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The world's largest companies - May 2002
Global 500
Published: May 7 2002 11:52GMT | Last Updated: May 9 2002 18:00GMT

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Global 2002Global 2001Company Country Market value $m
11General Electric US372,089.3
25MicrosoftUS326,639.4
33Exxon MobilUS299,820.4
46Wal-Mart StoresUS273,219.5
57CitigroupUS255,299.4
64PfizerUS249,020.7
79IntelUS203,838.2
815BPUK200,794.0
924Johnson & JohnsonUS197,912.2
1010Royal Dutch/ShellNetherlands/UK189,913.1
1111American International GroupUS188,464.2
1218Intl Business MachinesUS179,212.8
1319GlaxoSmithKline PLCUK145,378.3
1416NTT DoCoMo,Inc.Japan137,811.6
1513MerckUS130,767.1
1622Coca-ColaUS129,851.2
178Vodafone GroupUK126,535.6
1817SBC CommunicationsUS125,499.6
1921Verizon CommunicationsUS125,262.9
202Cisco SystemsUS123,953.1
2141Procter & GambleUS116,769.3
2226NovartisSwitzerland114,056.4
2328Home DepotUS113,909.6
2446Philip MorrisUS113,098.4
2533Total Fina ElfFrance109,426.7
2631Berkshire HathawayUS109,037.4
2723HSBC HoldingsUK108,717.9
2825Toyota MotorJapan106,367.4
2951Bank of AmericaUS104,820.2
3012NokiaFinland102,241.7
3136Aol Time WarnerUS101,007.2
3296Chevrontexaco CorpUS96,344.9
3375PepsicoUS90,869.4
3450Nestle SASwitzerland88,112.0
3552AstraZenecaUK86,985.8
3663WyethUS86,905.2
3745ViacomUS85,808.0
3842Lilly (Eli)US85,649.7
3947Wells FargoUS84,300.2
4072Abbott LaboratoriesUS81,876.8
4155Fannie MaeUS79,959.9
4227Bristol Myers SquibbUS78,342.4
4376Royal Bank of ScotlandUK77,404.1
4432J P Morgan ChaseUS70,481.9
4548RocheSwitzerland70,409.7
4614OracleUS70,363.9
4753BellsouthUS69,232.6
48104Dell ComputerUS68,068.8
4937Tyco InternationalUS64,522.3
5062UBSSwitzerland64,083.1
5140Deutsche TelekomGermany63,674.2
5249AllianzGermany63,306.7
5338Morgan Stanley Dean WitterUS63,133.7
5473AmgenUS62,717.5
5529NTTJapan62,648.8
56108ENIItaly58,945.8
5760SiemensGermany58,866.1
5865PharmaciaUS58,411.9
5934China Mobile, Hong KongHong Kong57,487.4
6078Lloyds TSBUK57,418.4
6144Texas Instruments IncUS57,397.8
6288Unilever NV/plcNetherlands/UK56,394.0
6354AT&TUS55,615.8
6484Telecom ItaliaItaly55,523.7
6586AventisFrance55,303.4
6671MedtronicUS54,887.6
6764American ExpressUS54,857.6
6856INGNetherlands53,905.6
6961TelefonicaSpain53,690.7
7092BarclaysUK51,697.9
71173WachoviaUS50,696.3
7297LOrealFrance50,237.4
73310SAPGermany48,934.2
74116Bank OneUS48,836.3
7569SONY Corp.Japan48,343.0
7677Merrill LynchUS47,239.0
77125Sanofi SynthelaboFrance47,238.1
7870Disney (Walt)US47,068.0
7998Du Pont (E I) De NemoursUS46,817.8
80176Taiwan SemiconductorTaiwan46,445.2
81123DaimlerChryslerGermany46,021.9
82151Anheuser-BuschUS45,898.8
8358Schering-PloughUS45,872.3
8485Credit SuisseSwitzerland45,651.1
85225Samsung ElectronicsSouth Korea45,622.7
86111Minnesota Mining & MfgUS45,093.7
87138BNP ParibasFrance45,024.8
88146Applied MaterialsUS44,496.0
89126Federal Home Loan MortgUS43,973.8
90155DiageoUK43,947.7
9179Munich REGermany43,787.9
92212U S BancorpUS43,074.5
9390Goldman Sachs GroupUS42,869.7
9466Vivendi UniversalFrance42,515.7
9574Telecom Italia Mobile TIMItaly41,641.6
