Have you ever wondered what the richest company on Earth is? You may be surprised by the companies you find on this list. Walmart, Apple, and the others are right where you would expect them to be, but there are some that will surely catch you off guard. These are the some richest corporations on Earth!
BP ($225 billion) - Formerly known as British Petroleum, BP is the second of the world’s “supermajor” oil companies on our list.
Apple Inc. ($233 billion) - Headquartered in Cupertino, California, Apple is the world’s largest tech company by revenue.
Toyota ($236 billion) - Headquartered in Japan, Toyota is the world’s second largest automobile manufacturer, right behind Germany’s Volkswagen Group.
Volkswagen Group ($236 billion) - Just barely ahead of Toyota, Volkswagen has come a long way from its dark beginnings at the hands of the Nazi party.
ExxonMobil ($246 billion) - Of the remaining 6 companies, the next four are all oil companies. The first is ExxonMobil, the largest direct descendent of Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Company.
Royal Dutch Shell ($272 billion) - Typically referred to as Shell, this British-Dutch oil company is incorporated in the UK and headquartered in the Netherlands.
China Petrochemical Corporation ($294 billion) - Before we say anything else, we want to point out that of the top 4 largest companies in the world…numbers 2, 3, and 4 belong to the Chinese government. So starting at number 4, we have the first of the remaining two “supermajor” oil companies – China Petrochemical Corporation (also called Sinopec Group).
China National Petroleum Corporation ($299 billion) - Number 3 is also an oil company owned by the Chinese government. In fact, you might even confuse it with the previous oil company since the names are quite similar.
State Grid Corporation of China ($329 billion) - As with most companies owned by the Chinese government, this electric and utilities corporation is a monopoly. Of course, that makes its ranking slightly less impressive (1 billion customers who don’t have a choice).
Walmart ($485 billion) - Far ahead of even the biggest Chinese monopolies lies the American retail giant…Walmart
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