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List of public corporations by market capitalization 
Summary
The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization. In media, they are described as being the most valuable companies, a reference to their market value.[1]
Market capitalization is calculated from the share price (as recorded on selected day) multiplied by the number of outstanding shares.[2] Figures are converted into USD millions (using rate from selected day) to allow for comparison.[3]
Trillion-dollar companies Edit
The table below lists all companies which have, at any point, had a market capitalization in excess of $1 trillion, the date on which their market cap first exceeded $1 trillion and their record market cap.[4]
| Company | Country | When first passed | Record value date | Record value (in billions USD) | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1 trillion | $2 trillion | $3 trillion | Unadjusted | Inflation- adjusted[5] | ||||
| Apple | 
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2 August 2018 | 19 August 2020 | 3 January 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 3,062 | 3,062 | [6][7][8] |
| Amazon |
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4 September 2018 | — | — | 13 July 2021 | 1,900 | 2,052 | [9] |
| PetroChina | 
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5 November 2007 | — | — | 5 November 2007 | 1,200 | 1,533 | [note 1] |
| Microsoft |
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7 June 2019 | 22 June 2021 | — | 18 July 2023 | 2,670 | 2,670 | [13][14] [15][16] |
| Saudi Aramco | 
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11 December 2019 | 12 December 2019 | — | 10 May 2022 | 2,450 | 2,450 | [17][18] |
| Alphabet |
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16 January 2020 | 8 November 2021 | — | 18 November 2021 | 2,000 | 2,160 | [19][20][21][22] |
| Nvidia |
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30 May 2023 | — | — | 23 August 2023 | 1,200 | 1,200 | [23][24][25] |
Publicly traded companies Edit
All market capitalization figures are in USD millions. Only companies with free float of at least 15% are included, value of unlisted stock classes is excluded. Investment companies are not included in the list.[3]
2023 Edit
This list is up to date as of 31 March 2023. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Apple 2,609,000[26]
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Apple3,050,000[26]
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Microsoft2,146,000[27]
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Microsoft2,532,000[27]
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| 3 |
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Alphabet1,332,000[28]
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Alphabet1,530,000[28]
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| 4 |
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Amazon1,058,000[29]
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Amazon1,337,000[29]
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| 5 |
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Nvidia686,090[30]
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Nvidia1,044,000[30]
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| 6 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 677,770[31]
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Tesla829,670[32]
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| 7 |
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Tesla656,420[32]
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Berkshire Hathaway745,010[31]
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| 8 |
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Meta549,480[33]
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Meta735,450[33]
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| 9 | 
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TSMC482,410[34]
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TSMC523,410[34]
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| 10 |
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Visa 473,870[35]
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Visa 497,370[35]
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2022 Edit
This list is up to date as of 31 December 2022. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Apple2,850,000[26]
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Apple2,212,000[26]
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Apple2,221,000[26]
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Apple
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| 2 |
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Microsoft2,311,000[27]
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Microsoft1,920,000[27]
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Microsoft1,737,000[27]
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Microsoft
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| 3 |
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Alphabet1,846,000[28]
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Alphabet1,435,000[28]
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Alphabet1,254,000[28]
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Alphabet
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| 4 |
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Amazon1,659,000[29]
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Amazon1,080,000[29]
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Amazon1,151,000[29]
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Amazon
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| 5 |
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Tesla1,114,000[32]
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Tesla697,660[32]
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Tesla831,150[32]
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Berkshire Hathaway
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| 6 |
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Berkshire Hathaway779,150[31]
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Berkshire Hathaway602,450[31]
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Berkshire Hathaway596,410[31]
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UnitedHealth
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| 7 |
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Nvidia684,880[30]
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UnitedHealth481,870[36]
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UnitedHealth472,410[36]
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Johnson & Johnson
