The Fortune Global 500 is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations or companies worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.
The list was first publish in 1989 but only cover US industrial companies. In 1995, the list changed to include all companies & sectors.
The latest 2011 ranking was published on 25th July 2011. Wal-Mart Stores managed to retain their top spot. There is only one (1) Malaysian company managed to be in the list of 2011 Fortune Global, namely Petronas at 86th position.
The table below is top 20 of Fortune Global 500.
| Company | Rank | Country | Revenues | Profits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2010 | ($ millions) | ($ millions) | ||
| Wal-Mart Stores | 1 | 1 | US | 421,849 | 16,389 |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 2 | 2 | Netherlands | 378,152 | 20,127 |
| Exxon Mobil | 3 | 3 | US | 354,674 | 30,460 |
| BP | 4 | 4 | Britain | 308,928 | -3,719 |
| Sinopec Group | 5 | 7 | China | 273,422 | 7,629 |
| China National Petroleum | 6 | 10 | China | 240,192 | 14,367 |
| State Grid | 7 | 8 | China | 226,294 | 4,556 |
| Toyota Motor | 8 | 5 | Japan | 221,760 | 4,766 |
| Japan Post Holdings | 9 | 6 | Japan | 203,958 | 4,891 |
| Chevron | 10 | 11 | US | 196,337 | 19,024 |
| Total | 11 | 14 | France | 186,055 | 14,001 |
| ConocoPhillips | 12 | 17 | US | 184,966 | 11,358 |
| Volkswagen | 13 | 16 | Germany | 168,041 | 9,053 |
| AXA | 14 | 11 | France | 162,236 | 3,641 |
| Fannie Mae | 15 | 270 | US | 153,825 | -14,014 |
| General Electric | 16 | 13 | US | 151,628 | 11,644 |
| ING Group | 17 | 12 | Netherlands | 147,052 | 3,678 |
| Glencore International | 18 | NA | Switzerland | 144,978 | 1,291 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | 19 | 28 | US | 136,185 | 12,967 |
| General Motors | 20 | 38 | US | 135,592 | 6,172 |
| Petronas | 86 | 107 | Malaysia | 76,876 | 17,479 |
The full list can be viewd at CNN Money website.
Still Walmart??
Petronas has improved its position… if we look at profits, its position is among the best in the list!…keep it up
Improved its position?? OMG!! Read Tony Pua’s book “The Tiger That Lost Its Roar” and you’ll see the all the shit the current Government is making out from PETRONAS.
We might think on a one fine (or not so fine) day 20 years from now wishing that we don’t have PETRONAS in the first place. It’s weakening our country’s competiting ability and make us like a drug addicts to oil!
Chong,
Why the emotion? …and all the negative? We are talking abt Petronas performance here… pls support ur arguments w valid data.
Kingjoke,
This is not about emotion, it’s about facts and reality.
See the link:
http://tonypua.blogspot.com/2009/10/stop-bleeing-petronas-dry.html
Where do you think PETRONAS will be in the next 20 years? It’s high up in the sky now because the oil price is high. Well, oil price will still remain high, but definitely not our reserves and the reinvestment PETRONAS put in.
So, you think we can still generate the same $$$ at that time?
Chong,
…you see u’re bashing the current gov and petronas. Talking abt how gov spent petronas money is totally different issue… and i agree it is debatable… and u refering ur argument to a strong dap man. Well what can i say, it’s politics… it is their work as opposition to always critisise and blamming the gov. But this post is all abt world largest compnies comparing their ranking. Pls keep to the topic. Bashing an outstanding Petronas performance is NOT acceptable! Its shows unmaturity. We are small country. We are not even an opec country. Petronas is relatively a young company if we compare to the giant shell, esso etc. Most of the petronas revenues are fr international operation. Only 20% of total revenue are fr domestic operation (Petronas annual report 2010). They work vy hard and they deserve good things. Well done petronas…
Always bear in mind that PETRONAS is a GLC. So, how can a company with this kind of nature be separated from politics?
Then again, I do hope PETRONAS performs well; not only now but 20 years down the road. Let’s pray that it’s still in the list by then …