Tracking the global $100 billion club in 2012
April 30, 2016
This list provides useful links to track the world's biggest companies by market capitalisation and it has been updated to mark the rankings immediately after the London Olympics for the 45 companies worth more than $US100 billion. Also, see this Crikey story on the topic.
1. Apple: US IT, software and hardware giant with market capitalisation of $US585 billion.
2. Exxon-Mobil: Texas-based energy giant with market capitalisation of $US407 billion.
3. PetroChina: state-controlled Chinese energy is listed on Hong Kong exchange with a market capitalisation of $US256 billion.
4. Microsoft: Seattle-based softward giant with market capitalisation of $US255 billion.
5. Walmart: America and the world's biggest retailer with a market capitalisation of $US248 billion.
6. China Mobile: largest Chinese mobiles company with a market capitalisation of $US238 billion.
7. ICBC: the biggest Chinese bank has a market capitalisation of $US210 billion.
8. IBM: US software and systems giant with a market capitalisation of $US227 billion.
9. General Electric: American industrial icon still running a conglomerate model that has a market capitalisation of $US222 billion.
10. Chevron: the second most valuable US energy company with a market capitalisation of $US222 billion.
11. Google: Silicon Valley internet search and advertising giant with market capitalisation of $US216 billion.
12. AT&T: most valuable US telecoms company with a market capitalisation of $US215 billion.
13. Berkshire Hathaway: Warren Buffett's listed investment company has a market capitalisation of $US210 billion.
14. Nestle: Europe's largest food company, based in Switzerland, with a market capitalisation of $US200 billion.
15. Johnson & Johnson: giant US consumer products company with a market capitalisation of $US189 billion.
16. Royal Dutch Shell: Europe's biggest energy company has a market capitalisation of $US184 billion.
17. Proctor & Gamble: giant US consumer products company with a market capitalisation of $US183 billion
18. Wells Fargo: emerged from the GFC as the most valuable US bank with a market capitalisation of $US179 billion.
19. Coca Cola: world's biggest soft drink company has a market capitalisation of $177 billion.
20. Pfizer: New York-based drugs giant with a market capitalisation of $177 billion.
21. BHP-Billiton: Melbourne-based but 60% foreign-owned mining giant with a market capitalisation of $US177 billion.
22. China Construction Bank Corp: only a limited free float given dominant government shareholding but based on Hong Kong listing has a nominal market capitalisation of $US172 billion.
23. Samsung: the most valuable South Korean company with a market capitalisation of $US172 billion.
24. Novartis: Swiss-based pharmaceutical company with market capitalisation of $159 billion.
25. Roche: Swiss-based pharmacuetical giant with market capitalisation of $156 billion.
26. HSBC: banking giant based in Hong Kong but with large British ownership and a market capitalisation of $US149 billion.
27. Vodafone: London-based mobiles giant with a market capitalisation of $US147 billion.
28. JP Morgan: strongest Wall Street investment bank with a market capitalisation of $US140 billion even after $US2 billion hedging loss.
