# Forbes Global 2000

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world, published by: sales, profit, assets and market value. The list has been published annually since 2003.

## By country

Forbes Global 2000 as of 2023:
| Rank | Country/region | Companies | Highest-ranked company |
| 1 | United States | 620 | JPMorgan Chase |
| 2 | China | 298 | ICBC |
| 3 | Japan | 192 | Toyota |
| 4 | France | 62 | TotalEnergies |
| 5 | South Korea | 61 | Samsung Electronics |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 60 | Shell |
| 7 | Canada | 57 | Royal Bank of Canada |
| 8 | India | 55 | Reliance Industries |
| 9 | Germany | 50 | Volkswagen Group |
| 10 | Taiwan | 45 | Taiwan Semiconductor |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 44 | China Mobile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 44 | Nestlé |
| 13 | Australia | 32 | BHP |
| 14 | Italy | 28 | Eni |
| 15 | Netherlands | 25 | Stellantis |
| 16 | Sweden | 24 | Volvo |
| 17 | Brazil | 22 | Petrobras |
| 17 | Ireland | 22 | Accenture |
| 19 | Spain | 20 | Santander |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 17 | Saudi Aramco |
| 20 | Thailand | 17 | PTT |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 16 | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
| 23 | Singapore | 14 | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation |
| 24 | Mexico | 13 | América Móvil |
| 25 | South Africa | 12 | FirstRand |
| 26 | Israel | 11 | Bank Leumi |
| 27 | Denmark | 10 | Møller-Maersk |
| 27 | Finland | 10 | Nordea Bank |
| 29 | Norway | 9 | Equinor |
| 29 | Austria | 9 | OMV Group |
| 29 | Turkey | 9 | Koç Holding |
| 32 | Indonesia | 8 | Bank Rakyat Indonesia |
| 32 | Malaysia | 8 | Maybank |
| 32 | Chile | 8 | Quinenco |
| 32 | Greece | 8 | Eurobank Ergasias |
| 36 | Poland | 7 | PKN Orlen |
| 37 | Belgium | 6 | Anheuser-Busch InBev |
| 37 | Qatar | 6 | Qatar National Bank |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 6 | ArcelorMittal |
| 37 | Bermuda | 6 | Arch Capital Group |
| 41 | Vietnam | 5 | Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam |
| 42 | Colombia | 4 | Ecopetrol |
| 42 | Portugal | 4 | EDP - Energias de Portugal |
| 42 | Philippines | 4 | SM Investments |
| 45 | Kuwait | 2 | Kuwait Finance House |
| 45 | Hungary | 2 | MOL Hungarian Oil |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 2 | Nu Holdings |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 2 | Kaspi.kz JSC |
| 45 | Morocco | 2 | Attijariwafa Bank |
| 45 | Nigeria | 2 | Dangote Cement |
| 51 | Czech Republic | 1 | Cez Group |
| 51 | Argentina | 1 | YPF |
| 51 | Peru | 1 | Credicorp |
| 51 | Uruguay | 1 | MercadoLibre |
| 51 | Egypt | 1 | Commercial International Bank |
| 51 | Jordan | 1 | Arab Bank |
| 51 | Oman | 1 | Bank Muscat |
| 51 | Pakistan | 1 | Pakistan State Oil |

## 2023 list

In 2023, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
2023 top ten :
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) |
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase | New York | Banking, financial services | 179.93 | 41.8 | 3,700 |
| 2 | Saudi Aramco | Dhahran | Oil and gas | 393.16 | 61.69 | 3694 |
| 3 | Citigroup | New York | Banking, financial services | 216.77 | 52.47 | 6,100 |
| 4 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 203.08 | 48.25 | 5,000 |
| 5 | China Construction Bank | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 186.14 | 37.92 | 5,400 |
| 7 | Alphabet | Mountain View, California | Conglomerate | 282.85 | 58.59 | 369.5 |
| 6 | Bank of America | Charlotte | Banking, financial services | 133.84 | 28.62 | 3,200 |
| 8 | Berkshire Hathaway | Omaha | Conglomerate | 589.47 | 156.36 | 653.9 |
| 9 | Microsoft | Redmond | Software | 207.59 | 69.02 | 380.1 |
| 10 | Apple Inc. | Cupertino | Software | 385.1 | 94.32 | 332.2 |

