List of public corporations by market capitalization
The following is a list of public companies having the greatest market capitalization. This Financial Times Global 500 based list is up to date as of March 31 2008.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas |  452,505
|
| 2 |
Petrochina | China | Oil and gas | 423,996
|
 3 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 369,569
|
| 4 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 299,764
|
| 5 |
China Mobile | China | Telecommunications | 298.093
|
| 6 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 277,236
|
| 7 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 264,132
|
| 8 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 231,168
|
| 9 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 220,110
|
| 10 |
Procter & Gamble | United States | Consumer goods | 215,640
|
| 11 |
Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 210,973
|
| 12 |
Petrobras | Brazil | Oil and gas | 208,391
|
| 13 |
Berkshire Hathaway | United States | Insurance | 206,924
|
| 14 |
Nestlé | Switzerland | Food processing | 197,215
|
| 15 |
HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 195,768
|
| 16 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 191,844
|
| 17 |
Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 183,751
|
| 18 |
Total S.A. | France | Oil and gas | 178,554
|
| 19 |
Chevron Corporation | United States | Oil and gas | 177,265
|
| 20 |
China Construction Bank | China | Banking | 176,474
|
Source [1]
2007
2007 fourth quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of December 31 2007.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrochina | China | Oil and gas | 723,952 |
| 2 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 511,887
|
| 3 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 374,637
|
| 4 |
China Mobile | China | Telecommunications | 354,120
|
| 5 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 338,989
|
| 6 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 333,054
|
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 329,591
|
| 8 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 269,544
|
| 9 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 252,051
|
| 10 |
Sinopec | China | Oil and gas | 249,645
|
Source [2]
2007 third quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of June 29 2007.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 513,362
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 424,191
|
| 3 |
China Mobile | China | Telecommunications | 327,937
|
| 4 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 279,269
|
| 5 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 276,202
|
| 6 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 264,397
|
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 260,249
|
| 8 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 258,047
|
| 9 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 232,162
|
| 10 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 223,066
|
Source Financial Times
2007 third quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of June 29 2007.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 513,362
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 424,191
|
| 3 |
China Mobile | China | Telecommunications | 327,937
|
| 4 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 279,269
|
| 5 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 276,202
|
| 6 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 264,397
|
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 260,249
|
| 8 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 258,047
|
| 9 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 232,162
|
| 10 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 223,066
|
Source Financial Times
2007 second quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of June 29 2007.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 472,519
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 393,831
|
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 281,934
|
| 4 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 266,141
|
| 5 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 255,871
|
| 6 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 253,703
|
| 7 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 245,757
|
| 8 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 231,495
|
| 9 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 228,009
|
| 10 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 216,963
|
Source Financial Times
2007 first quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 30 March 2007.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) | Revenue (FY 2006, USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 429,567 |
377.6 |
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 363,611 |
163.4 |
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 272,912 |
51.1 |
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 252,857 |
120.3 |
| 5 |
AT&T | United States | Telecommunications | 246,206 |
63.1 |
| 6 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 245,911 |
83.6 (~) |
| 7 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 230,832 |
196 (~) |
| 8 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 228,177 |
117.0 |
| 9 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 224,788 |
23.2 (~) |
| 10 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 214,018 |
318.8 |
| 11 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 208,844 | 274.3 |
| 12 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 202,146 | 70.1 |
| 13 | Procter & Gamble | United States | Consumer goods | 199,294 | 68.2 |
| 14 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 193,643 | 351.1 |
| 15 | Altria | United States | Tobacco, Food | 184,277 | 101.4 |
| 16 | China Mobile | China | Telecommunications | 181,799 | 37.8 (~) |
| 17 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 179,015 | 48.4 |
| 18 | American International Group | United States | Insurance | 174,878 | 113.2 |
| 19 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 174,397 | 53 |
| 20 | Berkshire Hathaway | United States | Insurance | 168,280 | 98.5 |
| 21 | JP Morgan Chase | United States | Banking, Insurance | 168,041 | 61.4 |
| 22 | Total S.A. | France | Oil and gas | 167,065 | 202.9 |
| 23 | Bank of China | China | Banking | 165,511 | 17.6 (~) |
| 24 | Chevron Corporation | United States | Oil and gas | 159,589 | 204.9 |
| 25 | GlaxoSmithKline | United Kingdom | Health care | 156,975 | 45.5 (~) |
| 26 | Nestlé | Switzerland | Food processing | 155,345 | 80.8 (~) |
| 27 | Roche | Switzerland | Health care | 154,620 | 34.5 |
| 28 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 154,202 | 28.5 |