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| 8 |
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Meta605,250[33]
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Johnson & Johnson467,090[37]
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Johnson & Johnson429,500[37]
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ExxonMobil
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| 9 |
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TSMC540,670[34]
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Tencent445,990[39]
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Visa 374,380[40]
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Visa
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| 10 |
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UnitedHealth479,830[36]
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Meta436,390[33]
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Meta364,650[41]
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Tencent
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2021 Edit
This list is up to date as of December 31, 2021[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 2,050,000[26]
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Apple2,286,000[26]
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Apple2,339,000[26]
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Apple2,913,000[26]
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| 2 | |
Microsoft 1,778,000[27]
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Microsoft2,040,000[27]
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Microsoft2,119,000[27]
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Microsoft2,525,000[27]
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| 3 | |
Amazon 1,558,000[29]
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Amazon1,735,000[29]
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Alphabet1,777,000[28]
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Alphabet1,922,000[28]
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| 4 | |
Alphabet 1,395,000[28]
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Alphabet1,680,000[28]
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Amazon1,664,000[29]
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Amazon1,691,000[29]
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| 5 | |
Meta 838,720[33]
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Meta985,920[33]
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Meta956,890[33]
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Tesla1,061,000[32]
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| 6 | |
Tencent 766,970[39]
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Tencent721,460[39]
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Tesla776,850[32]
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Meta935,640[33]
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| 7 | |
Tesla 641,110[32]
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Tesla654,780[32]
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Berkshire Hathaway619,950[31]
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Nvidia 732,920[30]
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| 8 | |
Alibaba Group 615,010[42]
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Berkshire Hathaway637,280[31]
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TSMC579,030[34]
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Berkshire Hathaway668,630[31]
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| 9 | |
TSMC 613,410[34]
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TSMC623,160[34]
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Tencent574,460[39]
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TSMC623,930[34]
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| 10 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 590,050[31]
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Alibaba Group615,140[42]
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Nvidia 517,900[30]
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Tencent559,900[39]
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2020 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to data as of December 31, 2020[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Microsoft 1,200,000[27]
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Apple 1,576,000[26]
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Apple 1,981,000[26]
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Apple 2,254,000[26]
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| 2 | |
Apple 1,113,000[26]
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Microsoft 1,551,000[27]
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Microsoft 1,592,000[27]
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Microsoft 1,682,000[27]
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| 3 | |
Amazon 970,590[29]
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Amazon 1,432,590[29]
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Amazon 1,577,000[29]
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Amazon 1,634,000[29]
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| 4 | |
Alphabet 799,180[28]
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Alphabet 979,700[28]
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Alphabet 999,570[28]
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Alphabet 1,185,000[28]
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| 5 | |
Alibaba Group 521,740[42]
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Facebook 675,690[33]
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Alibaba Group 795,400[42]
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Facebook 776,590[33]
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| 6 | |
Facebook 475,460[33]
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Tencent 620,920[39]
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Facebook 746,100[33]
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Tencent 683,470[39]
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| 7 | |
Tencent 471,660[39]
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Alibaba Group 579,740[42]
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Tencent 646,790[39]
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Tesla 668,080[32]
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| 8 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 440,830[31]
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Berkshire Hathaway 432,570[31]
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Berkshire Hathaway 509,470[31]
