This graphic shows the top 10 Fortune Global 500 companies since 2019, based on data from Fortune.
- Walmart, with over 10,600 stores worldwide, has maintained its position as the world's largest company by revenue for 12 consecutive years.
- Amazon ranks in second-place, with $574.8 billion in revenues in 2024, up from $232.9 billion in 2019.
- Chinese utility firm State Grid is the largest employer in the world, with investments in projects across Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Italy and the Philippines.
- In 2024, the ten largest companies by revenue include six American firms and three Chinese corporations.