96245HBOS PLCUK41,465.2
97141HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.Japan41,404.9
98114Philips ElectronicsNetherlands40,307.5
99139WalgreenUS40,046.3
100100Deutsche BankGermany39,955.2
10182AXAFrance39,343.3
102186Fifth Third BancorpUS39,274.2
103158TargetUS38,928.3
10494BoeingUS38,517.7
105109Santander Central HispanoSpain38,395.7
106113BBVASpain38,249.0
10791Hutchison WhampoaHong Kong37,578.8
108115TelstraAustralia36,943.4
109119Fleetboston FinancialUS36,590.6
11093Takeda Chemical Ind.Japan36,430.2
111145Automatic Data ProcessingUS36,143.3
112149Gillette CoUS35,891.8
113279BHP BillitonAustralia/UK35,740.9
114214Baxter InternationalUS35,709.0
115124McDonaldsUS35,556.4
11639France TelecomFrance35,530.2
117112Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group,Inc.Japan35,484.3
118129EONGermany35,251.9
119150United TechnologiesUS35,081.1
120101AegonNetherlands34,891.9
12168Hewlett-PackardUS34,855.0
12281BT GROUPUK34,747.4
123120ENELItaly34,501.5
12443EricssonSweden34,347.7
125121SchlumbergerUS33,863.8
126166General MotorsUS33,817.1
127258Lowes CosUS33,675.0
128122CarrefourFrance33,671.2
129156Kimberly-ClarkUS33,585.9
130261First DataUS33,314.2
131235Nissan MotorJapan33,012.0
132136Liberty MediaUS33,009.7
133 OrangeFrance32,969.2
134161Canon Inc.Japan32,906.6
135160MBNAUS32,853.2
136130Telefonos de Mexico LMexico32,421.8
137187Washington MutualUS32,181.6
138180AlcoaUS31,987.9
139197Cardinal HealthUS31,865.6
140102MotorolaUS31,605.4
141165Colgate-PalmoliveUS31,393.3
142184Duke EnergyUS31,302.1
143135Honeywell InternationalUS31,188.7
144117GeneraliItaly31,080.2
145171Marsh & MclennanUS30,963.4
146128Bank of New YorkUS30,946.3
147154Clear Channel CommunicationsUS30,821.3
148144STMicrolectronicsFrance30,217.7
149137ComcastUS29,784.4
150159Dow ChemicalUS29,678.1
151152Swiss ReSwitzerland29,246.1
152148ABN AmroNetherlands29,058.8
153157SuezFrance29,034.1
154132FortisBelgium29,001.2
15580QualcommUS28,875.9
156107Ford MotorUS28,663.3
15735Sun MicrosystemsUS28,651.1
158209National Australia BankAustralia28,368.1
159190Electronic Data SystemsUS27,881.0
160185PetrobrasBrazil26,971.6
161198Rio TintoAustralia/UK27,331.8
162192Societe GeneraleFrance26,974.3
163189AllstateUS26,858.6
164134GenentechUS26,551.8
16520EmcUS26,470.4
166267BMWGermany26,252.4
167110SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN CO.,LTD.Japan26,178.1
168191Household InternationalUS25,931.5
169153Tokyo Electric PowerJapan25,904.9
170142Nomura Holdings,Inc.Japan25,780.7
171368Lockheed MartinUS25,706.6
172106Matsushita Electric Ind.Japan25,637.5
173174LVMHFrance25,085.4
174147BayerGermany24,910.1
175175Hitachi, Ltd.Japan24,674.9
176221Anglo AmericanUK24,572.3
177143CGNU PLCUK24,251.4
178229AholdNetherlands24,248.3
179103AT&T Wireless ServicesUS24,210.7
180169Emerson ElectricUS24,144.2
181196TescoUK24,128.8
182163Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CorporationJapan24,042.7
183374Phillips PetroleumUS23,999.1
184228Kohls CorpUS23,845.1
185308Unitedhealth GroupUS23,826.4
186188BASFGermany23,786.0
187331El Paso CorpUS23,443.4
188 United Parcel ServiceUS23,246.1
18983Mizuho Holdings,Inc.Japan22,733.3
