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.
<2007>
This is the top 10 as published in July 2007. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2007.
1. Wal Mart- United States (retail)
2. ExxonMobil Corporation - United States (oil/retail)
3. Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands/United Kingdom (oil)
4. British Petroleoum - United Kingdom (oil)
5. General Motors - United States (automobiles)
6. Toyota Motor - Japan (automobiles)
7. Chevron - United States (oil)
8. DaimlerChrysler - Germany/United States (automobiles)
9. ConocoPhillips - United States (oil)
10. Total - France (oil)
The top ten includes six oil companies, three automobile manufacturers and one retailer.
2007 breakdown by country
Only countries with five or more Global 500 companies are listed.
- European Union (163 companies)
1 United States (162)
2 Japan (67)
3 France (38)
4 Germany (37)
5 United Kingdom (34)
6 China (24)
7 Canada (16)
7 The Netherlands (16)
9 South Korea (14)
10 Switzerland (13)
11 Italy (10)
12 Spain (9)
13 Australia (8)
14 Taiwan (6)
14 India (7)
14 Sweden (6)
14 Belgium (6)
17 Brazil (5)
As the European Union has a common economic policy, were it ranked here it would hold first place with 163 companies.
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