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World's 30 biggest public companies
Although the economy of the United States is struggling, it continues to dominate the Forbes list of world's biggest public companies with 543 members, its highest total since 2009.
Japan lost seven members, but at 251 remained the second-biggest country on the list. For the first time since the list began in 2004, the magazine said, China did not increase the number of its companies on the list.
But it still had the third-largest presence with 136 members. Forbes highlighted three Asian countries that showed standout overall growth in the list: Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia.
Belgium, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates had the biggest rise in company market values, growing by double digits from a year ago.
Eleven countries had only one firm on the list, including New Zealand, the Czech Republic and Vietnam. Forbes said that overall the Global 2000 companies, which employ 87 million people, had seen mostly solid growth from a year ago.
Let's take a look at world's 30 biggest public companies.
Source: Forbes
ICBC
Country: China
Sales: $134.8 billion
Profits: $37.8 billion
Assets: $2,813.5 billion
Market value: $237.3 billion
Global rank: 1
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China Construction Bank
Country: China
Sales: $113.1 billion
Profits: $30.6 billion
Assets: $2,241 billion
Market value: $202 billion
Global rank: 2
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JP Morgan Chase
Country: The United States
Sales: $108.2 billion
Profits: $21.3 billion
Assets: $2,359.1 billion
Market value: $191.4 billion
Global rank: 3
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General Electric
Country: The United States
Sales: $147.4 billion
Profits: $13.6 billion
Assets: $685.3 billion
Market value: $243.7 billion
Global rank: 4
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ExxonMobil
Country: The United States
Sales: $420.7 billion
Profits: $44.9 billion
Assets: $333.8 billion
Market value: $400.4 billion
Global rank: 5
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HSBC
Country: The United Kingdom
Sales: $104.9 billion
Profits: $14.3 billion
Assets: $2,684.1 billion
Market value: $201.3 billion
Global rank: 6
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Shell
Country: The Netherlands
Sales: $467.2 billion
Profits: $26.6 billion
Assets: $360.3 billion
Market value: $213.1 billion
Global rank: 7
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Agricultural Bank of China
Country: China
Sales: $103 billion
Profits: $23 billion
Assets: $2,124.2 billion
Market value: $150.8 billion
Global rank: 8
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Berkshire Hathaway
Country: The United States
Sales: $162.5 billion
Profits: $14.8 billion
Assets: $427.5 billion
Market value: $252.8 billion
Global rank: 9
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PetroChina
Country: China
Sales: $98.1 billion
Profits: $22.1 billion
Assets: $2,033.8 billion
Market value: $131.7 billion
Global rank: 10
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Bank of China
Country: China
Sales: $98.1 billion
Profits: $22.1 billion
Assets: $2,033.8 billion
Market value: $131.7 billion
Global rank: 11
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Wells Fargo
Country: The United States
Sales: $91.2 billion
Profits: $18.9 billion
Assets: $1,423 billion
Market value: $201.3 billion
Global rank: 12
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Chevron
Country: The United States
Sales: $222.6 billion
Profits: $26.2 billion
Assets: $233 billion
Market value: $232.5 billion
Global rank: 13
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Volkswagen
Country: Germany
Sales: $254 billion
Profits: $28.6 billion
Assets: $408.2 billion
Market value: $94.4 billion
Global rank: 14
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Apple
Country: The United States
Sales: $164.7 billion
Profits: $41.7 billion
Assets: $196.1 billion
Market value: $416.6 billion
Global rank: 15
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Walmart
Country: The United States
Sales: $469.2 billion
Profits: $17 billion
Assets: $203.1 billion
Market value: $242.5 billion
Global rank: 16
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Gazprom
Country: Russia
Sales: $144 billion
Profits: $40.6 billion
Assets: $339.3 billion
Market value: $111.4 billion
Global rank: 17
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BP
Country: The United Kingdom
Sales: $370.9 billion
Profits: $11.6 billion
Assets: $301 billion
Market value: $130.4 billion
Global rank: 18
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Citigroup
Country: The United States
Sales: $90.7 billion
Profits: $7.5 billion
Assets: $1,864.7 billion
Market value: $143.6 billion
Global rank: 19
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Petrobas
Country: Brazil
Sales: $144.1 billion
Profits: $11 billion
Assets: $331.6 billion
Market value: $120.7 billion
Global rank: 20
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Samsung
Country: South Korea
Sales: $187.8 billion
Profits: $21.7 billion
Assets: $196.3 billion
Market value: $174.4 billion
Global rank: 21
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BNP Paribas
Country: France
Sales: $126.2 billion
Profits: $8.6 billion
Assets: $2,504.2 billion
Market value: $71.3 billion
Global rank: 22
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Total
Country: France
Sales: $240.5 billion
Profits: $14.1 billion
Assets: $224.1 billion
Market value: $115.5 billion
Global rank: 23
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AT&T
Country: The United States
Sales: $127.4 billion
Profits: $7.3 billion
Assets: $272.3 billion
Market value: $200.1 billion
Global rank: 24
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Allianz
Country: Germany
Sales: $140.3 billion
Profits: $6.8 billion
Assets: $915.8 billion
Market value: $66.4 billion
Global rank: 25
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Sinopec
Country: China
Sales: $411.7 billion
Profits: $10.1 billion
Assets: $200 billion
Market value: $106.9 billion
Global rank: 26
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Country: Japan
Sales: $59 billion
Profits: $11.9 billion
Assets: $2,653.1 billion
Market value: $85.7 billion
Global rank: 27
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Bank of America
Country: The United States
Sales: $100.1 billion
Profits: $4.2 billion
Assets: $2,210 billion
Market value: $135.5 billion
Global rank: 28
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China Mobile
Country: China
Sales: $88.8 billion
Profits: $20.5 billion
Assets: $168.7 billion
Market value: $213.8 billion
Global rank: 29
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Eni
Country: Italy
Sales: $163.7 billion
Profits: $10 billion
Assets: $185.2 billion
Market value: $86.3 billion
Global rank: 30