FORTUNE GLOBAL 500

The 'Fortune Global 500' is a ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by ''Fortune'' magazine.
Until 1989 it listed only non-US ''industrial'' corporations under the title "International 500", while the Fortune 500 contained and still contains exclusively US corporations. In 1990, US companies were added to compile a truly global list of top ''industrial'' corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.

Contents

2007 list

2007 breakdown by country

2007 breakdown by city

See also

External links

2007 list

This is the top 10 as published in July 2007. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2007.[1]
#Wal-Mart Stores - United States (Retail)
#ExxonMobil Corporation - United States (Oil/Retail)
#Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands/United Kingdom (oil)
#BP - United Kingdom (oil)
#General Motors - United States (automobiles)
#Toyota Motor - Japan (automobiles)
#Chevron - United States (oil)
#DaimlerChrysler - Germany/United States (automobiles)
#ConocoPhillips - United States (oil)
#Total - France (oil)
The top ten includes six oil companies, three automobile manufacturers and one retailer. The complete list is available online.

2007 breakdown by country

Only countries with five or more Global 500 companies are listed.

- European Union (163 companies)

1 United States (162)

2 Japan (67)

3 France (38)

4 Germany (37)

5 United Kingdom (34)

6 China (24)

7 Canada (16)

7 The Netherlands (16)

9 South Korea (14)

10 Switzerland (13)

11 Italy (10)

12 Spain (9)

13 Australia (8)

14 India (6)

14 Sweden (6)

14 Belgium (6)

17 Mexico (5)

2007 breakdown by city

Breakdown by cities proper (not metropolitan areas) as provided by Fortune Magazine ([2]). Only cities with five Global 500 companies or more are listed.

Rank	City	Country	Number of Global 500 companies	Global 500 revenues ($ millions)
1	Tokyo	Japan	50	1,725,362
2	Paris	France	26	1,240,919
3	New York	United States	22	1,174,439
3	London	United Kingdom	22	1,085,187
4	Beijing	China	18	711,186
5	Seoul	South Korea	10	412,535
6	Toronto	Canada	9	201,394
7	Madrid	Spain	8	294,314
8	Zürich	Switzerland	7	352,830
8	Houston	United States	7	352,201
9	Munich	Germany	6	390,017
9	Osaka	Japan	6	180,901
10	Rome	Italy	5	235,231
10	Atlanta	United States	5	199,447

See also

★ Forbes Global 2000

★ Fortune 500

★ List of companies by revenue

External links

★ Official site

★ Cities with five or more FORTUNE 500 headquarters