191,002 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 159,660 |
| 4 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 157,970 |
| 5 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 151,288 |
| 6 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 150,838 |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 146,139 |
| 8 | Merck | United States | Health care | 120,757 |
| 9 | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 116,585 |
| 10 | Novartis | Switzerland | Health care | 104,468 |
1996
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1996.[113]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 136,515 |
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 128,206 |
| 3 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 117,258 |
| 4 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 113,609 |
| 5 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 102,161 |
See also
- List of countries by stock market capitalization
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of largest employers
- List of largest corporate profits and losses
- List of wealthiest religious organizations
- Corporate capitalism
- World Economic Forum
- Fortune Global 500
Notes
References
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