Forbes The Global 2000 Company In 2008

In The Order Of Company Country Industry & $Billions Worth.


Wal-Mart Stores United States Retailing 378.8

ExxonMobil United States Oil & Gas Operations 358.6

Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands Oil & Gas Operations 355.78

BP United Kingdom Oil & Gas Operations 281.03

Chevron United States Oil & Gas Operations 203.97

Toyota Motor Japan Consumer Durables 203.8

Total France Oil & Gas Operations 199.74

ING Group Netherlands Insurance 197.93

General Motors United States Consumer Durables 181.12

General Electric United States Conglomerates 172.74

Ford Motor United States Consumer Durables 172.46

ConocoPhillips United States Oil & Gas Operations 171.5

Citigroup United States Banking 159.23

AXA Group France Insurance 151.7

Volkswagen Group Germany Consumer Durables 149

HSBC Holdings United Kingdom Banking 146.5

Daimler Germany Consumer Durables 145.11

Dexia Belgium Banking 140.78

Allianz Germany Insurance 139.12

Sinopec-China Petroleum China Oil & Gas Operations 133.79

Fortis Netherlands Diversified Financials 121.19

ENI Italy Oil & Gas Operations 119.27

Bank of America United States Banking 119.19

AT&T United States Telecommunications Services 118.93

Berkshire Hathaway United States Diversified Financials 118.25

UBS Switzerland Diversified Financials 116.98

JPMorgan Chase United States Banking 116.35

BNP Paribas France Banking 116.16

Carrefour Group France Food Markets 112.4

American Intl Group United States Insurance 110.06

Royal Bank of Scotland United Kingdom Banking 108.45

Hewlett-Packard United States Technology Hardware & Equip 107.67

ArcelorMittal Luxembourg Materials 105.22

Société Générale Group France Banking 103.44

Siemens Germany Conglomerates 103.2

Generali Group Italy Insurance 102.16

Crédit Agricole France Banking 101.59

HBOS United Kingdom Banking 100.32

McKesson United States Drugs & Biotechnology 99.64

IBM United States Software & Services 98.79

Deutsche Bank Germany Diversified Financials 95.5

Nestlé Switzerland Food Drink & Tobacco 94.76

Valero Energy United States Oil & Gas Operations 94.53

Honda Motor Japan Consumer Durables 94.35

E.ON Germany Utilities 94.04

Verizon Communications United States Telecommunications Services 93.47

Samsung Electronics South Korea Semiconductors 92.26

Nippon Telegraph & Tel Japan Telecommunications Services 91.57

Deutsche Telekom Germany Telecommunications Services 91.26

Cardinal Health United States Drugs & Biotechnology 89.39

Nissan Motor Japan Consumer Durables 89.09

StatoilHydro Norway Oil & Gas Operations 89

PetroChina China Oil & Gas Operations 88.24

Goldman Sachs Group United States Diversified Financials 87.97

Petrobras-Petróleo Brasil Brazil Oil & Gas Operations 87.52

Hitachi Japan Technology Hardware & Equip 87.21

Deutsche Post Germany Transportation 86.9

Morgan Stanley United States Diversified Financials 85.33

BASF Germany Chemicals 84.6

Credit Suisse Group Switzerland Diversified Financials 83.72

Tesco United Kingdom Food Markets 83.61

Telefónica Spain Telecommunications Services 82.4

Aviva United Kingdom Insurance 81.83

Gazprom Russia Oil & Gas Operations 81.76

EDF Group France Utilities 81.6

Fiat Group Italy Consumer Durables 80.11

Procter & Gamble United States Household & Personal Products 79.74

Barclays United Kingdom Banking 79.7

Metro AG Germany Food Markets 79

Matsushita Electric Indl Japan Technology Hardware & Equip 77.51

Home Depot United States Retailing 77.35

France Telecom France Telecommunications Services 77.31

CVS Caremark United States Retailing 76.33

UnitedHealth Group United States Health Care Equipment & Svcs 75.43

Peugeot Groupe France Consumer Durables 74.66

Nokia Finland Technology Hardware & Equip 74.54

ThyssenKrupp Group Germany Conglomerates 73.68

Banco Santander Spain Banking 72.26

LG Corp South Korea Conglomerates 70.89

Sony Japan Technology Hardware & Equip 70.6

Prudential United Kingdom Insurance 70.34

Kroger United States Food Markets 69.86

Hyundai Motor South Korea Consumer Durables 68.74

Costco Wholesale United States Retailing 67.91

Munich Re Germany Insurance 67.57

AmerisourceBergen United States Drugs & Biotechnology 66.72

Boeing United States Aerospace & Defense 66.39

Suez Group France Utilities 64.96

BMW-Bayerische Motor Germany Consumer Durables 64.64