The Corporate World

Corporations are sometimes bigger than countries when it comes to money. With revenues surging high over the GNI of many smaller and even larger countries. To give an example, ExxonMobil had sales of 275 billion US dollars in 2009, while a country like Nigeria with 150 million people had a GNI of less than 200 billion US dollars in 2008 ...
The impact market fluctuations have on corporations, cities and sometimes on the entire world is something to always keep in mind. A downturn in the economy can mean more poverty, less children born, but also a better environment, even more wealth (but then not in a monetary sense)!

Below are some tables with data on 2010, highest revenues (aka sales), highest profits, highest losses, biggest banks, biggest oil companies. The source of the data is Forbes' "Forbes 2000" and their site includes much more data.

Corporations with highest Revenues in billions of US$, 2010 (with accompanying profit)
rank corporation country revenues profit/loss
1.Wal-Mart StoresUnited States421.816.4
2.Royal Dutch ShellNetherlands369.120.1
3.ExxonMobilUnited States341.630.5
4.BPUnited Kingdom297.1-3.7
5.Sinopec-China PetroleumChina284.810.9
6.PetroChinaChina222.321.2
7.Toyota MotorJapan202.82.2
8.ChevronUnited States189.619.0
9.TotalFrance188.114.2
10.ConocoPhillipsUnited States175.811.4
11.Volkswagen GroupGermany168.39.1
12.AXA GroupFrance162.43.7
13.Fannie MaeUnited States154.3-14.0
14.General ElectricUnited States150.211.6
15.ING GroupNetherlands149.24.3
16.AllianzGermany142.96.7
17.Berkshire HathawayUnited States136.213.0
18.General MotorsUnited States135.66.2
19.Bank of AmericaUnited States134.2-2.2
20.Samsung ElectronicsSouth Korea133.813.7
21.DaimlerGermany130.96.0
22.ENIItaly130.58.4
23.BNP ParibasFrance130.410.5
24.Ford MotorUnited States129.06.6
25.Hewlett-PackardUnited States127.29.1
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.

Corporations with highest Profits in billions of US$, 2010
rank corporation country revenues profit/loss
1.NestléSwitzerland112.036.7
2.ExxonMobilUnited States341.630.5
3.GazpromRussia98.725.7
4.PetroChinaChina222.321.2
5.Petrobras-Petróleo BrasilBrazil121.321.2
6.MicrosoftUnited States66.720.6
7.Royal Dutch ShellNetherlands369.120.1
8.AT&TUnited States124.319.9
9.ChevronUnited States189.619.0
10.ICBCChina69.218.8
11.ValeBrazil50.118.1
12.China MobileHong Kong-China71.817.7
13.JPMorgan ChaseUnited States115.517.4
14.AppleUnited States76.316.6
15.Wal-Mart StoresUnited States421.816.4
16.China Construction BankChina58.215.6
17.IBMUnited States99.914.8
18.Rio TintoUnited Kingdom56.614.3
19.TotalFrance188.114.2
20.Samsung ElectronicsSouth Korea133.813.7
21.TelefónicaSpain81.313.6
22.Johnson & JohnsonUnited States61.613.3
23.HSBC HoldingsUnited Kingdom103.313.3
24.VodafoneUnited Kingdom67.513.1
25.Berkshire HathawayUnited States136.213.0
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.

Corporations with highest Losses in billions of US$, 2010
rank corporation country revenues profit/loss
1.Freddie MacUnited States98.4-14.0
2.Fannie MaeUnited States154.3-14.0
3.BPUnited Kingdom297.1-3.7
4.Sprint NextelUnited States32.6-3.5
5.Allied Irish BanksIreland12.1-3.5
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.

Corporations with highest Market Value in billions of US$ (April 2011)
rank corporation ccountry market value profit/loss
1.ExxonMobilUnited States407.230.5
2.AppleUnited States324.316.6
3.PetroChinaChina320.821.2
4.ICBCChina239.518.8
5.Petrobras-Petróleo BrasilBrazil238.821.2
6.BHP BillitonAustralia231.512.7
7.China Construction BankChina224.815.6
8.General ElectricUnited States216.211.6
9.MicrosoftUnited States215.820.6
10.Royal Dutch ShellNetherlands212.920.1
11.Berkshire HathawayUnited States211.013.0
12.ChevronUnited States200.619.0
13.IBMUnited States198.114.8
14.China MobileHong Kong-China192.117.7
15.Wal-Mart StoresUnited States187.316.4
16.HSBC HoldingsUnited Kingdom186.513.3
17.GoogleUnited States185.88.5
18.JPMorgan ChaseUnited States182.217.4
19.NestléSwitzerland181.136.7
20.GazpromRussia172.925.7
21.Procter & GambleUnited States172.211.2
22.Wells FargoUnited States170.612.4
23.AT&TUnited States168.219.9
24.Johnson & JohnsonUnited States163.313.3
25.ValeBrazil162.518.1
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.

Oil & Gas corporations with highest Revenues in billions of US$, 2010
rank corporation country revenues profit/loss
1.Royal Dutch ShellNetherlands369.120.1
2.ExxonMobilUnited States341.630.5
3.BPUnited Kingdom297.1-3.7
4.Sinopec-China PetroleumChina284.810.9
5.PetroChinaChina222.321.2
6.ChevronUnited States189.619.0
7.TotalFrance188.114.2
8.ConocoPhillipsUnited States175.811.4
9.ENIItaly130.58.4
10.Petrobras-Petróleo BrasilBrazil121.321.2
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.

Car industry corporations with highest Revenues in billions of US$, 2010
rank corporation country revenues profit/loss
1.Toyota MotorJapan202.82.2
2.Volkswagen GroupGermany168.39.1
3.General MotorsUnited States135.66.2
4.DaimlerGermany130.96.0
5.Ford MotorUnited States129.06.6
6.Honda MotorJapan91.82.9
7.Nissan MotorJapan80.40.5
8.BMW GroupGermany80.24.3
9.Hyundai MotorSouth Korea78.52.6
10.PeugeotFrance75.01.5
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.

Financials corporations with highest Assets in billions of US$ (values April 2011)
rank corporation country assets profit/loss
1.BNP ParibasFrance2,680.7010.5
2.Deutsche BankGermany2,556.503.1
3.HSBC HoldingsUnited Kingdom2,467.9013.3
4.BarclaysUnited Kingdom2,328.305.6
5.Royal Bank of ScotlandUnited Kingdom2,265.80-1.6
6.Bank of AmericaUnited States2,264.90-2.2
7.Mitsubishi UFJ FinancialJapan2,177.404.2
8.Crédit AgricoleFrance2,130.801.7
9.JPMorgan ChaseUnited States2,117.6017.4
10.CitigroupUnited States1,913.9010.6
source: "Forbes2000", Forbes.
note: profit/loss for 2010
note: a billion translates to: 1,000,000,000.