Last Updated: 2nd January, 2020
Top Companies in the World by Market Value in 2020
There are several parameters by which the richest companies in the world are ranked. These include market cap, revenue, profits, and brand value. For instance, Statista lists the top 10 largest companies in the world by market value. The list includes leading companies that have made it big in the stock market in recent times such as Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet. The topper is Apple whose market cap is a whopping $913.17 billion in March 2018.
The Top 30 U.S. companies are listed below based on their total revenue in the financial year ending on or before Jan 31, 2018
Assumptions: Some of these companies are involved in multiple economic sectors; the Infograph shows only their primary ones.
Top 30 U.S. companies by Revenue
You may be wondering, “How is Google not here?!” The answer is Google is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., and Alphabet is shown here.
Home Depot receives more money that Microsoft in sales, however their margins are much lower so their expenses are higher and earnings are much lower than Microsoft.
Interesting to note that San Francisco has 5 and Seattle has 3. L.A. has 0.
6 of the top 30, and 4 of the top 15 are Healthcare Companies.
The “Change” percentage refers to how much the company’s revenue has grown or shrunk since it’s previous fiscal year.
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