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Alibaba Group 628,650[42]
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| 9 | |
Visa 357,020[43]
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Visa 412,710[43]
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Visa 425,510[43]
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TSMC 565,280[34]
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| 10 | |
Johnson & Johnson 345,700[37]
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Johnson & Johnson 370,590[37]
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TSMC 420,440[34]
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Berkshire Hathaway 544,780[31]
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2019 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2019[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Microsoft 904,860[27]
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Microsoft 1,028,000[27]
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Microsoft 1,062,000[27]
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Apple 1,305,000[26]
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| 2 | |
Apple 835,670[26]
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Amazon 928,540[29]
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Apple 1,012,000[26]
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Microsoft 1,203,000[27]
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| 3 | |
Amazon 874,710[29]
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Apple 911,240[26]
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Amazon 858,680[29]
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Alphabet 922,130[28]
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| 4 | |
Alphabet 818,160[28]
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Alphabet 751,170[28]
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Alphabet 838,020[28]
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Amazon 916,150[29]
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| 5 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 493,750[31]
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Facebook 551,490[33]
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Berkshire Hathaway 508,530[31]
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Facebook 585,320[33]
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| 6 | |
Facebook 475,730[33]
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Berkshire Hathaway 521,100[31]
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Facebook 508,050[33]
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Alibaba Group 569,010[42]
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| 7 | |
Alibaba Group 472,940[42]
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Alibaba Group 439,150[42]
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Alibaba Group 435,400[42]
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Berkshire Hathaway 553,530[31]
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| 8 | |
Tencent 440,980[39]
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Tencent 432,080[39]
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Tencent 398,840[39]
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Tencent 461,370[39]
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| 9 | |
Johnson & Johnson 372,230[37]
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Visa 379,271[43]
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Visa 385,370[43]
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JPMorgan Chase 437,230[44]
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| 10 | |
Visa 353,710[43]
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Johnson & Johnson 370,300[37]
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JPMorgan Chase 376,310[44]
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Visa 416,790[43]
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2018 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2018[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter | Second quarter | Third quarter | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 851,317 |
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Apple 909,840[26] |
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Apple 1,091,000[26] |
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Microsoft 780,520[27]
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| 2 | |
Alphabet 715,404 |
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Amazon 824,790[29] |
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Amazon 976,650[29] |
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Apple 748,680[26]
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| 3 | |
Microsoft 702,760[27] |
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Alphabet 774,840[28] |
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Microsoft 877,400[27] |
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Amazon 735,900[29]
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| 4 | |
Amazon 700,672[29] |
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Microsoft 757,640[27] |
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Alphabet 839,740[45] |
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Alphabet 728,360[45]
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| 5 | |
Tencent 507,990[39] |
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Facebook 562,480[33] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 523,520[31] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 499,590[31]
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| 6 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 492,019[31] |
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Tencent 478,580[39] |
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Facebook 473,850[33] |
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Facebook 375,890[33]
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| 7 | |
Alibaba Group 470,930[42] |
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Alibaba Group 476,040[42] |
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Alibaba Group 423,600[42] |
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Tencent 375,110[39]
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| 8 | |
Facebook 464,189[33] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 463,980[31] |
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Tencent 388,080[39] |
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Alibaba Group 355,130[42]
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| 9 | |
JPMorgan Chase 377,410[44] |
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JPMorgan Chase 354,780[44] |
