Your Best 100

A company is a form of business organization. In the United States, a company is a corporation—or, less commonly, an association, partnership, or union—that carries on an industrial enterprise.”
In English law, and therefore in the Commonwealth realms, a company is a form of body corporate or corporation, generally registered under the Companies Acts or similar legislation. It does not include a partnership or any other unincorporated group of persons.

Top 100 Global Companies

1. JPMorgan Chase, United States, Banking
2. General Electric, United States, Conglomerates
3. Bank of America, United States, Banking
4. ExxonMobil, United States, Oil & Gas Operations
5. ICBC, China, Banking
6. Banco Santander, Spain, Banking
7. Wells Fargo, United States, Banking
8. HSBC Holdings, United Kingdom, Banking
9. Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands, Oil & Gas Operations
10. BP, United Kingdom, Oil & Gas Operations
11. BNP Paribas, France, Banking
12. PetroChina, China, Oil & Gas Operations
13. AT&T, United States, Telecommunications Services
14. Wal-Mart Stores, United States, Retailing
15. Berkshire Hathaway, United States, Diversified Financials
16. Gazprom, Russia, Oil & Gas Operations
17. China Construction Bank, China, Banking
18. Petrobras-Petroleo Brasil, Brazil, Oil & Gas Operations
19. Total, France, Oil & Gas Operations
20. Chevron, United States, Oil & Gas Operations
21. Barclays, United Kingdom, Banking
22. Bank of China, China, Banking
23. Allianz, Germany, Insurance
24. GDF Suez, France, Utilities
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26. Goldman Sachs Group, United States, Diversified Financials
27. EDF Group, France, Utilities
28. AXA Group, France, Insurance
29. Lloyds Banking Group, United Kingdom, Banking
30. Procter & Gamble, United States, Household & Personal Products
31. ENI, Italy, Oil & Gas Operations
32. Telefonica, Spain, Telecommunications Services
33. IBM, United States, Software & Services
34. UniCredit Group, Italy, Banking
35. Hewlett-Packard, United States, Technology Hardware & Equip
36. Nestle, Switzerland, Food, Drink & Tobacco
37. Verizon Communications, United States, Telecommunications Services
38. China Mobile, Hong Kong/China, Telecommunications Services
39. ConocoPhillips, United States, Oil & Gas Operations
40. Pfizer, United States, Drugs & Biotechnology
41. Nippon Telegraph & Tel, Japan, Telecommunications Services
42. ENEL, Italy, Utilities
43. Deutsche Bank, Germany, Banking
44. Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland, Diversified Financials
45. Sinopec-China Petroleum, China, Oil & Gas Operations
46. Vodafone, United Kingdom, Telecommunications Services
47. Johnson & Johnson, United States, Drugs & Biotechnology
48. BBVA-Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, Spain, Banking
49. Microsoft, United States, Software & Services
50. Siemens, Germany, Conglomerates
51. Banco Bradesco, Brazil, Banking
52. Banco do Brasil, Brazil, Banking
53. Royal Bank of Canada, Canada, Banking
54. Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy, Banking
55. Samsung Electronics, South Korea, Semiconductors
56. France Telecom, France, Telecommunications Services
57. Sanofi-aventis, France, Drugs & Biotechnology
58. Ford Motor, United States, Consumer Durables
59. Commonwealth Bank, Australia, Banking
60. RWE Group, Germany, Utilities
61. Novartis, Switzerland, Drugs & Biotechnology
62. BHP Billiton, Australia/United Kingdom, Materials
63. Zurich Financial Services, Switzerland, Insurance
64. Statoil, Norway, Oil & Gas Operations
65. Generali Group, Italy, Insurance
66. Roche Holding, Switzerland, Drugs & Biotechnology
67. Westpac Banking Group, Australia, Banking
68. Rio Tinto, United Kingdom/Australia, Materials
69. Lukoil, Russia, Oil & Gas Operations
70. Anheuser-Busch InBev, Belgium, Food, Drink & Tobacco
71. GlaxoSmithKline, United Kingdom, Drugs & Biotechnology
72. Merck & Co, United States, Drugs & Biotechnology
73. Credit Agricole, France, Banking
74. Munich Re, Germany, Insurance
75. Apple, United States, Technology Hardware & Equip
76. Cisco Systems, United States, Technology Hardware & Equip
77. Rosneft, Russia, Oil & Gas Operations
78. Mitsubishi Corp, Japan, Trading Companies
79. National Australia Bank, Australia, Banking
80. Vale, Brazil, Materials
81. CVS Caremark, United States, Retailing
82. Itausa, Brazil, Conglomerates
83. ANZ Banking, Australia, Banking
84. Tesco, United Kingdom, Food Markets
85. Unilever, Netherlands/United Kingdom, Food, Drink & Tobacco
86. Honda Motor, Japan, Consumer Durables
87. Toronto-Dominion Bank, Canada, Banking
88. Iberdrola, Spain, Utilities
89. Comcast, United States, Media
90. China Life Insurance, China, Insurance
91. Bank of Nova Scotia, Canada, Banking
92. UnitedHealth Group, United States, Health Care Equipment & Svcs
93. Sberbank, Russia, Banking
94. United Technologies, United States, Conglomerates
95. Nordea Bank, Sweden, Banking
96. Bank of Communications, China, Banking
97. BASF, Germany, Chemicals
98. Walt Disney, United States, Media
99. Standard Chartered Group, United Kingdom, Banking
100. AstraZeneca, United Kingdom, Drugs & Biotechnology