Top 10 World Companies

China has proven to be one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It is currently the second richest country in the world and the second in number of billionaires.


Currently, it also leads in number of companies in the top 10; appear three Chinese, two British and two American. This selection of the 10 largest companies in the world is according to Global Fortune 500, of the largest companies in profit and revenue.


1- Royal Dutch Shell - England

The leader in this recipe selection, among the 10 largest companies in the world, is 481.7 billion dollars and 26.6 billion dollars in profit by Royal Dutch Shell. It is known in a simplified manner by Shell, Anglo-Dutch oil multinational, with main activities in the petroleum refining and extraction of natural gas.

It is the greatest world's multinational regarding revenue, and along with BP, Chevron and Exxon Mobil, one of the four largest oil companies. Shell is recognized as higher profit company in the Netherlands.

2- Walmart - United States

Walmart is american multinational department stores and is in the second position among the 10 largest companies in the world; the revenue is estimated at 469.2 billion dollars and profits of $ 17 billion. In 2010, was elected the largest multinational.

The figures for this company are impressive, stores in 15 different countries with 55 different names. Walmart operates under its own name in the United States, Puerto Rico and Brazil. It operates in Japan as Seiyu, and in the United Kingdom as Asda.

3- Exxon Mobil - United States

Exxon Mobil is a multinational company of gas and oil in the United States, based in Irving, Texas. The formation of the company was in 1999 in the merger of Exxon with Mobil, companies resulting from the split in 1911 of the Standard Oil Company.

The company's revenue is 449.9 billion dollars, and profit estimated at 44.9 billion dollars and it is in the third position among the 10 largest companies in the world.

4- Sinopec Group - China

The chinese energy company, and supplier of chemicals and oil products, still has experience in exploration onshore and offshore of oil and natural gas, refining, processing, transportation, distribution and marketing. Total revenue is 428.2 billion dollars, with profit of 8.2 billion dollars.

5- China National Petroleum - China

The oil company is China's semi-state, with foundation in 1988, as  the process result of the reform of the oil industry of China, and the end of direct control by the Petroleum Ministry, starting in creating other two companies in 1982.

The 1980 reform process, there have been created three oil companies, Sinopec, CNOOC and also the China National Petroleum. The revenue is 408.6 billion dollars and also profit boiled down to 18.2 billion dollars.

6- BP - England

This is the multinational British Petroleum, headquartered in the UK, operating in the energy sector, especially oil and gas. The BP revenue is 388.3 billion dollars, and profit estimated at 11.6 billion dollars.

It is known as responsible for the leak of thousands of barrels of oil through the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploding in the United States in 2010.

7- State Grid - China

This is the National Company of China Power Grid, energy company in the PRC, accounted for most of the country's electricity network operation, with total revenue of 298.4 billion dollars and profit of 12.3 billion dollars.

8- Toyota Motor - Japan

The company Toyota Motor is a producer of cars, with revenue of 265.7 billion dollars and profit estimated at 11.6 billion dollars. The headquarters is in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The company owns the Toyota brand, and even Lexus, Daihatsu and Scion.

9- Volkswagen - Germany

This german company belongs to the Volkswagen Group, with revenue of 247.6 billion dollars and also a profit of 27.9 billion dollars. Volkswagen is the largest car manufacturer in the world, with global headquarters in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony.

10- Total - France

The profit of the company Total SA, business group in the petrochemical and energy sector, it is summarized in 13.7 billion dollars; the revenue is 234.3 billion dollars. The world headquarters is in La Défense in France, but the company is in over 130 countries.

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