29. Toyota: the world's biggest car maker has a market capitalisation of $US140 billion.
30. Petrobras: Brazilian state-controlled oil giant has a market capitalisation of $US139 billion
31. Merck: US pharmaceutical giant with market capitalisation of $135 billion.
32. BP: London-based energy mayor with market capitalisation of $134 billion.
33. Oracle: US software giant with market capitalisation of $134 billion.
34. Intel: US computer chip giant has a market capitalisation of $US132 billion
35. Agricultural Bank of China: listed on Hong Kong exchange with market capitalisation of $US130 billion.
36. Verizon: US telco with market capitalisation of $US126 billion.
37. Total: France's biggest oil producer and Europe's number three has a market capitalisation of $US116 billion.
38. Glaxo-Smithkline: largest UK drugs company with market capitalisation of $US115 billion.
39. Gazprom: Russian gas giant has a market capitalisation of $US115 billion.
40. Pepsico: US drinks giant with a market capitalisation of $US112 billion.
41. British America Tobacco: market capitalisation of $106 billion.
42. Amazon: world's biggest online retailer has a market capitalisation of $US105 billion.
43. Unilever: UK-Dutch consumer good giant with market capitalisation of $US105 billion.
44. Abbott Laboraties: US pharmaceutical company with market capitalisation of $US104 billion.
45. Vale: the Brazilian iron ore giant has a market capitalisation of $US101 billion.
Other earlier valuations as of May 12, 2012
Sanofi-Aventis: France's biggest drugs company has a market capitalisation of $US92 billion.
McDonalds: market capitalisation of $US91 billion.
Cisco Systems: market capitalisation of $US89 billion.
Rio Tinto: market capitalisation of $US88 billion after recent weakness due to commodity price softness.
Commonwealth Bank: market capitalisation of $US79 billion.
Disney: market capitalisation of $79 billion.
Visa: US-based credit card company with market capitalisation of $US77 billion.
Citi: market capitalisation of $US77 billion.
Siemens: the German giant has a market capitalisation of $US76 billion.
Comcast: US cable company with market capitalisation of $US76 billion.
Bank of America: market capitalisation of $US75 billion.
Statoil: Norway's oil and gas giant has a market capitalisation of $US75 billion.
SAP: the German software giant has a market capitalisation of $US74 billion.
Royal Bank of Canada: the biggest Canadian bank with a market capitalisation of $US73 billion.
Home Depot: US hardware chain with market capitalisation of $US72 billion.
UPS: US courier company with market capitalisation of $US71 billion.
L'Oreal: French cosmetics and toiletries giant with a market capitalisation of $US71 billion.
Mondelez (old Kraft and Cadbury) market capitalisation of $US66.7 billion in May 2016.
United Technologies: US defence and building company with a market capitalisation of $US67 billion.
BG: London-based gas giant with a market capitalisation of $US67 billion.
BASF: Germany's biggest chemical company which has a market capitalisation of $US66 billion.
Conoco-Phillips: market capitalisation of $65 billion
Altria (formerly Philip Morris): market capitalisation of $64 billion.
American Express: US finance company with market capitalisation of $US64 billion.
Westpac: market capitalisation of $62 billion.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial: Japanese bank with market capitalisation of $US61 billion.
SAB-Miller: London-based brewer with a market capitalisation of 38.7 billion pounds.
3M: US investment conglomerate with a market capitalisation of $US59 billion.
Diageo: UK drinks giant with a market capitalisation of $US59 billion.
Honda Motor: Japanese car manufacturer with market capitalisation of $US59 billion.
Telefonica: largest Spanish telco with a market capitalisation of $US59 billion.
Nippon TT: Japanese telco with market capitalisation of $US58 billion.
Caterpillar: US equipment giant with a market capitalisation of $US57 billion.
UnitedHealth Group: biggest listed US health provider with market capitalisation of $US57 billion.
Canon: Japanese photo and office equipment company with market capitalisation of $US56 billion.
ANZ: market capitalisation of $56 billion.
Amgen: US bio-tech and gene company with market capitalisation of $US55 billion.
Bristol-Myers Squibb: New York-based pharma company with market capitalisation of $55 billion.
Facebook: US social media start-up with market capitalisation of $US104 billion based on $US38 float price but fell to $US52 billion by August 2012.
Astra-Zeneca: UK-based pharmaceutical company with market capitalisation of $53 billion.
National Australia Bank: market capitalisation of $53 billion.
Diageo: London-based drinks giant with market capitalisation of $US52 billion.
Banco Santander: biggest Spanish bank with a market capitalisation of $US52 billion.
Ebay: world's biggest online auction site has market capitalisation of $50 billion.
Daimler: German car and truck manufacturer with market capitalisation of $US50 billion
Boeing: world's biggest aircraft manufacturer with market capitalisation of $50 billion.
