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Top 10 Largest Public Companies In The World

Forbes Global 2000 is a comprehensive list of the world’s largest and most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, total assets, and listed arm’s market value. The latest list, released on May 8, includes 2,000 major companies from 62 countries around the world.

Here is a look at top 10 largest public companies in 2014.

Top 10 Largest Public Companies In The WorldNo 10 PetroChina Company Limited

Revenue: $328.5 billion

Profit: $21.1 billion

Assets: $386.9 billion

Market value: $202 billion

PetroChina is the country’s top oil and gas producer.

No 9 Bank of China Limited

Revenue: $105.1 billion

Profit: $25.5 billion

Assets: $2291.8 billion

Market value: $124.2 billion

Bank of China Limited is one of the biggest four State-owned commercial banks in the country.

No 8 Wells Fargo

Revenue: $88.7 billion

Profit: $21.9 billion

Assets: $1543 billion

Market value: $261.4 billion

Wells Fargo is an American multinational banking and financial services holding company.

No 7 General Electric

Revenue: $143.3 billion

Profit: $14.8 billion

Assets: $656.6 billion

Market value: $259.6 billion

General Electric is an American multinational conglomerate corporation.

No 6 Exxon Mobil Corporation

Revenue: $394 billion

Profit: $32.6 billion

Assets: $346.8 billion

Market value: $422.3 billion

Exxon Mobil is an American multinational oil and gas corporation.

No 5 Berkshire Hathaway Inc

Revenue: $178.8 billion

Profit: $19.5 billion

Assets: $493.4 billion

Market value: $309.1 billion

Berkshire Hathaway is an American multinational conglomerate holding company.

No 4 JPMorgan Chase

Revenue: $105.7 billion

Profit: $17.3 billion

Assets: $2435.3 billion

Market value: $229.7 billion

JPMorgan Chase is the largest banking and financial services in the United States.

No 3 Agricultural Bank of China

Revenue: $136.4 billion

Profit: $27 billion

Assets: $2405.4 billion

Market value: $141.1 billion

Agricultural Bank of China is the country’s third-largest bank.

No 2 China Construction Bank Corporation

Revenue: $121.3 billion

Profit: $34.2 billion

Assets: $2449.5 billion

Market value: $174.4 billion

China Construction Bank Corporation is the country’s second-largest State-owned commercial bank.

No 1 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd

Revenue: $148.7 billion

Profit: $42.7 billion

Assets: $3124.9 billion

Market value: $215.6 billion

Industrial and Commercial Bank is the country’s largest bank.

Source: Chinadaily.com