## 2022 list

In 2022, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
2022 top ten :
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | Omaha | Conglomerate | 276.1 | 89.9 | 958.8 | 741.5 |
| 2 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Beijing | Banking, financial Service | 208.1 | 54.0 | 5,518.5 | 214.4 |
| 3 | Saudi Aramco | Dhahran | Oil and gas | 400.4 | 105.4 | 576.0 | 2,292.1 |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase | New York | Banking, financial services | 124.5 | 42.1 | 3,954.7 | 374.5 |
| 5 | China Construction Bank | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 202.1 | 46.9 | 4,747.0 | 181.3 |
| 6 | Amazon.com, Inc. | Seattle | Conglomerate | 469.8 | 33.4 | 420.6 | 1,468.4 |
| 7 | Apple Inc. | Cupertino | Computer software | 678.7 | 100.6 | 381.2 | 2,640.3 |
| 8 | Citigroup | New York | Banking, financial services | 181.4 | 37.4 | 4,561.1 | 133.4 |
| 9 | Bank of America | Charlotte | Banking, financial services | 96.8 | 31.0 | 3,238.2 | 303.1 |
| 10 | Toyota Motor | Toyota, Aichi | Automotive | 281.8 | 28.2 | 552.5 | 237.7 |

## 2021 list

In 2021, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
2021 top ten :
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
| 1 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Beijing | Banking, financial Service | 190.5 | 45.8 | 4914.7 | 249.5 |
| 2 | JPMorgan Chase | New York City | Banking, financial services | 136.2 | 40.4 | 3689.3 | 464.8 |
| 3 | Berkshire Hathaway | Omaha | Banking, financial services | 245.5 | 42.5 | 873.7 | 624.4 |
| 4 | China Construction Bank | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 173.5 | 39.3 | 4301.7 | 210.4 |
| 5 | Saudi Aramco | Dhahran | Oil and gas | 229.7 | 49.3 | 510.3 | 1897.2 |
| 6 | Apple Inc. | Cupertino | Computer software | 294 | 63.9 | 354.1 | 2252.3 |
| 6 | Bank of America | Charlotte | Banking, financial services | 98.8 | 17.9 | 2832.2 | 336.3 |
| 6 | Ping An Insurance | Shenzhen | Financial services | 169.1 | 20.8 | 1453.8 | 211.2 |
| 9 | Citigroup | New York | Banking, financial services | 153.9 | 31.3 | 4159.9 | 140.1 |
| 10 | Amazon.com, Inc. | Seattle | Conglomerate | 386.1 | 21.3 | 321.2 | 1711.8 |

## 2020 list

In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
2020 top ten :
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Industry | Sales (billion $) | Profits (billion $) | Assets (billion $) | Market value (billion $) |
| 1 | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 177.2 | 45.3 | 4322.5 | 242.3 |
| 2 | China Construction Bank | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 162.1 | 38.9 | 3822 | 203.8 |
| 3 | JPMorgan Chase | New York City | Banking, financial services | 142.9 | 30 | 3139.4 | 291.7 |
| 4 | Berkshire Hathaway | Omaha | Banking, financial services | 254.6 | 81.4 | 817.7 | 455.4 |
| 5 | Citigroup | New York | Banking, financial services | 148.7 | 30.9 | 3697.5 | 147.2 |
| 6 | Saudi Aramco | Dhahran | Oil and gas | 329.8 | 88.2 | 398.3 | 1284.8 |
| 7 | Ping An Insurance | Shenzhen | Financial services | 155 | 18.8 | 1218.6 | 187.2 |
| 8 | Bank of America | Charlotte | Banking, financial services | 112.1 | 24.1 | 2620 | 208.6 |
| 9 | Apple Inc. | Cupertino | Computer software | 267.7 | 57.2 | 320.4 | 1285.5 |
| 10 | Bank of China | Beijing | Banking, financial services | 135.4 | 27.2 | 3387 | 112.8 |

## 2019 list

In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

## 2018 list

In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
As a group, the Forbes Global 2000 in year 2018 accounts for $39.1* trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189* trillion in assets and $56.8* trillion in market value.

### By industry sector

The top-ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows.

## 2017 list

In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:

## 2016 list

In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: