Fortune Global 500

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The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.

Until 1989 it listed only non-US industrial corporations under the title "International 500", while the Fortune 500 contained and still contains exclusively US corporations. In 1990, US companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.

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[edit] 2006 list

This is the top 10 as published on 24 July 2006. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2006.[1]

  1. ExxonMobil - United States (oil)
  2. Wal-Mart - United States (retail)
  3. Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands/United Kingdom (oil)
  4. BP - United Kingdom (oil)
  5. General Motors - United States (automobiles)
  6. Chevron - United States (oil)
  7. DaimlerChrysler - Germany/United States (automobiles)
  8. Toyota Motor - Japan (automobiles)
  9. Ford Motor Company - United States (automobiles)
  10. ConocoPhillips - United States (oil)

The top ten includes five oil companies, four automobile manufacturers and one retailer. The complete list is available online.

[edit] 2006 breakdown by country

Only countries with five or more Global 500 companies are listed.

- European Union (172 companies)
1 United States (114)
2 Japan (70)
3 United Kingdom (40)
3 France (40)
5 Germany (36)
6 China (20)
7 Canada (14)
7 The Netherlands (14)
9 South Korea (12)
9 Switzerland (12)
11 Italy (10)
12 Spain (9)
13 Australia (8)
14 India (6)
14 Sweden (6)
16 Belgium (5)
16 Mexico (5)
16 Russia (5)

As the European Union has a common economic policy, were it ranked here it would hold first place with 172 companies.

[edit] 2006 breakdown by city

Breakdown by cities proper (not metropolitan areas) as provided by Fortune Magazine ([2]). Only cities with five Global 500 companies or more are listed.

Rank City Country Number of Global 500
companies
Global 500
revenues ($ millions)
1 Tokyo Japan 52 1,662,496
2 Paris France 27 1,188,819
3 New York United States 24 1,040,959
4 London United Kingdom 23 1,054,734
5 Beijing China 15 520,490
6 Seoul South Korea 9 344,894
7 Toronto Canada 8 154,836
8 Zürich Switzerland 7 308,466
8 Madrid Spain 7 232,714
10 Munich Germany 6 375,860
10 Houston United States 6 326,700
10 Atlanta United States 6 202,706
10 Osaka Japan 6 180,588
14 Düsseldorf Germany 5 225,803
14 Rome Italy 5 210,303

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