Fortune 500
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect.The list includes publicly and privately-held companies for which revenues are publicly available. The first Fortune 500 list was published in 1955.
This is the top 10 as published in July 2009. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2009.
| Company | Country | Field |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Dutch Shell |  Netherlands† | Oil |
| ExxonMobil Corporation |  United States | Oil |
| Wal Mart | United States | Retail |
| BP |  United Kingdom | Oil |
| Chevron Corporation | United States | Oil |
| Total S.A. |  France | Oil |
| ConocoPhillips | United States | Oil |
| ING Group | Netherlands | Banking |
| Sinopec |  China | Oil |
| Toyota Motor |  Japan | Automobiles |
The top ten includes seven oil companies, one automobile manufacturer, one retailer, and one banking corporation.
2009 breakdown by country
This is a ranking of the top 10 countries with the most Global 500 companies.
Rank  | Country | Companies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 140 |
| 2 | Japan | 68 |
| 3 | France | 40 |
| 4 |  Germany | 39 |
| 5 | China | 37 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 26 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 15 |
| 8 |  Canada | 14 |
| 8 |  South Korea | 14 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 12 |
| 10 |  Spain | 12 |
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