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Rank Company Global 500
Rank
Profits % change from 2009 2010 Profits ($ millions)
1 Bridgestone 287 10,014.6 1,127.3
2 Franz Haniel 242 4,966.2 422.5
3 Adecco Group 391 4,938.4 560.2
4 Flextronics International 334 3,106.5 596.2
5 ArcelorMittal 74 2,371.2 2,916.0
6 Kroger 76 1,494.7 1,116.3
7 BMW 79 1,403.1 4,262.1
8 FedEx 261 1,108.2 1,184.0
9 Idemitsu Kosan 233 1,000.6 708.5
10 Michelin 411 842.1 1,388.0
11 Kobe Steel 447 810.4 618.1
12 Aegon 112 721.6 2,329.7
13 Nissan Motor 48 716.4 3,727.1
14 JX Holdings 58 680.5 3,639.7
15 Sberbank 298 680.5 5,997.6
16 Xstrata 315 609.2 4,688.0
17 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings 234 606.0 975.8
18 Volkswagen 13 578.4 9,052.7
19 Bunge 182 552.1 2,354.0
20 Groupe BPCE 97 545.9 4,821.0
21 China Ocean Shipping 399 527.4 1,161.3
22 DZ Bank 278 516.5 1,148.3
23 Société Générale 72 450.5 5,187.9
24 Saint-Gobain 155 432.6 1,495.3
25 ChemChina 475 429.6 15.9
26 China Post Group 343 390.3 1,306.9
27 Komatsu 453 387.0 1,760.1
28 Sharp 253 378.3 226.5
29 Mitsubishi Electric 203 377.4 1,453.9
30 Deutsche Telekom 75 357.5 2,245.0
31 Aisin Seiki 368 354.7 813.1
32 China Southern Power Grid 149 309.2 1,025.3
33 People's Insurance Co. of China 289 281.8 573.5
34 Deutsche Post 93 276.0 3,365.5
35 Tata Motors 359 275.6 2,035.4
36 Dow Chemical 152 256.5 2,310.0
37 Mitsubishi Motors 457 255.9 182.4
38 China Guodian 405 253.7 114.0
39 Morgan Stanley 218 249.4 4,703.0
40 Suncor Energy 268 245.2 3,466.7
41 Dongfeng Motor 145 244.5 2,479.7
42 Nestlé 42 242.0 32,843.0
43 Royal Philips Electronics 277 236.1 1,915.2
44 Vale 186 222.8 17,264.0
45 L.M. Ericsson 339 222.2 1,547.1
46 BASF 71 208.0 6,035.6
47 Sun Life Financial 406 202.9 1,627.0
48 Caterpillar 202 201.7 2,700.0
49 Rio Tinto Group 140 194.0 14,324.0
50 Evonik Industries 452 191.4 972.2
From the July 25, 2011 issue
Editor's note: Chrysler Group was erroneously omitted from the Global 500 listing. With revenue of $41.9 billion, Chrysler ranks No.205 among all the companies in the world and 61st in the U.S. As a result, Bristol-Myers Squibb, which had ranked No.500, falls off the list. Updates may be found for the full list, rankings by country, and the list of arrivals. Fortune regrets the error.
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Rank # of Global 500 Companies
U.S. 133
Japan 68
China 61
Company 2010 Number of Employees
Wal-Mart Stores 2,100,000
China National Petroleum 1,674,541
State Grid 1,564,000
Company 2010 Profits
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Nestlé $32,843
Gazprom $31,895
Exxon Mobil $30,460
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