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JPMorgan Chase 379,440[44] |
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Johnson & Johnson 346,110[37]
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| 10 | |
Johnson & Johnson 343,780[37] |
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ExxonMobil350,270[46] |
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Johnson & Johnson 370,650[37] |
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JPMorgan Chase 324,660[44]
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2017 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2017[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[47][note 2] | Second quarter[48][note 2] | Third quarter[49][note 2] | Fourth quarter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 753,718 |
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Apple 749,124 |
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Apple 791,726 |
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Apple 868,880[26]
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| 2 | |
Alphabet 573,570[28] |
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Alphabet 628,610[28] |
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Alphabet 664,550[28] |
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Alphabet 727,040[28]
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| 3 | |
Microsoft 508,935 |
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Microsoft 528,778 |
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Microsoft 568,965 |
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Microsoft 659,910[27]
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| 4 | |
Amazon 423,031 |
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Amazon 466,471 |
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Amazon 459,435 |
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Amazon 563,540[29]
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| 5 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 410,880[31] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 418,880[31] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 451,840[31] |
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Facebook 512,760[33]
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| 6 | |
ExxonMobil339,897 |
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Johnson & Johnson 357,310 |
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Alibaba Group 436,850[42] |
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Tencent 493,340[50]
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| 7 | |
Johnson & Johnson 337,947 |
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Facebook 357,176 |
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Tencent 405,007 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 489,490[31]
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| 8 | |
Facebook 334,552 |
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Alibaba Group 356,390[42] |
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Facebook 399,946 |
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Alibaba Group 440,712[50]
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| 9 | |
JPMorgan Chase 313,761 |
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Tencent 344,879 |
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ExxonMobil348,248 |
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Johnson & Johnson 375,360[37]
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| 10 | |
Wells Fargo278,516 |
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ExxonMobil341,947 |
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Johnson & Johnson 347,497
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JPMorgan Chase 371,050[44]
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2016 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2016[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[51][note 2] | Second quarter[52][note 2] | Third quarter[53][note 2] | Fourth quarter[54][note 2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 607,465 |
|
Apple 517,069 |
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Apple 604,475 |
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Apple 617,588.49
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| 2 | |
Alphabet 535,660[28] |
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Alphabet475,320[28] |
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Alphabet535,660[28] |
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Alphabet531,970[28]
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| 3 | |
Microsoft 439,734 |
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Microsoft 397,268 |
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Microsoft 447,290
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Microsoft 483,160.28
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| 4 | |
ExxonMobil350,991 |
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ExxonMobil383,396 |
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Amazon 393,030 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 404,390[31]
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| 5 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 349,740[31] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 345,860[31] |
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ExxonMobil358,519 |
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ExxonMobil 374,280
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| 6 | |
Johnson & Johnson 300,604 |
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Amazon 337,641 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 358,300[31]
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Amazon 356,313.12
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| 7 | |
General Electric295,546 |
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Johnson & Johnson 328,234 |
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Johnson & Johnson 320,836 |
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Johnson & Johnson 313,432.46
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| 8 | |
Amazon 281,888 |
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General Electric280,927 |
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Facebook 297,548
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JPMorgan Chase 308,768.42
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| 9 | |
Facebook 259,192 |
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Facebook263,930 |
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Tencent265,603 |
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General Electric 279,545.92
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| 10 | |
Wells Fargo246,035 |
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AT&T261,035 |
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General Electric261,876 |
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Wells Fargo 276,779.12
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2015 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2015[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[55] | Second quarter[56] | Third quarter[57][note 2] | Fourth quarter[58][note 2] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 724,773.1 |
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Apple 722,576.9 |
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Apple 621,939 |
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Apple 598,344
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| 2 | |
ExxonMobil 356,548.7 |
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Microsoft357,154.4 |
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Google407,870[28] |
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Alphabet 534,090[28]
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| 3 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 356,510.7 |
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ExxonMobil 347,868.1 |
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Microsoft347,432 |
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Microsoft449,799
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| 4 | |
Google 345,849.2[59] |
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Google336,014.5[28] |
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Berkshire Hathaway 318,180[31]
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Berkshire Hathaway 323,750[31]
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| 5 | |
Microsoft333,524.8 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 336,014.5 |
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ExxonMobil 304,245 |
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ExxonMobil 325,167
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| 6 | |
Petro China 329,715.1 |
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Petro China 319,391.6 |
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Johnson & Johnson 257,637 |
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Amazon323,009
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| 7 | |
Wells Fargo 279,919.7 |
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ICBC 298,531.5 |
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General Electric248,069 |
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General Electric313,892
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| 8 | |
Johnson & Johnson 279,723.9 |
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Wells Fargo 289,591.3 |
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China Mobile 243,186 |
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Johnson & Johnson 287,153
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| 9 | |
ICBC 275,389.1 |
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Johnson & Johnson 270,260.8 |
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Novartis 240,373 |
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Wells Fargo 281,770
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| 10 | |
Novartis 267,897.0 |
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General Electric 267,717.4 |
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Nestlé 233,361 |
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JPMorgan Chase 245,126
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2014 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2014[update]. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[60] | Second quarter[61] | Third quarter[62] | Fourth quarter[63] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 478,766.1 |
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Apple 560,337.4 |
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Apple 603,277.4 |
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Apple 647,361.0
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| 2 | |
ExxonMobil 422,098.3 |
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ExxonMobil 432,357.3 |
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ExxonMobil 401,094.1 |
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ExxonMobil 391,481.9
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| 3 | |
Microsoft340,216.8 |
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Google 358,347.3 |
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Microsoft381,959.7 |
|
Microsoft382,880.3
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| 4 | |
Google 313,003.9 |
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Microsoft344,458.8 |
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Google 361,998.4 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 370,652.6
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| 5 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 308,090.6 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 312,216.7 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 340,055.0 |
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Google 329,768.5
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| 6 | |
Johnson & Johnson 277,826.2 |
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Johnson & Johnson 295,980.1 |
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Johnson & Johnson 300,614.2 |
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PetroChina 305,536.1
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| 7 | |
Wells Fargo 261,217.5 |
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Wells Fargo 276,837 |
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Wells Fargo 270,782.4 |
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Johnson & Johnson 292,702.8
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| 8 | |
General Electric 259,547.3 |
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Royal Dutch Shell269,563.4 |
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General Electric 257,068.4 |
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Wells Fargo 284,385.6
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| 9 | |
Hoffmann-La Roche 258,542.1 |
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General Electric 263,529.6 |
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Novartis 255,326.4 |
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Walmart 276,807.4
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| 10 | |
Walmart 246,805.7 |
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Hoffmann-La Roche 256,322.8 |