190251Royal Bank Of CanadaCanada22,622.4
191167British Sky Broadcasting GroupUK22,540.0
192202UniCredito ItalianoItaly22,393.5
193286SwisscomSwitzerland22,328.5
194206MetlifeUS22,320.8
195248Reed ElsevierNetherlands/UK22,254.8
196281Illinois Tool WorksUS22,131.5
197193SafewayUS21,884.2
198421Tenet HealthcareUS21,812.3
199266HCAUS21,776.6
200194Cox CommunicationsUS21,573.0
201 Kraft FoodsUS21,450.8
202242Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaAustralia21,424.4
203199Hang Seng BankHong Kong21,386.3
204348British American TobaccoUK21,054.1
205200Abbey NationalUK21,033.1
206227ThomsonCanada20,931.8
207224Nintendo Co.Japan20,923.4
208255Intl PaperUS20,761.7
209170Cheung KongHong Kong20,712.4
210338VolkswagenGermany20,460.7
211302GannettUS20,277.4
212164PrudentialUK20,191.2
213250RWEGermany20,020.0
214307United Micro ElectronicsTaiwan19,987.9
21587WorldcomUS19,968.2
216312SyscoUS19,834.7
217226Micron TechnologyUS19,747.3
218105Zurich Financial ServicesSwitzerland19,548.8
219325CaterpillarUS19,524.8
220270SK TelecomSouth Korea19,484.0
221231Intesa BciItaly19,478.7
222275Suntrust BanksUS19,168.5
223303CarnivalUS19,138.5
224240HypoVereinsbankGermany19,076.0
225387General DynamicsUS18,957.8
226 Cendant CorpUS18,854.8
227 YukosRussia18,743.2
228301National CityUS18,694.9
229 Credit AgricoleFrance18,651.2
230287SouthernUS18,545.3
231323ConocoUS18,282.1
232205Sun Hung Kai PropertiesHong Kong18,238.2
233352Maxim Integrated ProductsUS18,152.6
234320Prudential FinancialUS18,142.9
235327Shin-Etsu ChemicalJapan18,084.2
236272Costco WholesaleUS18,080.8
237263State StreetUS18,009.2
238343BB&T CorpUS18,008.5
239208ROHM CO.,LTD.Japan17,900.9
240127Schwab (Charles)US17,889.5
241441General MillsUS17,843.9
242181Compaq ComputerUS17,813.4
243284KrogerUS17,737.3
244330DexiaBelgium17,714.5
245292Toronto Dominion BankCanada17,594.4
246140Veritas SoftwareUS17,570.4
247328Omnicom GroupUS17,544.2
248247PNC Financial ServicesUS17,467.3
24967AlcatelFrance17,431.9
250 GazpromRussia17,359.5
251389Fedex CorpUS17,333.6
252 StatoilNorway17,333.4
253381Dominion ResourcesUS17,290.5
254249AlltelUS17,257.2
255237Nordea BankSweden17,075.0
256211Mellon FinancialUS17,042.9
257276ExelonUS17,025.7
258219East Japan RailwayJapan16,996.8
259 Concord EfsUS16,903.6
260317Waste ManagementUS16,836.5
261268Ito-Yokado Co.Japan16,833.9
262 Best BuyUS16,827.1
263353Hartford Finl SvcsUS16,775.2
264371Bank of Nova ScotiaCanada16,739.2
265220Deutsche PostGermany16,723.5
266262DanoneFrance16,706.2
267445Harley-DavidsonUS16,691.5
268239San Paolo IMI SpAItaly16,599.5
269241ImmunexUS16,589.7
270288Analog DevicesUS16,438.8
271253Fuji Photo FilmJapan16,371.2
272295Sara LeeUS16,304.7
273432Sears RoebuckUS16,296.6
274 RaytheonUS16,286.3
275195Agilent TechnologiesUS16,222.9
27695Lucent TechnologiesUS16,190.9
277300HeinekenNetherlands16,050.2
278 America MovilMexico16,040.5
279179Murata Mfg.Japan15,880.1
280 EbayUS15,829.0
281296EndesaSpain15,827.7
282277Lehman BrothersUS15,787.9
283236Infineon TechnologiesGermany15,689.4
284416Union PacificUS15,611.1
285256Repsol YPFSpain15,468.0
286377BG GroupUK15,376.5
