Fortune Global 500 - wikipedia Fortune Global 500 The Fortune Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue and the list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine. Contents 1 Methodology 1.1 Controversy 2 Geographical distribution 3 Fortune Global 500 list of year 2018 3.1 Breakdown by country 4 Fortune Global 500 list of year 2017 4.1 Breakdown by country 4.2 By industry sector 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Methodology Until 1989, it listed only non-United States industrial corporations under the title `` International 500 '' while the Fortune 500 contained and still contains exclusively United States corporations. In 1990, United States companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue. Controversy Several inconsistencies exist in Fortune 's ranking of cities with the most Fortune 500 headquarters. On June 3, 2011, the Atlanta Business Chronicle stated examples of Fortune including regional headquarters for some cities, not including regional headquarters for other cities and in some cases not including headquarters that are physically located inside a city limit. Geographical distribution Since 2001, there has been a significant change in the geographical distribution of the companies in the Global 500 rankings. The number of North American - based companies decreased from 215 in 2001 to 143 in 2017 and the contribution of Asian - based companies increased rapidly from 116 in 2001 to 197 in 2017. Most of this growth is accounted for by the rapid increase in the number of Chinese Global 500 companies, of which there were 109 by 2017, increasing from only 10 in 2001. The share of European - based companies also reduced, from 158 to 143, over the same period. Fortune Global 500 list of year 2018 The following is the list of top 10 companies. Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD Walmart United States Retail $500 billion State Grid China Power $349 billion Sinopec Group China Petroleum $327 billion China National Petroleum China Petroleum $326 billion 5 Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands United Kingdom Petroleum $312 billion 6 Toyota Motor Japan Automobiles $265 billion 7 Volkswagen Germany Automobiles $260 billion 8 BP United Kingdom Petroleum $245 billion 9 Exxon Mobil United States Petroleum $244 billion 10 Berkshire Hathaway United States Products $242 billion Breakdown by Country As of July 2018, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies. Rank Country Companies United States 126 China 120 Japan 52 Germany 32 5 France 28 6 United Kingdom 21 7 South Korea 16 8 Netherlands 15 9 Switzerland 14 10 Canada 12 The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading `` Britain / Netherlands '', as the company is counted in the tally for both countries. As shown in the table above, 428 ( 86 % ) of the Global 500 are represented by only 10 countries : two in North America ( Canada and United States ), five in Western Europe ( France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom ) and three in East Asia ( China, Japan and South Korea ). Moreover, the top six ( United States, China, Japan, Germany, France and United Kingdom ) are the world 's largest economies as estimated by the IMF ( List of countries by GDP ( nominal ) ). Among the Global 500, 371 companies ( 74.2 % ) are from these six countries. Fortune Global 500 list of year 2017 The following is the list of top 10 companies. Rank Company Country Industry Revenue in USD Walmart United States Retail $486 billion State Grid China Power $315 billion Sinopec Group China Petroleum $268 billion China National Petroleum China Petroleum $263 billion 5 Toyota Motor Japan Automobiles $255 billion 6 Volkswagen Germany Automobiles $240 billion 7 Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands Petroleum $240 billion 8 Berkshire Hathaway United States Products $242 billion 9 Apple United States Technology $216 billion 10 Exxon Mobil United States Petroleum $205 billion Fortune had previously listed Shell as a British / Dutch company, but as of the 2016 listing it is listed as Dutch. Breakdown by Country As of November 2017, this is the list of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies. Rank Country Companies United States 133 China 109 Japan 51 France 29 5 Germany 29 6 United Kingdom 21 7 South Korea 15 8 Netherlands 15 9 Switzerland 13 The Global 500 includes Unilever under the heading `` Britain / Netherlands '', as the company is counted in the tally for both countries. As can be seen from the table above, 425 ( 85.0 % ) of the Global 500 are represented by only 10 countries : two in North America ( Canada and United States ), five in Western Europe ( France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom ) and three in East Asia ( China, Japan and South Korea ). Moreover, the top six ( United States, China, Japan, France, Germany and United Kingdom ) are some of the world 's largest economies as estimated by the IMF ( List of countries by GDP ( nominal ) ). Among the Fortune Global 500, 371 companies ( 74.2 % ) are from these six countries. By industry sector The top - ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows. Sector Company Headquarters Overall rank Revenues ( $ M ) Aerospace & Defense Boeing Chicago 0060 # 60 94,571 Apparel Christian Dior Paris 0234 # 234 42,113 Business services The Adecco Group Zürich 0434 # 434 25,112 Chemicals BASF Ludwigshafen 0126 # 126 63,641 Energy State Grid Corporation of China Beijing 0002 # 2 315,199 Engineering & Construction China State Construction Engineering Beijing 0024 # 24 144,505 Financials Berkshire Hathaway Omaha 0008 # 8 223,604 Food & Drug Stores Walgreens Boots Alliance Deerfield 0037 # 37 117,351 Food, Beverages & Tobacco Nestlé Vevey 0064 # 64 90,814 Health Care UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka 0013 # 13 184,840 Household Products Procter & Gamble Cincinnati 0098 # 98 71,726 Industrials General Electric Boston 0031 # 31 126,661 Materials China Minmetals Beijing 0120 # 120 65,547 Media The Walt Disney Company Burbank 0161 # 161 55,632 Motor Vehicles & Parts Volkswagen Wolfsburg 0005 # 5 266,666 Retailing Walmart Bentonville 0001 # 1 485,873 Technology Apple Cupertino 0009 # 9 215,639 Telecommunications AT&T Dallas 0019 # 19 163,786 Transportation U.S. Postal Service Washington, D.C. 0099 # 99 71,498 Wholesalers McKesson San Francisco 0011 # 11 198,533 Pharmaceutical Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, New Jersey 0100 # 100 76,450 Commodity market Glencore Baar See also 40 under 40 ( Fortune Magazine ) Fortune India 500 Forbes Global 2000 Fortune 500 Fortune 1000 List of largest companies by revenue List of companies by employees List of corporations by market capitalization References Jump up ^ Maria Saporta. `` Some cities rankings are overstated ''. Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved 28 October 2012. Jump up ^ `` A New Perspective on the Corporate World ''. CNN Money, Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Visualize The Global 500 ''. Fortune. Jump up ^ Fortune 500 companies list : 40 % of Fortune 500 companies Asian, India has 7 in list - Times of India ^ Jump up to : `` Fortune Global 500 List 2018 : See Who Made It ''. Fortune. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 19. Jump up ^ http://fortune.com/global500/ Jump up ^ `` Global 500 ''. Fortune. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Global 500 2017 ''. Fortune. Number of companies data taken from the `` Country '' box. 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Question: list of fortune 500 companies in the world
Answer: Walmart