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Hoffmann-La Roche 254,543.8 |
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ICBC 271,146.1
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2013 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2013. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[64] | Second quarter[65] | Third quarter[66] | Fourth quarter[67] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 415,683.3 |
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ExxonMobil 401,729.8 |
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Apple 433,099.6 |
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Apple 504,770.8
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| 2 | |
ExxonMobil 403,733.1 |
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Apple 372,202.3 |
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ExxonMobil 378,716.2 |
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ExxonMobil 442,142.8
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| 3 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 256,801.8 |
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Microsoft 288,488.8 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 280,001.5 |
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Microsoft 312,297.3
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| 4 | |
PetroChina 254,618.7 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 276,548.5 |
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Microsoft 277,220.9 |
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Google 310,079.1
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| 5 | |
Walmart 246,373.3 |
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Walmart 244,079.4 |
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Johnson & Johnson 244,298.5 |
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Berkshire Hathaway 292,396.0
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| 6 | |
General Electric 239,775.6 |
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Johnson & Johnson 241,170.9 |
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General Electric 243,290.4 |
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General Electric 283,589.8
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| 7 | |
Microsoft239,602.3 |
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General Electric 239,787.2 |
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Walmart 240,773.3 |
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Johnson & Johnson 258,415.4
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| 8 | |
IBM 237,724.7 |
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Google 238,688.6 |
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Google 237,479.4 |
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Walmart 254,622.8
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| 9 | |
Nestlé 233,792.1 |
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Chevron Corporation 229,402.6 |
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Chevron Corporation 234,740.8 |
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Hoffmann-La Roche 241,368.0
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| 10 | |
Chevron Corporation 230,831.2 |
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ICBC 226,879.8 |
|
Hoffmann-La Roche 232,495.2 |
|
Chevron Corporation 240,223.4
|
2012 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2012. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[68] | Second quarter[69] | Third quarter[70] | Fourth quarter[71] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Apple 559,002.1 |
|
Apple 546,076.1 |
|
Apple 625,348.1 |
|
Apple 500,610.7
|
| 2 | |
ExxonMobil 408,777.4 |
|
ExxonMobil 400,139.1 |
|
ExxonMobil 422,127.5 |
|
ExxonMobil 394,610.9
|
| 3 | |
PetroChina 278,968.4 |
|
PetroChina 257,685.8 |
|
PetroChina 253,853.3 |
|
PetroChina 264,833.4
|
| 4 | |
Microsoft 270,644.1 |
|
Microsoft 256,982.4 |
|
Microsoft 249,489.8 |
 |
BHP Billiton247,409.0
|
| 5 | |
IBM 241,754.6 |
|
Walmart 235,900.3 |
|
Walmart 248,074.4 |
|
ICBC236,457.9
|
| 6 | |
ICBC 236,335.4 |
|
IBM 225,598.5 |
|
General Electric 239,791.2 |
|
China Mobile 234,040.2
|
| 7 | |
Royal Dutch Shell222,425.1 |
|
General Electric 220,806.3 |
|
IBM 237,068.4 |
|
Walmart 228,245.4
|
| 8 | |
China Mobile 220,978.9 |
|
China Mobile 219,481.3 |
|
Chevron Corporation 228,707.1 |
 |
Samsung Electronics 227,581.8
|
| 9 | |
General Electric 212,317.7 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell217,048.2 |
|
China Mobile 222,817.8 |
|
Microsoft 224,801.0
|
| 10 | |
Chevron Corporation 211,950.6 |
|
ICBC211,196.0 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell222,669.6 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 222,669.6
|
2011 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2011. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[72] | Second quarter[73] | Third quarter[74] | Fourth quarter[75] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
ExxonMobil 417,166.7 |
|
ExxonMobil 400,884.5 |
|
Apple 353,518.1 |
|
ExxonMobil 406,272.1
|
| 2 | |
PetroChina 326,199.2 |
|
Apple 310,412.3 |
|
ExxonMobil 353,135.2 |
|
Apple 376,410.6
|
| 3 | |
Apple 321,072.1 |
|
PetroChina 303,649.9 |
|
PetroChina 276,473.9 |
|
PetroChina 276,844.9
|
| 4 | |
ICBC 251,078.1 |
|
ICBC 246,850.5 |
|
IBM 208,843.5 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 236,677.0
|
| 5 |  |
Petrobras 247,417.6 |
|
BHP Billiton 233,626.5 |
|
Microsoft 208,534.9 |
|
ICBC 228,168.1
|
| 6 | |
BHP Billiton 247,079.5 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 225,122.8 |
|
ICBC 206,021.4 |
|
Microsoft 218,380.1
|
| 7 | |
China Construction Bank 232,608.6 |
|
Microsoft 219,251.9 |
|
China Mobile 198,778.7 |
|
IBM 216,724.4
|
| 8 | |
Royal Dutch Shell 226,128.7 |
|
Nestlé 215,017.5 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 197,061.1 |
|
Chevron Corporation 211,893.9
|
| 9 | |
Chevron Corporation 215,780.6 |
|
Petrobras 210,111.4 |
|
Nestlé 191,115.6 |
|
Walmart 204,659.8
|
| 10 | |
Microsoft 213,336.4 |
|
IBM 207,781.4 |
|
Chevron Corporation 185,456.1 |
|
China Mobile 196,148.4
|
2010 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2010. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[76] | Second quarter[77] | Third quarter[78] | Fourth quarter[79] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
PetroChina 329,259.7 |
|
ExxonMobil 291,789.1 |
|
ExxonMobil 314,622.5 |
|
ExxonMobil 368,711.5
|
| 2 | |
ExxonMobil 316,230.8 |
|
PetroChina 268,504.8 |
|
PetroChina 270,889.9 |
|
PetroChina 303,273.6
|
| 3 | |
Microsoft 256,864.7 |
|
Apple 228,876.8 |
|
Apple 259,223.4 |
|
Apple 295,886.3
|
| 4 | |
ICBC 246,419.8 |
|
