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Industry: Utilities
Revenues, Profits
Profit as % of...
Rank
Company
Global 500
rank
Revenues %
Assets %
1
State Grid
32
1
1
2
Électricité De France
68
6
2
3
Tokyo Electric Power
113
6
2
4
Enel
132
11
8
5
Veolia Environnement
185
2
2
6
Gaz de France
212
8
4
7
UES of Russia
213
7
16
8
Centrica
238
7
8
9
Korea Electric Power
240
9
3
10
China Southern Power Grid
266
2
1
11
Kansai Electric Power
276
6
2
12
Endesa
280
17
6
13
Chubu Electric Power
338
6
2
14
Duke Energy
340
10
3
15
Scottish & Southern Energy
355
6
8
16
Dominion Resources
360
6
2
17
Vattenfall
374
15
6
18
National Grid
394
41
15
19
CFE
395
3
1
20
Exelon
437
6
2
21
Tohoku Electric Power
462
3
1
22
Iberdrola
466
12
5
23
Scottish Power
484
19
12
From the July 24, 2006 issue
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How the Countries Stack Up
Country
Number of Global 500 Companies
United States
170
Japan
70
Britain, France (tied)
38
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Biggest employers
Company
2005 number of employees
Wal-Mart Stores
1,800,000
China National Petroleum
1,090,232
State Grid
844,031
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Most profitable companies
Company
2005 Profits
($ millions)
Exxon Mobil
36,130
Royal Dutch Shell
25,311
Citigroup
24,589
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Top 5 in Asia
Company
2005 Revenues ($ millions)
Toyota Motor
185,805
Sinopec
98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
94,869
Honda Motor
87,510
State Grid
86,984
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