Top 5 Biggest Companies in the World

The list comprises the world’s largest companies by consolidated 2020 revenue

Baba Nadeem
3 min readOct 20, 2021

In terms of revenue, the world’s biggest companies represent new, fast-growing industries and mature, slow-growing industries ragging from e-commerce equipment and technology to petrol and sales. In any case, each company is a powerful force in the industry. While each of these companies has seen a change in business as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, other companies continue to thrive because of their distinct profits as millions of consumers have become secure in their area.

Here are the top 5 Biggest Companies in the world

1. Wal-Mart Corporation (WMT)

  • Revenue (TTM): US $ 542 billion
  • Revenue (TTM): $ 17.9 billion
  • Market value: $ 392.8 billion
  • 1 year total return: 22.4%
  • Exchange: New York Stock Exchange

Founded in 1962, Wal-Mart has grown into one of the world's largest retailers. The company uses discount stores, major centers, neighborhood markets, and powerful online forums.

Wal-Mart sells a variety of goods, including clothing, household items, books, jewelry, food and drink, medical supplies, and automotive equipment.

# 2 China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SNP)

  • Revenue (TTM): 355.8 billion US dollars
  • Net Revenue (TTM): $ 486.6 million
  • Market value: $ 53.5 billion
  • 1 year full recovery: -21.7%
  • Exchange: New York Stock Exchange

China Petroleum and chemical is a manufacturer and distributor of various petroleum and petroleum products. The company's products include petrol, diesel, paraffin, synthetic rubber and resin, jet fuel and fertilizer, and other related products. Sinopec, also known as Sinopec, is one of the world's largest oil refineries, natural gas and petrochemical companies in the world. Administered by the Federal Council of the People's Republic of China.

# 3 Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)

  • Revenue (TTM): $ 321.8 billion
  • Revenue (TTM): $ 13.2 billion
  • Market value: $ 1.6 trillion
  • 1 year total return: 78.5%
  • Swap: Nasdaq

In terms of market value, Amazon is the largest retailer online. The company started as an online bookstore and was later developed to cover almost all categories of sales. In addition to selling products through its e-commerce platform, Amazon also has subsidiary services including Whole Foods Market and home security company Ring. Amazon's fastest-growing business sites are cloud services, subscription products like Amazon Prime, and streaming movies and other entertainment.

# 4 petroChina Co. Limited (PTR)

  • Revenue (TTM): $ 320 billion
  • Revenue (TTM): $ 1.8 billion
  • Market value: $ 59.2 billio
  • 1 year full recovery: -34.8%
  • Exchange: New York Stock Exchange

PetroChina Oil and Gas Company is involved in petroleum exploration, development, production and marketing. It also produces petrochemical products. PetroChina is a state-owned subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation.

# 5 Apple Inc (AAPL)

  • Revenue (TTM): $ 273.9 billion
  • Revenue (TTM): US $ 58.4 billion
  • Market value: US $ 2.0 trillion
  • 1 year total return: 121.3%
  • Swap: Nasdaq

Apple designs, manufactures and sells a wide range of consumer technology products, including smartphones, their computers, tablets, wearable devices, home entertainment devices, etc. The company's most popular products include the iPhone series for smartphones and the Mac series of computers. Apple also builds a fast-growing service business, which uses a digital content store, sells video streaming games, and provides streaming services, such as Apple +, a much-needed entertainment content platform.

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Baba Nadeem

A versatile writer who specializes in business writing and marketing materials.