ICBC 211,258.7 |
|
Petrobras 220,616.5 |
|
BHP Billiton 243,540.3
|
| 5 | |
Apple 213,096.7 |
|
Microsoft 201,655.8 |
|
ICBC 213,364.1 |
|
Microsoft 238,784.5
|
| 6 | |
BHP Billiton 209,935.1 |
|
China Mobile 201,471.2 |
|
Microsoft 210,676.4 |
|
ICBC 233,369.1
|
| 7 | |
Walmart 209,000.7 |
|
Berkshire Hathaway 197,356.8 |
|
China Mobile 205,339.6 |
|
Petrobras 229,066.6
|
| 8 | |
Berkshire Hathaway 200,620.5 |
|
China Construction Bank 189,170.7 |
|
Berkshire Hathaway 204,792.0 |
|
China Construction Bank 222,245.1
|
| 9 | |
General Electric 194,246.2 |
|
Walmart 178,322.7 |
|
China Construction Bank 202,998.4 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 208,593.7
|
| 10 | |
China Mobile 192,998.6 |
|
Procter & Gamble 172,736.5 |
|
BHP Billiton 196,866.0 |
|
Nestlé 203,534.3
|
2009 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2009. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[80] | Second quarter[81] | Third quarter[82] | Fourth quarter[83] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
ExxonMobil 336,527 |
|
PetroChina 366,662.9 |
|
ExxonMobil 329,725 |
|
PetroChina 353,140.1
|
| 2 | |
PetroChina 287,185 |
|
ExxonMobil 341,140.3 |
|
PetroChina 325,097.5 |
|
ExxonMobil 323,717.1
|
| 3 | |
Walmart 204,365 |
|
ICBC 257,004.4 |
|
ICBC 237,951.5 |
|
Microsoft 270,635.4
|
| 4 | |
ICBC 187,885 |
|
Microsoft 211,546.2 |
|
Microsoft 229,630.7 |
|
ICBC 268,956.2
|
| 5 | |
China Mobile 174,673 |
|
China Mobile 200,832.4 |
|
HSBC 198,561.1 |
|
Walmart 203,653.6
|
| 6 | |
Microsoft 163,320 |
|
Walmart 188,752.0 |
|
China Mobile 195,680.4 |
|
China Construction Bank 201,436.1
|
| 7 | |
AT&T 148,511 |
|
China Construction Bank 182,186.7 |
|
Walmart 189,331.6 |
|
BHP Billiton 201,248
|
| 8 | |
Johnson & Johnson 145,481 |
|
Petrobras 165,056.9 |
|
Petrobras 189,027.7 |
|
HSBC 199,254.9
|
| 9 | |
Royal Dutch Shell 138,999 |
|
Johnson & Johnson156,515.9 |
|
China Construction Bank 186,816.7 |
|
Petrobras 199,107.9
|
| 10 | |
Procter & Gamble 138,013 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell156,386.7 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell175,986.1 |
|
Apple 189,801.7
|
2008 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2008. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[84] | Second quarter[85] | Third quarter[86] | Fourth quarter[87] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
ExxonMobil 452,505 |
|
ExxonMobil 465,652
|
|
ExxonMobil 403,366 |
|
ExxonMobil 406,067
|
| 2 | |
PetroChina 423,996 |
|
PetroChina 341,140.3 |
|
PetroChina 325,097.5 |
|
PetroChina 259,836
|
| 3 | |
General Electric 369,569 |
|
ICBC 257,004.4 |
|
ICBC 237,951.5 |
|
Walmart 219,898
|
| 4 |  |
Gazprom 299,764 |
|
Microsoft 211,546.2 |
|
Microsoft 229,630.7 |
|
China Mobile 201,291
|
| 5 | |
China Mobile 298,093 |
|
China Mobile 200,832.4 |
|
HSBC 198,561.1 |
|
Procter & Gamble 184,576
|
| 6 | |
ICBC 277,236 |
|
Walmart 188,752.0 |
|
China Mobile 195,680.4 |
|
ICBC 173,930
|
| 7 | |
Microsoft 264,132 |
|
China Construction Bank 182,186.7 |
|
Walmart 189,331.6 |
|
Microsoft 172,929
|
| 8 | |
AT&T 231,168 |
|
Petrobras 165,056.9 |
|
Petrobras 189,027.7 |
|
AT&T 167,950
|
| 9 | |
Royal Dutch Shell 220,110 |
|
Johnson & Johnson156,515.9 |
|
China Construction Bank 186,816.7 |
|
Johnson & Johnson 166,002
|
| 10 | |
Procter & Gamble 215,640 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell156,386.7 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell175,986.1 |
|
General Electric 161,278
|
2007 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2007. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[88] | Second quarter[89] | Third quarter[90] | Fourth quarter[91] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
ExxonMobil 429,567 |
|
ExxonMobil 472,519 |
|
ExxonMobil 513,362 |
|
Petrochina 723,952
|
| 2 | |
General Electric 363,611 |
|
General Electric 393,831 |
|
General Electric424,191 |
|
ExxonMobil 511,887
|
| 3 | |
Microsoft 272,912 |
|
Microsoft 281,934 |
|
China Mobile327,937 |
|
General Electric374,637
|
| 4 | |
Citigroup 252,857 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell266,141 |
|
ICBC 279,269 |
|
China Mobile 354,120
|
| 5 | |
AT&T246,206 |
|
AT&T 255,871 |
|
Microsoft 276,202 |
|
ICBC 338,989
|
| 6 | |
Gazprom 245,911 |
|
Citigroup 253,703 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 264,397 |
|
Microsoft333,054
|
| 7 |  |
Toyota 230,832 |
|
Gazprom 245,757 |
|
Gazprom260,249 |
|
Gazprom329,591
|
| 8 | |
Bank of America 228,177 |
|
BP 231,491 |
|
AT&T 258,047 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 269,544
|
| 9 | |
ICBC 224,788 |
|
Toyota 228,009 |
|
Citigroup 232,162 |
|
AT&T 252,051
|
| 10 | |
Royal Dutch Shell 214,018 |
|
Bank of America 216,963 |
|
Bank of America 223,066 |
|
Sinopec 249,645
|
2006 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 2006. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.
| Rank | First quarter[92] | Second quarter[93] | Third quarter[94] | Fourth quarter[95] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
ExxonMobil 371,631 |
|
ExxonMobil 371,187 |
|
ExxonMobil 398,906 |
|
ExxonMobil 446,943
|
| 2 | |
General Electric 362,527 |
|
General Electric 342,731 |
|
General Electric 364,414 |
|
General Electric 383,564
|
| 3 | |
Microsoft 281,171 |
|
Gazprom 246,341 |
|
Microsoft 272,679.0 |
|
Microsoft 293,537
|
| 4 | |
Citigroup 238,935 |
|
Citigroup 239,862 |
|
Gazprom 254,634.3 |
|
Citigroup 273,691
|
| 5 | |
BP 233,260 |
|
Microsoft 237,688 |
|
Citigroup 246,727 |
|
Gazprom 271,482
|
| 6 | |
Bank of America 211,706 |
|
BP 233,151 |
|
Bank of America 242,451 |
|
ICBC 254,592
|
| 7 | |
Royal Dutch Shell 211,280 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 224,925 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 216,368 |
|
Toyota 241,161
|
| 8 | |
Walmart 196,860 |
|
Bank of America 219,504 |
|
BP 215,623 |
|
Bank of America 239,758
|
| 9 | |
Toyota 196,731 |
|
HSBC 201,854 |
|
HSBC 209,774 |
|
Royal Dutch Shell 225,781
|
| 10 | |
Gazprom 196,339 |
|
Walmart 200,762 |
|
Pfizer 206,785 |
|
BP 218,643
|
2005 Edit
This Financial Times–This list is up to date as of 31 March 2005.[96]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 382,233
|
| 2 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 380,567
|
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 262,975
|
| 4 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 234,437
|
| 5 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 221,365
|
| 6 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 212,209
|
| 7 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 210,630
|
| 8 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 199,711
|
| 9 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,945
|
