Our annual ranking of the world's largest corporations


Countries
Country
Rank ▾
Company Global
500
rank
City Revenues
($ millions)
1 Royal Dutch Shell 1 The Hague 484,489
2 ING Group 18 Amsterdam 150,571
3 EADS 125 Leiden 68,310
4 LyondellBasell Industries 185 Rotterdam 51,035
5 Aegon 228 The Hague 44,197
6 Royal Ahold 243 Amsterdam 42,090
7 Rabobank Group 281 Utrecht 37,577
8 Royal Philips Electronics 307 Amsterdam 35,152
9 GasTerra 375 Groningen 29,332
10 SHV Holdings 459 Utrecht 24,141
11 Heineken Holding 464 Amsterdam 23,898
12 Randstad Holding 489 Diemen 22,560
From the July 23, 2012 issue
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Rank # of Global 500 Companies
U.S. 132
China 73
Japan 68
Company 2011 Number of Employees
Wal-Mart Stores 2,200,000
China National Petroleum 1,668,072
State Grid 1,583,000
Company 2011 Profits
($ millions)
Gazprom $44,459.6
Exxon Mobil $41,060
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China $32,214.1
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