 Between 1996 and 2000, Enron's revenues increased by more than 750 %, rising from $ 13.3 billion in 1996 to $ 100.8 billion in 2000. This extensive expansion of 65 % per year was unprecedented in any industry, including the energy industry which typically considered growth of 2 – 3 % per year to be respectable. For just the first nine months of 2001, Enron reported $ 138.7 billion in revenues, which placed the company at the sixth position on the Fortune Global 500.