| 29 | Électricité de France | France | Electricity generation | 152,231 | 77.7 (~) |
| 30 | Novartis | Switzerland | Health care | 149,692 | 37.0 |
| 31 | IBM | United States | Computer software, Computer hardware | 141,911 | 91.4 |
| 32 | Vodafone | United Kingdom | Telecommunications | 140,429 | 57.5 |
| 33 | BHP Billiton | Australia | Mining | 137,202 | 32.2 |
| 34 | Eni | Italy | Oil and gas | 129,882 | 113.6 (~) |
| 35 | China Construction Bank | China | Banking | 128,529 | 19.4 (~) |
| 36 | UBS AG | Switzerland | Banking | 124,490 | 38.7 (~) |
| 37 | Royal Bank of Scotland Group | United Kingdom | Banking | 122,534 | 54.9 (~) |
| 38 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial | Japan | Banking | 122,186 | 30.3 (~) |
| 39 | Sanofi-Aventis | France | Health care | 117,807 | 37.4 (~) |
| 40 | Wells Fargo | United States | Banking, Insurance | 116,326 | 35.7 |
| 41 | China Life Insurance | China | Insurance | 116,280 | 18.8 (~) |
| 42 | ConocoPhillips | United States | Oil and gas | 112,374 | 188.5 |
| 43 | Grupo Santander | Spain | Banking | 111,229 | 29.8 (~) |
| 44 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 111,134 | 24.1 |
| 45 | Verizon Communications | United States | Telecommunications | 110,343 | 88.1 |
| 46 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 110,323 | 35.7 |
| 47 | Telefonica | Spain | Telecommunications | 108,089 | 69.8 (~) |
| 48 | Hewlett-Packard | United States | Computer hardware | 107,433 | 91.7 |
| 49 | Wachovia | United States | Banking, Insurance | 106,185 | 29.9 |
| 50 | Petrobras | Brazil | Oil and gas | 105,877 | 72.3 |
Source: Financial Times
2006
2006 fourth quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of December 2006.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 446,943
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 383,564
|
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 293,537
|
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 273,691
|
| 5 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 271,482
|
| 6 |
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China | China | Banking | 254,592
|
| 7 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 241,161
|
| 8 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 239,758
|
| 9 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 225,781
|
| 10 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 218,643
|
Source: Financial Times
2006 third quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 30 September 2006.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 398,906
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 364,414
|
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 272,679.0
|
| 4 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 254,634.3
|
| 5 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 246,727
|
| 6 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 242,451
|
| 7 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 216,368
|
| 8 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 215,623
|
| 9 |
HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 209,774
|
| 10 |
Pfizer | United States | Health care | 206,785
|
Source: Financial Times
2006 second quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 30 June 2006.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 371,187
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 342,731
|
| 3 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 246,341
|
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 239,862
|
| 5 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 237,688
|
| 6 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 233,151
|
| 7 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 224,925
|
| 8 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 219,504
|
| 9 |
HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 201,854
|
| 10 |
Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 200,762
|
Source: Financial Times
2006 first quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of March 2006.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 371,631
|
| 2 |
General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 362,527
|
| 3 |
Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 281,171
|
| 4 |
Citigroup | United States | Banking | 238,935
|
| 5 |
BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 233,260
|
| 6 |
Bank of America | United States | Banking | 211,706
|
| 7 |
Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 211,280
|
| 8 |
Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 196,860
|
| 9 |
Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 196,731
|
| 10 |
Gazprom | Russia | Oil and gas | 196,339
|
Source: Financial Times
2005
2005 fourth quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of December 2005.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 370,344 |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 349,512 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 278,358 |
| 4 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 245,512 |
| 5 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 219,511 |
| 6 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 207,673 |
| 7 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 194,851 |
| 8 | Procter & Gamble | United States | Consumer goods | 194,000 |
| 9 | Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive | 187,182 |
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | Banking | 185,342 |
Source: Financial Times
2005 third quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 30 September 2005.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 400,628 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 356,929 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 275,638 |
| 4 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 250,083 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 235,342 |
| 6 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 228,850 |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 188,238 |
| 8 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 184,041 |
| 9 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 182,741 |
| 10 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 182,409 |
Source: Financial Times
2005 second quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of June 2005.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 367,495 |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 365,838 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 268,380 |
| 4 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 241,166 |
| 5 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 229,516 |
| 6 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 220,558 |
| 7 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 205,067 |
