Forbes Global 2000

The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2,000 public companies in the world by "Forbes" magazine. The ranking is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value. The list has been published since 2003.
The Forbes Global 2000 is a useful indicator of which are the leading public companies in the world, but it is only an interpretation, as only public companies are listed. The results are not definitive; any change to the criteria would produce a different list.
2020 list.
In 2020, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
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2019 list.
In 2019, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
Forbes' ranking of the world's largest public companies in 2019, account for more than $40* trillion in annual revenue and upwards of $186* trillion in global assets.
2018 list.
In 2018, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
As a group, the Forbes Global 2000 in year 2018 accounts for $39.1* trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189* trillion in assets and $56.8* trillion in market value.!!
By industry sector.
The top-ranked companies in each industry sector are as follows.
2017 list.
In 2017, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were:
2016 list.
In 2016, the ten largest companies as calculated by this method were: