Recently, we look at Fortune Global 500, world’s largest companies by revenue as compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine on 25th July 2011
In the same list, Fortune Magazine also list out top 50 world’s most profitable companies. The first spot was claimed by Nestlé of Switzerland with more than $32 billion in profit from $105 billion revenue.
Malaysia national oil company, Petronas at 11th position with more than $17 billion profits from $76.9 billion revenue. The profit increased by 50% when compared to 2009.
The table below is top 50 of world’s most profitable companies.
| Rank | Company | Country | Global 500 Rank | 2010 Profits ($ millions) | Profits % change from 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nestlé | Switzerland | 42 | 32,843.00 | 242 |
| 2 | Gazprom | Russia | 35 | 31,894.50 | 29.9 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | USA | 3 | 30,460.00 | 58 |
| 4 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | China | 77 | 24,398.20 | 29.6 |
| 5 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | 2 | 20,127.00 | 60.8 |
| 6 | China Construction Bank | China | 108 | 19,920.30 | 27.5 |
| 7 | AT&T | USA | 30 | 19,864.00 | 58.5 |
| 8 | Petrobras | Brazil | 34 | 19,184.00 | 23.7 |
| 9 | Chevron | USA | 10 | 19,024.00 | 81.5 |
| 10 | Microsoft | USA | 120 | 18,760.00 | 28.8 |
| 11 | Petronas | Malaysia | 86 | 17,479.30 | 50 |
| 12 | J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | USA | 36 | 17,370.00 | 48.1 |
| 13 | Vale | Brazil | 186 | 17,264.00 | 222.8 |
| 14 | Wal-Mart Stores | USA | 1 | 16,389.00 | 14.3 |
| 15 | Bank of China | China | 132 | 15,425.50 | 30 |
| 16 | International Business Machines | USA | 52 | 14,833.00 | 10.5 |
| 17 | China National Petroleum | China | 6 | 14,366.90 | 39.9 |
| 18 | Rio Tinto Group | Britain | 140 | 14,324.00 | 194 |
| 19 | Agricultural Bank of China | China | 127 | 1,415.40 | 47.3 |
| 20 | Apple | USA | 111 | 1,413.00 | 145.7 |
| 21 | Total | France | 11 | 140.90 | 19.2 |
| 22 | Samsung Electronics | South Korea | 22 | 13,668.70 | 80.8 |
| 23 | Telefónica | Spain | 78 | 13,465.80 | 24.6 |
| 24 | Johnson & Johnson | USA | 123 | 13,334.00 | 8.7 |
| 25 | HSBC Holdings | Britain | 46 | 13,159.00 | 125.6 |
| 26 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | 19 | 12,967.00 | 61 |
| 27 | Procter & Gamble | USA | 80 | 12,736.00 | -5.2 |
| 28 | BHP Billiton | Australia | 159 | 12,722.00 | 116.5 |
| 29 | Vodafone | Britain | 92 | 12,389.30 | -10.1 |
| 30 | Wells Fargo | USA | 63 | 12,362.00 | 0.7 |
| 31 | Coca-Cola | USA | 256 | 11,809.00 | 73.1 |
| 32 | General Electric | USA | 16 | 11,644.00 | 5.6 |
| 33 | Intel | USA | 195 | 11,464.00 | 162.4 |
| 34 | ConocoPhillips | USA | 12 | 11,358.00 | 133.8 |
| 35 | Banco Santander | Spain | 51 | 10,835.30 | -12.8 |
| 36 | Citigroup | USA | 39 | 10,602.00 | – |
| 37 | Rosneft Oil | Russia | 179 | 10,400.00 | 59.7 |
| 38 | BNP Paribas | France | 26 | 10,387.70 | 28.1 |
| 39 | Novartis | Switzerland | 164 | 9,794.00 | 16.6 |
| 40 | China Mobile Communications | China | 87 | 9,733.10 | -16.5 |
| 41 | Volkswagen | Germany | 13 | 9,052.70 | 578.4 |
| 42 | Lukoil | Russia | 69 | 9,006.00 | 28.5 |
| 43 | Hewlett-Packard | USA | 28 | 8,761.00 | 14.4 |
| 44 | USA | 325 | 8,505.00 | 30.4 | |
| 45 | ENI | Italy | 23 | 8,367.90 | 37.9 |
| 46 | Goldman Sachs Group | USA | 181 | 8,354.00 | -37.6 |
| 47 | Roche Group | Switzerland | 174 | 8,314.10 | 16 |
| 48 | Pfizer | USA | 103 | 8,257.00 | -4.4 |
| 49 | AstraZeneca | Britain | 281 | 8,053.00 | 7.1 |
| 50 | American International Group | USA | 44 | 7,786.00 | – |
Profits in the Billions and yet this is still a major part of our world. Its just not right! http://www.hottnez.com/the-10-poorest-countries-of-the-world/