"Fortune" magazine is out with their annual Fortune 500 list of the nation’s top corporations and the top spot looks a lot like it has in previous years.
- Walmart sits at number one on the list for seventh year in a row, and the 15thtime since 1995.
- The companies on the list are based in 225 cities and 32 countries around the world.
- Mainland China has the most companies on the list with 124, while the U.S. has 121.
- Just how big are the companies on this list? Well, they generated $3.3 trillion in revenues, $2.06 trillion in profits and employ 69.9 million people.
The Fortune 500 Top Ten
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- Walmart Stores (U.S.)
- Sinopec (China)
- State Grid (China)
- China National Petroleum (China)
- Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands)
- Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
- Volkswagen (Germany)
- BP (Britain)
- Amazon.com (U.S.)
- Toyota Motor (Japan)
Source:Fortune 500