worlds biggiest companies
65Based on the factors such as sales, profits, assets and market value the following are the top 10 companies of the world for the year 2009. if any of these factors slips then the companies rank also slips.
- GE : imagination at work
From jet engines to power generation, financial services to security, medical imaging to ecomagination, news & information. GE is now the world’s largest company, based on its composite score for sales, profits, assets and market value.
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Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies in more than 100 countries and territories, is in first place for sales and second in our Global 2000 composite ranking based on sales, profits, assets and market value
- Toyota
Japan's Toyota Motor with a market capital of $102 billion, is the world’s highest-ranked auto company on the Global 2000. It deals with Sales - Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Hybrids, Accessories & Motorsports.
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
Exxon Mobil Corporation is an industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy, oil and gas, and petrochemical business. Despite record profits at ExxonMobil, the U.S. company slipped behind Royal Dutch Shell in its overall Global 2000 ranking.
- BP
British Petroleum, This U.K. petroleum giant is in fifth place worldwide for profits as well as its Global 2000 composite ranking
- HSBC Holdings
HSBC After a one-year reign at the head of the Global 2000, this international banking giant fell back to the sixth position.
- AT&T
AT&T, formerly Cingular Wireless is is the largest provider of local, long distance telephone services in the United States, and also serves digital subscriber line. Last year, AT&T scored a 7.7% increase in profits on only a 4.3% gain in rev
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal Mart the world’s largest retailer which climbed from 16th last year to the eighth this year on its Global 2000 ranking. Wal-Mart operates in Mexico, UK, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Puerto Rico with different names in different countries
- Santander
Banco Santander is one of the largest banks in the world. Its acquisition of Alliance and Leicester of the U.K. helped this bank, headquartered in Madrid, shoot up in rank on the Global 2000.
