Fortune Global 500
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The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporations as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine. It differs from the Fortune 500 in that the latter only lists the top US corporations.
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[edit] 2006 list
This is the top 10 as published on 24 July 2006. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2006.[1]
- ExxonMobil - United States (oil)
- Wal-Mart - United States (retail)
- Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands/United Kingdom (oil)
- BP - United Kingdom (oil)
- General Motors - United States (automobiles)
- Chevron - United States (oil)
- DaimlerChrysler - Germany/United States (automobiles)
- Toyota Motor Corporation - Japan (automobiles)
- Ford Motor Company - United States (automobiles)
- ConocoPhillips - United States (oil)
The top ten includes five oil companies, four automobile manufacturers and one retailer. The complete list is available online.
[edit] 2006 breakdown by country
Only countries with five Global 500 companies or more are listed.
- United States - 170
- Japan - 70
- France - 40
- United Kingdom - 40
- Germany - 36
- China - 20
- Canada - 14
- The Netherlands - 14
- South Korea - 12
- Switzerland - 12
- Italy - 10
- Spain - 9
- Australia - 8
- India - 6
- Sweden - 6
- Belgium - 5
- Mexico - 5
- Russia - 5
[edit] 2006 breakdown by city
Breakdown by city propers (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 | 52 | 1,662,496 |
| 2 | Paris | France | 27 | 1,188,819 |
| 3 | New York | United States | 24 | 1,040,959 |
| 4 | London | United Kingdom | 23 | 1,054,734 |
| 5 | Beijing | China | 15 | 520,490 |
| 6 | Seoul | South Korea | 9 | 344,894 |
| 7 | Toronto | Canada | 8 | 154,836 |
| 8 | Madrid | Spain | 7 | 232,714 |
| 8 | Zürich | Switzerland | 7 | 308,466 |
| 9 | Houston | United States | 6 | 326,700 |
| 9 | Osaka | Japan | 6 | 180,588 |
| 9 | Munich | Germany | 6 | 375,860 |
| 9 | Atlanta | United States | 6 | 202,706 |
| 10 | Rome | Italy | 5 | 210,303 |
| 10 | Düsseldorf | Germany | 5 | 225,803 |
