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With a market value of 961.3 billion U.S. dollars, Apple led the ranking of the world’s largest companies in 2018. Some of the most recognizable companies in the world, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft, and Facebook followed closely behind, rounding out the top five. Apple also led the way in 2018 as the world's most profitable company, with a net income of 59.4 billion U.S. dollars.

Determining value

Market value and market capitalization are two terms frequently heard when discussing the profitability and viability of companies. Put simply, market capitalization, or market cap, is the worth of a company based on stock price; an important metric when determining value for potential trading opportunities.

Market value, however, is what a company is worth in a much broader context and can change greatly depending on the business cycle. It is determined by multiple factors, including stockholder equity, corporate debt, and the market environment as a whole.

The world’s top companies

In fiscal year 2018, Apple’s global revenue stood at 265.6 billion U.S. dollars, but somewhat surprisingly, did not manage to crack the top ten of companies with the largest revenue. The American multinational retailer Walmart led the way as the largest company in the world when considering revenue and employment

Ranking of the companies rank 1 to 100Market value in billion U.S. dollars
Apple961.3
Microsoft946.5
Amazon.com916.1
Alphabet863.2
Berkshire Hathaway516.4
Facebook512
Alibaba480.8
Tencent Holdings472.1
JPMorgan Chase368.5
Johnson & Johnson366.2
Visa351.9
ExxonMobil343.4
ICBC305.1
Walmart296.1
Bank of America287.3
Nestlé281.3
Samsung Electronics272.4
Procter & Gamble265.3
Royal Dutch Shell264.9
Intel263.1
Cisco Systems248.3
Mastercard247.1
Verizon Communications239.7
Walt Disney238.1
AT&T233.3
Chevron228.3
Home Depot226.8
China Construction Bank225
Nike224.3
Taiwan Semiconductor222.4
Roche Holding222
Ping An Insurance Group220.2
Pfizer218.6
Wells Fargo214.7
Boeing214.5
UnitedHealth Group212.8
Coca-Cola203
PetroChina198.7
China Mobile197.6
Agricultural Bank of China197
Comcast192
Merck & Co.189.1
Oracle186.3
PepsiCo178.2
Kweichow Moutai177.1
Toyota Motor176.6
Novartis175.6
HSBC Holdings175.5
Citigroup161.1
Netflix157.3
Unilever153.6
L'Oréal Group153
BP149.5
Total149.5
McDonald's148.8
Bank of China143
BHP Billiton138.3
SAP134.9
Adobe Systems132
Philip Morris International131.5
China Merchants Bank130.4
Abbott Laboratories129.8
Reliance Industries126.4
Broadcom126.1
3M126.1
PayPal125.8
Union Pacific125.6
IBM124.9
Honeywell International123.1
AIA Group122.2
Salesforce.com120.9
Eli Lilly119.3
United Technologies118.1
Novo Nordisk116.3
Tata Consultancy Services116.1
Royal Bank of Canada114.9
AbbVie114.7
China Life Insurance114.2
Accenture113.9
NVIDIA113.4
Medtronic113
Softbank112.4
Naspers111.3
Amgen109.3
Texas Instruments108.4
Costco Wholesale108.1
Sinopec105.6
AIRBUS104.9
Thermo Fisher Scientific103.9
TD Bank Group103.8
Allianz102.3
Sanofi102
Altria Group101.8
Rio Tinto100
Saudi Basic Industries100
AstraZeneca99.2
United Parcel Service98.3
Linde98.3

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