Largest and most valuable companies in the world for 2024
The biggest companies in the world play a significant role in driving innovation, economic growth, and global trends.
These multinational giants operate across diverse industries from technology and media to energy and pharmaceuticals. They are closely watched by investors and the public for their financial performance, market impact, and societal responsibilities and some of them are at the forefront of the digital revolution.
Top 10 largest companies by market capitalization
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | Apple | $3.915 trillion |
| 2 | NVIDIA | $3.426 trillion |
| 3 | Microsoft | $3.257 trillion |
| 4 | Alphabet (Google) | $2.402 trillion |
| 5 | Amazon | $2.387 trillion |
| 6 | Saudi Aramco | $1.805 trillion |
| 7 | Meta (Facebook) | $1.523 trillion |
| 8 | Tesla | $1.457 trillion |
| 9 | Broadcom | $1.150 trillion |
| 10 | TSMC | $1.053 trillion |
Top 10 largest companies in the world by country
United States of America (USA)
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | Apple | $3.915 trillion |
| 2 | NVIDIA | $3.426 trillion |
| 3 | Microsoft | $3.257 trillion |
| 4 | Alphabet (Google) | $2.402 trillion |
| 5 | Amazon | $2.387 trillion |
| 6 | Meta (Facebook) | $1.523 trillion |
| 7 | Tesla | $1.457 trillion |
| 8 | Broadcom | $1.150 trillion |
| 9 | Berkshire Hathaway | $989.40 billion |
| 10 | Walmart | $745.41 billion |
United Kingdom (UK)
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | AstraZeneca | $206.25 billion |
| 2 | Linde | $202.04 billion |
| 3 | Shell | $186.50 billion |
| 4 | HSBC | $176.61 billion |
| 5 | Unilever | $142.25 billion |
| 6 | Arm Holdings | $136.30 billion |
| 7 | Rio Tinto | $95.74 billion |
| 8 | RELX | $85.11 billion |
| 9 | British American Tobacco | $80.28 billion |
| 10 | Aon | $78.17 billion |
Australia
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | Commonwealth Bank | $162.48 billion |
| 2 | BHP Group | $124.88 billion |
| 3 | CSL | $85.04 billion |
| 4 | National Australia Bank | $71.85 billion |
| 5 | Westpac Banking | $69.85 billion |
| 6 | Atlassian | $66.21 billion |
| 7 | Macquarie | $53.89 billion |
| 8 | ANZ Bank | $53.32 billion |
| 9 | Wesfarmers | $51.23 billion |
| 10 | Goodman Group | $43.86 billion |
Canada
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | Royal Bank of Canada | $171.26 billion |
| 2 | Shopify | $143.54 billion |
| 3 | Toronto Dominion Bank | $92.91 billion |
| 4 | Enbridge | $91.15 billion |
| 5 | Brookfield Corporation | $87.27 billion |
| 6 | Thomson Reuters | $73.37 billion |
| 7 | Bank of Montreal | $70.80 billion |
| 8 | Canadian Pacific Railway | $68.67 billion |
| 9 | Constellation Software | $66.89 billion |
| 10 | Scotiabank | $66.86 billion |
Germany
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | SAP | $295.71 billion |
| 2 | Siemens | $154.40 billion |
| 3 | Deutsche Telekom | $148.96 billion |
| 4 | Allianz | $117.99 billion |
| 5 | Munich RE | $68.41 billion |
| 6 | Merck | $62.91 billion |
| 7 | Siemens Healthineers | $60.47 billion |
| 8 | Porsche | $55.14 billion |
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz | $53.40 billion |
| 10 | BMW | $49.93 billion |
China
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | Tencent | $494.59 billion |
| 2 | ICBC | $313.82 billion |
| 3 | Kweichow Moutai | $263.16 billion |
| 4 | Agricultural Bank of China | $249.67 billion |
| 5 | China Mobile | $215.61 billion |
| 6 | PetroChina | $214.83 billion |
| 7 | China Construction Bank | $210.45 billion |
| 8 | Alibaba | $205.00 billion |
| 9 | Bank of China | $200.73 billion |
| 10 | CATL | $158.07 billion |
Japan
# |
Company |
Market capitalization |
| 1 | Toyota | $262.07 billion |
| 2 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial | $135.52 billion |
| 3 | Sony | $128.23 billion |
| 4 | Hitachi | $116.35 billion |
| 5 | Recruit | $107.78 billion |
| 6 | Fast Retailing | $106.35 billion |
| 7 | Keyence | $99.26 billion |
| 8 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | $92.96 billion |
| 9 | SoftBank | $84.59 billion |
| 10 | NTT | $83.30 billion |
Top 10 biggest companies in the world by different categories
Biggest companies by number of employees
# |
Company |
Number of employees |
| 1 | Walmart | 2,100,000 |
| 2 | Amazon | 1,525,000 |
| 3 | Foxconn | 826,608 |
| 4 | Accenture | 774,000 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 656,134 |
| 6 | Tata Consultancy Services | 601,546 |
| 7 | DHL Group | 594,879 |
| 8 | BYD | 570,100 |
| 9 | Compass Group | 550,000 |
| 10 | Jingdong Mall | 517,124 |
Most valuable companies by revenue
# |
Company |
Revenue |
| 1 | Walmart | $673.81 billion |
| 2 | Amazon | $620.12 billion |
| 3 | Saudi Aramco | $488.98 billion |
| 4 | Berkshire Hathaway | $452.95 billion |
| 5 | Sinopec | $435.69 billion |
| 6 | PetroChina | $417.87 billion |
| 7 | Apple | $391.03 billion |
| 8 | UnitedHealth | $389.06 billion |
| 9 | CVS Health | $368.91 billion |
| 10 | Volkswagen | $354.68 billion |
Most profitable businesses by earnings
# |
Company |
Earnings |
| 1 | Saudi Aramco | $216.88 billion |
| 2 | Berkshire Hathaway | $138.32 billion |
| 3 | Apple | $123.21 billion |
| 4 | Alphabet (Google) | $112.26 billion |
| 5 | Microsoft | $110.77 billion |
| 6 | NVIDIA | $73.16 billion |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase | $69.03 billion |
| 8 | Meta (Facebook) | $64.51 billion |
| 9 | Amazon | $62.50 billion |
| 10 | ICBC | $58.33 billion |
Richest companies by total assets
# |
Company |
Total assets |
| 1 | ICBC | $6.898 trillion |
| 2 | Agricultural Bank of China | $6.212 trillion |
| 3 | China Construction Bank | $5.837 trillion |
| 4 | Bank of China | $4.859 trillion |
| 5 | Fannie Mae | $4.334 trillion |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase | $4.210 trillion |
| 7 | Freddie Mac | $3.342 trillion |
| 8 | Bank of America | $3.324 trillion |
| 9 | HSBC | $3.098 trillion |
| 10 | BNP Paribas | $3.075 trillion |
Richest companies by net assets
# |
Company |
Net assets |
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | $631.80 billion |
| 2 | ICBC | $559.50 billion |
| 3 | China Construction Bank | $476.91 billion |
| 4 | Saudi Aramco | $451.29 billion |
| 5 | Agricultural Bank of China | $429.40 billion |
| 6 | Bank of China | $409.96 billion |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase | $345.83 billion |
| 8 | Alphabet (Google) | $314.11 billion |
| 9 | Bank of America | $296.51 billion |
| 10 | Samsung | $295.02 billion |
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