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The Fortune Global 500 is a ranking of the top 500 corporation

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s worldwide as measured by revenue

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. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune
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magazine.

Until 1989 it listed only non-US industrial corporations under the title "International 500", while the Fortune 500

Fortune 500

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...

contained and still contains exclusively US corporations. In 1990, US companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. In 2005, more than 450 of them were headquartered in Europe (195), the United States (176), and Japan (80).

Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.

2011 list

This is the top 10 as published in July 2011. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2011.

Rank	Company	Country	Field
1	Wal-Mart Stores	United States	Retail
2	Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...	Netherlands^†	Petroleum
3	Exxon Mobil	United States	Petroleum
4	BP BP BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...	United Kingdom	Petroleum
5	Sinopec Sinopec China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Limited , or Sinopec Limited , is a majority owned subsidiary of state owned company Sinopec Group. Sinopec Limited is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai and New York ....	Mainland China	Petroleum
6	China National Petroleum	Mainland China	Petroleum
7	State Grid	Mainland China	Power
8	Toyota Motor	Japan	Automobiles
9	Japan Post Holdings Japan Post Holdings is a large state-owned enterprise in Japan that deals with mail delivery and financial services. Its headquarters is located in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. There were plans to fully privatise the agency but these have been put on hold...	Japan	Diversified
10	Chevron Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...	United States	Petroleum

^† While Fortune lists Shell as a Dutch company, the company itself asserts that it is both Dutch and British

United Kingdom

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2011 breakdown by country

This is a ranking of the top 11 countries, with the most Global 500 companies.

Rank	Country	Companies
1	United States	133
2	Japan	68
3	Mainland China	61
4	Early Modern France	35
5	Germany	34
6	United Kingdom	30
7	Switzerland	15
8	South Korea	14
9	Netherlands	12
10	Canada	11
11	Italy	10

148 companies are located in the European Union

European Union

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2011 breakdown by city and metropolitan area

This is a breakdown by cities and metropolitan areas as determined by Fortune in the 2011 list. Metropolitan areas with at least three Global 500 companies are listed. The 2011 list does not include a list of cities sorted by Fortune 500 companies. The list is instead counted from the country listings.

Rank	City	Country	Number of Global 500 companies (City)	Global 500 revenues $ millions (City)	Number of Global 500 companies (Metro)	Global 500 revenues $ millions (Metro)
1	Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...	Japan	47	$2,268,640	49	$2,430,053
2	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	Mainland China	41	$2,222,366	41	$2,222,366
3	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	Early Modern France	23	$1,285,432	31	$1,952,812
4	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	United Kingdom	18	$1,170,270	22	$1,366,389
5	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...	United States	18	$955,291	27	$1,535,321
6	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...	South Korea	12	$640,586	13	$660,149
7	Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...	Japan	8	$376,607	10	$422,112
8	Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...	Canada	7	$197,294	9	$241,303
9	Houston	United States	6	$377,702	6	$377,702
9	Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...	Russia	6	$348,084	6	$348,084
9	Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...	Spain	6	$323,345	6	$323,345
9	Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...	Switzerland	6	$221,818	10	$438,811
9	Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...	India	6	$207,156	6	$207,156
14	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...	Netherlands	5	$261,933	12	$885,156
14	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...	Mainland China	5	$165,751	5	$165,751
16	Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...	Germany	4	$386,355	4	$386,355
16	Rome Rome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...	Italy	4	$283,454	4	$283,454
16	Atlanta	United States	4	$184,416	4	$184,416
16	Essen Essen - Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of... (Rhine-Ruhr Rhine-Ruhr The Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region is the largest metropolitan region in Germany with about 10,100,000 inhabitants. It is of polycentric nature and the only megacity in Germany. It covers an area of 7,110 square kilometers and lies entirely within the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia... )	Germany	4	$173,644	12	$680,567
16	Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...	Belgium	4	$144,833	5	$181,130
16	Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...	Mainland China	4	$141,495	7	$252,227
16	Frankfurt Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...	Germany	4	$140,929	6	$191,255
16	Sao Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...	Brazil	4	$135,406	4	$135,406
24	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....	Germany	3	$213,108	3	$213,108
24	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...	Mexico	3	$169,776	3	$169,776
24	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	Italy	3	$109,943	3	$109,943
24	Philadelphia	United States	3	$94,643	5	$205,330
24	Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...	Republic of China	3	$90,537	7	$260,966
-	Washington D.C.	United States	2	$220,877	6	$398,601
-	San Francisco	United States	2	$205,333	10	$773,782
-	Minneapolis	United States	2	$87,908	7	$321,799
-	Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	United States	2	$87,535	9	$361,287
-	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	Australia	2	$74,849	4	$137,474
-	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...	Australia	2	$70,992	3	$116,614
-	Hannover	Germany	2	$56,589	3	$224,630
-	Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...	United States	2	$54,614	5	$151,368
-	Nagoya	Japan	2	$47,669	5	$332,347
-	Detroit	United States	1	$135,592	3	$306,492
-	Dallas	United States	1	$124,629	5	$542,068
-	Seattle	United States	1	$34,204	3	$174,634
-	Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	United States	1	$33,193	5	$201,276

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2011 list

2011 breakdown by country

2011 breakdown by city and metropolitan area

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