| 8 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 201,573 |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 193,280 |
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | Banking | 183,424 |
Source: Financial Times
2005 first quarter
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 31 March 2005.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) | Revenue (FY 2005, USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 382,233 | 151.3 |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 380,567 | 291.3 |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 262,975 | 36.8 |
| 4 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 234,437 | |
| 5 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 221,365 | 285.1 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 212,209 | 285.2 |
| 7 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 210,630 | 266.4 |
| 8 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 199,711 | 47.3 |
| 9 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,945 | 52.5 |
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | Banking | 178,765 |
Source: Financial Times
2004
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 31 March 2004.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) | Revenue (FY 2003, USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 299,336 | 133.6 |
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 271,911 | 32.2 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 263,940 | 237.1 |
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 261,616 | 45.2 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 259,191 | |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 258,888 | 256.3 |
| 7 | American International Group | United States | Insurance | 183,696 | |
| 8 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 179,996 | 30.1 |
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 174,648 | 232.6 |
| 10 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 163,574 |
Source: Financial Times
2003
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 31 March 2003.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) | Revenue (FY 2002, USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 264,003 | 28.4 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 259,647 | 130.7 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 241,037 | 204.5 |
| 4 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 234,399 | 244.5 |
| 5 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,948 | 32.4 |
| 6 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 183,887 | |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 170,417 | 36.3 |
| 8 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 149,034 | 179.4 |
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 144,381 | 178.7 |
| 10 | IBM | United States | Computer software, Computer hardware | 139,272 | 81.2 |
Source: Financial Times
2002
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 31 March 2002.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 372,089 |
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 326,639 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 299,820 |
| 4 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 273,220 |
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 255,299 |
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 249,021 |
| 7 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 203,838 |
| 8 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 200,794 |
| 9 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 197,912 |
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 189,913 |
Source: Financial Times
2001
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 31 March 2001.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 477,406 |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 304,699 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 286,367 |
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 263,996 |
| 5 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 258,436 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 250,955 |
| 7 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 250,143 |
| 8 | Vodafone | United Kingdom | Telecommunications | 227,175 |
| 9 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 227,048 |
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 206,340 |
Source: Financial Times
2000
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of 31 March 2000.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) | Revenue (FY 1999, USD billion) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 586,197 | 17.8 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 474,956 | 110.8 |
| 3 | NTT DoCoMo | Japan | Telecommunications | 366,204 | 30.2 |
| 4 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 348,965 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 286,153 | 165.0 |
| 6 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 277,096 | 26.3 |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 274,905 | 94.2 |
| 8 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 265,894 | 100.7 |
| 9 | Lucent Technologies | United States | Telecommunications | 237,668 | 38.3 |
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Telecommunications | 209,628 | 36.8 |
Source: Financial Times
1999
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of January 1999.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 271,854 |
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 258,871 |
| 3 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas | 172,213 |
| 4 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 164,157 |
| 5 | Merck | United States | Health care | 154,753 |
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 148,074 |
| 7 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 144,060 |
| 8 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 142,164 |
| 9 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 123,062 |
| 10 | IBM | United States | Software industry, Computer hardware | 121,184 |
Source: Financial Times
1998
This Financial Times based list is up to date as of January 1998.
| Rank | Name | Headquarters | Primary Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate |
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas |
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry |
| 4 | Exxon Mobil | United States | Oil and gas |
| 5 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage |
| 6 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware |
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications |
| 8 | Merck | United States | Health care |
| 9 | Toyota Motor Corporation | Japan | Automotive |
| 10 | Novartis | Switzerland | Health care |
Source: Financial Times, January 22
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