Bayer: the German healthcare and life sciences company has a market capitalisation of $US50 billion
Previously above $US50 billion but below when Facebook floated
AIG: the fallen US insurance giant still has a market capitalisation of $US49 billion.
Goldman Sachs: market capitalisation of $US49 billion.
Deutsche Telekom: market capitalisation of $47 billion.
21st Century Fox: market capitalisation of $US58 billion in 2016.
Eli Lilly: market capitalisation of $47 billion.
Suez: French utility with a market capitaliation of $US46 billion.
Telstra: market capitalisation of $US44 billion.
Hewlett Packard: market capitalisation of $US43 billion.
Allianz: German financial services company with market capitalisation of $US43 billion.
CSL: Australian pharmaceutical company with market capitalisation of $US35 billion in 2016
Lukoil: Russian oil and gas company with market capitalisation of $43 billion.
UBS: Swiss banking giant has a market capitalisation of $43 billion.
Nissan Motor: Japanese car manufacturer with market capitalisation of $US43 billion.
Anglo American: market capitalisation of $US43 billion.
Danone: biggest French food group with market capitalisation of $US42 billion.
Sumitomo Financial Group: Japanese bank with market capitalisation of $US42 billion.
Tesco: biggest British retailer with market capitalisation of $40 billion.
BNP Paribas: French bank with market capitalisation of $US38 billion.
E.On: German electrical company with market capitalisation of $US38 billion.
Netflix: US SVOD company with market capitalisaton of $US35 billion in 2016
Ford: US auto giant with a market capitalisation of $US38 billion.
Teva Pharmaceutical: largest Israeli company with a market capitalisation of $US37 billion.
Target: US retailer with a market capitalisation of $US37 billion.
RBS: recovering and partly nationalised British bank with market capitalisation of $36 billion.
Barclays: market capitalisation of $35 billion.
EDF: French electricity giant with a market capitalisation of $US35 billion.
Mizuho Financial Group: Japanese bank with a market capitalisation of $US35 billion.
General Motors: still partially government owned and market capitalisation of $US34 billion.
Lowe's: US retailer with a market capitalisation of $US34 billion.
Time Warner: market capitalisation of $US33 billion.
Deutsche Bank: market capitalisation of $33 billion.
France Telecom: market capitalisation of $US33 billion.
Takeda: Japanese drugs company with a market capitalisation of $US32 billion.
BBVA: Spanish bank with a market capitalisation of $US31 billion.
Zurich Financial Services: largest Swiss insurer with a market capitalisation of $US31 billion.
MMC Norilsk Nickel: Moscow-based and world's largest nickel producer with market capitalisation of $30 billion.
Xstrata: market capitalisation of $US28 billion.
Enel: Italian utility with a market capitalisation of $US27 billion.
Axa: French financial services with market capitalisation of $US27 billion.
Ericsson: Swedish telco with market capitalisation of $27 billion.
Lockheed Martin: US defence contractor with a market capitalisation of $US27 billion.
Morgan Stanley: Wall Street giant which has fallen to market capitalisation of $US26 billion.
Seven & I Holdings: Japanese convenience store giant with a market capitalisation of $US26 billion.
Glencore: market capitalisation of $US25 billion.
Iberdrola: Spanish utility with a market capitalisation of $US25 billion.
Credit Suisse: market capitalisation down to $US24 billion.
RWE: large German utility with market capitalisation of $US23 billion.
Sprint Nextel: US telco with a market capitalisation of $US22 billion.
Repsol: largest Spanish energy company with a market capitalisation of $US21 billion.
Deutsche Post: market capitalisation of $US20 billion.
Manulife: largest Canadian insurance with a market capitalisation of $US20 billion.
Society Generale: market capitalisation down to $US15 billion.
Sony: tumbling Japanese consumer electronics giant with market capitalisation of just $US14 billion.
Nokia: no longer Finland's biggest company after being smashed by Apple, so market capitalisation of just $US10 billion.
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