Walmart is n ° 1 for the 12th consecutive year
The United States stays in the lead Great China with the most companies
33 women CEO run Fortune Global 500 Companies, establishing a new record at 6.6%
The Magnificent Seven displayed a record for global income (2 dollars) and benefits ($ 484 billion) Last year
NEW YORK,, July 29, 2025 / Prnewswire / – Today, Fortune has published the Global 500 (™) 2025 fortune, the final list of the largest global companies classified by income for the 2024 financial year.
Walmart obtained first place on the overall 500 fortune list for the 12th consecutive year, followed by Amazon, of Grid, Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum. The 10 best global companies 500 fortune generated on $ 370 billion in annual income, totaling 4.7 dollars.
The classification of authority of fortune in the current world order of companies has shown the dominant presence of American societies (138). The United States stays in the lead Great China (130 companies, down three compared to last year). Great China includes continental China, Hong Kong,, MacaoAnd Taiwan. China (1) and American companies (8) represent 9 of the most profitable Global 500 companies.
The financial sector continues to dominate the list, with 121 companies at the avant-garde, followed by energy (79), motor vehicles and parts (35), technology (34) and health care (33). Together, these sectors represent 60% of companies on the list and represent 66% of the total revenues generated.
The Magnificent Seven displayed a record for global income (2 dollars) and benefits ($ 484 billion) Last year. Collectively, Amazon (n ° 2), Apple (n ° 8), Alphabet (n ° 13), Microsoft (n ° 22), Meta Platforms (n ° 41), NVIDIA (n ° 66), Tesla (n ° 106) was brought $ 484 billion in net income.
THE 2025 Global Fortune 500 Top 10 on the list:
- Walmart (we)
- Amazon.com (we)
- State grid (China))
- Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia))
- Chinese national oil (China))
- Sinopec (China))
- Unitedhealth Group (United States)
- Apple (we)
- CVS Health (US)
- Berkshire Hathaway (we)
Companies on the Global 500 Global 2025 Global List have generated a record $ 41.7 In general, income (up 1.8% compared to last year) and employed 70.1 million people worldwide. In 2024, these companies also recorded their second most profitable year, winning a 2.98 dollarsAn increase of 0.4% compared to the previous year. Saudi Aramco (n ° 4) has again led the profitability peloton, file $ 105 billion And maintain your position as the most profitable business in the list for the fourth consecutive year.
The number of women CEO of Fortune Global 500 companies reached a record summit of 33 (6.6%), up five compared to the previous year. Notable leaders include the most powerful woman in fortune in 2025, Mary Barra of GM; Gail K. Boudreaux altitude health; Jane Fraser of Citigroup; Sarah M. London of a hundred; And Sandy Ran Xu of Jd.com. The United States leads with 16 companies led by CEO women, followed by China With five, France with four, and Brazil And the United Kingdom with two each.
Fortune Global 500 companies are based in 243 cities in 36 countries and territories worldwide. The five best cities – Beijing,, Tokyo,, new York,, ShanghaiAnd London serve as a base at home at almost a quarter of the Fortune Global 500 companies. London jumped in the top five for the first time since 2022.
Nine companies made their debut on the Fortune Global 500 list, especially QNB Group (n ° 419), Lithia Motors (n ° 434) and ICICI Bank (n ° 464).
The complete global 500 appears in the August / September issue of fortune and is available today here. The full data set can be purchased here.
“The overall fortune 500 each year displays in one place the fascinating changes and the tectonic changes that occur in the world commercial landscape,” said CEO of fortune Anastasia Nyrkovskaya. “He tells stories about companies, products and people who advance our world. We are delighted to share this world list, now in his 36th year, with an audience that was based on his authority and credibility.”
In its August foreword /September 2025 issue, Alyson ShontellEditor -in -fortune and content director, Noted: “We followed the fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500 – the largest companies in the world per income – for decades”. To summarize, she added: “Our last Global 500, reflecting the performances of 2024, marks more than a simple classification. It signals calm before the storm in the midst of a deep geopolitical change led by AI, in progress conflicts and price uncertainties that went up the landscape for the largest companies in the world.”
Companies are classified on the overall fortune 500 by total income for their respective exercises ending at the latest at the latest at the latest March 31, 2025. All companies on the list must publish financial data and report part or all of their figures to a government agency. The latest figures on the list are such as reported by companies; All comparisons are with the figures for the previous year as originally indicated. Fortune does not reformulate the figures for the previous year for accounting changes. The full methodology is available here.
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