287223Singapore TelecommunicationsSingapore15,371.3
288177Fujitsu Ltd.Japan15,351.1
289 USA EducationUS15,332.1
290322BAE Systems PLCUK15,322.2
291314AflacUS15,258.9
292 Marks and SpencerUK15,090.5
293178Siebel SystemsUS15,077.7
294 Compass GroupUK14,922.2
295 Wal Mart de MexicoMexico14,897.8
296319PaychexUS14,891.5
297394American Electric PowerUS14,858.9
298425Hennes & Mauritz, H & MSweden14,846.1
299305Southwest AirlinesUS14,837.1
300391Sharp Corp.Japan14,807.2
301408Westpac BankingAustralia14,674.3
302298News CorporationAustralia14,655.7
303 Forest LaboratoriesUS14,595.4
304216Pinault Printemps La RedouteFrance14,573.4
305354Heinz (H J)US14,539.7
306 TXUUS14,506.2
307252Sprint FonUS14,441.8
308282General Motors Cl HUS14,436.5
309313CignaUS14,348.3
310232BCECanada14,257.1
311390Cadbury SchweppesUK14,202.0
312433Australia & New Zealand BankingAustralia14,184.3
31330Nortel NetworksCanada14,160.3
314406Saint GobainFrance14,109.6
315332Linear TechnologyUS14,033.1
316259DENSO CORPORATIONJapan14,019.3
317378Capital One FinancialUS14,016.2
318350Anadarko PetroleumUS13,999.8
319168NEC Corp.Japan13,949.2
320309Kansai Electric PowerJapan13,916.2
321339T-Online InternationalGermany13,752.4
322356Centrica PLCUK13,745.6
323460WeyerhaeuserUS13,688.2
32459Qwest Communication IntlUS13,685.9
325 KelloggUS13,685.9
326243Toshiba Corp.Japan13,629.2
327401TribuneUS13,620.9
328297Korea Telecom CorpSouth Korea13,517.7
329 AlbertsonsUS13,465.0
330265CVSUS13,446.6
331369Akzo NobelNetherlands13,440.7
332315Xilinx IncUS13,373.7
333304Northern TrustUS13,315.0
334254Kyocera Corp.Japan13,313.8
335329Fanuc Ltd.Japan13,301.2
336418Manulife FinlCanada13,297.4
337429Ricoh Co.Japan13,296.1
338 Kookmin BankSouth Korea13,287.0
339337GuidantUS13,243.5
340346WPP Group PLCUK13,214.6
341442Mcgraw-Hill CompaniesUS13,213.7
342405Air Liquide, L'France13,176.4
343419Credit LyonnaisFrance13,174.1
344 SurgutneftegazRussia13,158.3
345375Central Japan RailwayJapan13,141.0
346431Canadian Imperial BankCanada13,103.3
347428Conagra FoodsUS13,026.8
348203GapUS13,007.3
349471Norsk HydroNorway12,970.0
350 United Overseas BankSingapore12,953.8
351382InterpublicUS12,945.5
352393Baker-HughesUS12,882.6
353492Avon ProductsUS12,859.3
354 PeugeotFrance12,858.8
355326KPNNetherlands12,820.7
356475AlcanCanada12,750.5
357321Standard CharteredUK12,711.9
358 Northrop GrummanUS12,701.1
359462AdeccoSwitzerland12,681.1
360361Computer Associates IntlUS12,640.0
361440MascoUS12,597.4
362 Lukoil HoldingRussia12,526.8
363 XL CapitalUS12,525.0
364392Chubb CorpUS12,498.2
365 KLA-TencorUS12,439.5
366 Equity Office Properties TrustUS12,425.9
367274BombardierCanada12,422.8
368470Tokyo ElectronJapan12,344.2
369 Progressive Corp-OhioUS12,254.2
370359Japan TobaccoJapan12,251.8
371488Schneider ElectricFrance12,212.7
372439RenaultFrance12,197.2
373316Williams CosUS12,157.2
374357Saudi Basic Industries Corp.Saudi Arabia12,139.4
375289NTT DataJapan12,090.2
376422RichemontSwitzerland12,088.0
377477Novo NordiskDenmark12,051.1
378 Wrigley (Wm) JrUS12,031.3
379487InterbrewBelgium11,945.5
380479Mitsubishi Corp.Japan11,943.6
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