| 10 | Bank of America | United States | Banking | 178,765
|
2004 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2004.[97]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 299,336
|
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 271,911
|
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 263,940
|
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 261,616
|
| 5 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 259,191
|
| 6 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 258,888
|
| 7 | American International Group | United States | Insurance | 183,696
|
| 8 | Intel Corporation | United States | Computer hardware | 179,996
|
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 174,648
|
| 10 | HSBC | United Kingdom | Banking | 163,574
|
2003 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as December 2003.[98]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 264,003
|
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 259,647
|
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 241,037
|
| 4 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 234,399
|
| 5 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 195,948
|
| 6 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 183,887
|
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | United States | Health care | 170,417
|
| 8 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 149,034
|
| 9 | BP | United Kingdom | Oil and gas | 144,381
|
| 10 | IBM | United States | Computer software, computer hardware | 139,272
|
2002 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date December 2002.[99]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 372,089
|
| 2 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 326,639
|
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 299,820
|
| 4 | Walmart | 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
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 189,913
|
2001 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2001.[100]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 477,406
|
| 2 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 304,699
|
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 286,367
|
| 4 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 263,996 |
| 5 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 258,436
|
| 6 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 250,955
|
| 7 | Citigroup | United States | Banking | 250,143 |
| 8 | Vodafone | United Kingdom | Telecommunications | 227,175 |
| 9 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 227,048
|
| 10 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 206,340 |
2000 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2000.[101]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 586,197
|
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 474,956
|
| 3 | NTT Docomo | Japan | Telecommunications | 366,204
|
| 4 | Cisco Systems | United States | Networking hardware | 348,965
|
| 5 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 286,153
|
| 6 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 277,096
|
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 274,905
|
| 8 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 265,894
|
| 9 | Lucent | United States | Telecommunications | 237,668
|
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Telecommunications | 209,628
|
1999 Edit
The 10 largest companies in the world by market capitalization in 1999 - Statista
| Rank | Name | Country | Industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 602,430
|
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 507,220
|
| 3 | Cisco Systems | United States | Computer hardware | 357,110
|
| 4 | Wal-Mart | United States | Retail | 307,520
|
| 5 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 278,870
|
| 6 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 275,010
|
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 272,050
|
| 8 | Lucent | United States | Telecommunications | 227,990
|
| 9 | Nokia | Finland | Telecommunications | 218,990
|
| 10 | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Telecommunications | 216,070
|
1998 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1998.[102]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States | Software | 271,854
|
| 2 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 258,871
|
| 3 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 172,213
|
| 4 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 164,157
|
| 5 | Merck | United States | Health care | 154,753
|
| 6 | Pfizer | United States | Health care | 148,074
|
| 7 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 144,060
|
| 8 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 142,164
|
| 9 | Walmart | United States | Retail | 123,062
|
| 10 | IBM | United States | Software, computer hardware | 121,184
|
1997 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1997.[103]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 222,748
|
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 191,002
|
| 3 | Microsoft | United States | Software industry | 159,660
|
| 4 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 157,970
|
| 5 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 151,288
|
| 6 | Intel | United States | Computer hardware | 150,838
|
| 7 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 146,139
|
| 8 | Merck | United States | Health care | 120,757
|
| 9 | Toyota | Japan | Automotive | 116,585
|
| 10 | Novartis | Switzerland | Health care | 104,468
|
1996 Edit
This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1996.[104]
| Rank | Name | Country | Primary industry | Market value (USD million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | United States | Conglomerate | 136,515 |
| 2 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands
United Kingdom |
Oil and gas | 128,206 |
| 3 | The Coca-Cola Company | United States | Beverage | 117,258 |
| 4 | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone | Japan | Telecommunications | 113,609 |
| 5 | ExxonMobil | United States | Oil and gas | 102,161 |
See also Edit
- List of countries by stock market capitalization
- List of largest companies by revenue
- List of largest employers
- List of largest corporate profits and losses
- List of wealthiest religious organizations
- Corporate capitalism
- World Economic Forum
- Fortune Global 500
Notes Edit
- ^ On 5 November 2007, A shares of PetroChina ended their first day of trading after an IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange yielded a market cap of approximately $1 trillion.[10] Only 4 billion A shares were floated during the IPO, another 158 billion A shares were still held by