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338 | FORBES ASIA JUNE 2018THE WORLD’S
BIGGEST
COMPANIES
Chinese companies extend their streak
at the top of the Global 2000, our an-
nual ranking of the biggest publicly
traded corporations in the world. For
the sixth consecutive year the Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China and
the China Construction Bank take the
No. 1 and 2 spots. Overall, China-Hong
Kong accounts for 291 of the companies
on the list, up from 262 in 2017. On
our inaugural list in 2003, there were 43
irms from China-Hong Kong and only
3 in the top 100. PetroChina, ranked
No. 30 this year, was the highest-ranked
Chinese company in 2003 at No. 54.
he Asia-Paciic region leads with 792
companies, 40% of the entire list. Taken
as a group, the Global 2000 accounts
for $39.1 trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in
proit, $189 trillion in assets and $56.8
trillion in market value. All metrics are
up double digits year-over-year, with
proits up an impressive 28%.
Reporting by Prisca Ang, Jane Ho,
Joyce Huang.1 O ICBC CN
2 O CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CN
3 S JPMORGAN CHASE US
4 T BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY US
5 S AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA CN
6 S BANK OF AMERICA US
7 T WELLS FARGO US
8 S APPLE US
9 T BANK OF CHINA CN
10 S PING AN INSURANCE GROUP CN
11 S ROYAL DUTCH SHELL NE
12 T TOYOTA MOTOR JA
13 O EXXON MOBIL US
14 S SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS KO
15 T AT&T US
16 S VOLKSWAGEN GROUP GE
17 S HSBC UK
18 O VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS US
19 S BNP PARIBAS FR
20 T MICROSOFT US
21 S CHEVRON US
22 T ALLIANZ GE
23 S ALPHABET US
24 T WALMART US
25 T CHINA MOBILE HK
26 O TOTAL FR
27 T SINOPEC CN
28 S UNITEDHEALTH GROUP US
29 T DAIMLER GE
30 S PETROCHINA CN31 S BANCO SANTANDER SP
32 S CHINA MERCHANTS BANK CN
33 T AXA GROUP FR
34 T COMCAST US
35 S CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CN
36 S BP UK
37 T MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL JA
38 T BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS CN
39 T SOFTBANK JA
40 S BMW GROUP GE
41 S ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV BE
42 S ROYAL BANK OF CANADA CA
43 T GAZPROM RU
44 S PFIZER US
45 T ITAÚ UNIBANCO BR
46 T NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL JA
47 S SBERBANK RU
48 T NESTLE SZ
49 S INTEL US
50 S MORGAN STANLEY US
51 T SIEMENS GE
52 S BOEING US
53 S AMAZON.COM US
54 S TD BANK GROUP CA
55 T PROCTER & GAMBLE US
56 T ING GROUP NE
56 T POSTAL SAVINGS BANK OF CHINA CN
58 S HONDA MOTOR JA
59 S SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL JA
60 T GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP USTHE TOP 100
ASIAN COMPANIES ARE IN RED TYPE.GLOBAL 2OOO
BY ANDREA MURPHY