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These are the 10 biggest companies in the world by 12-month trailing (TTM) revenue, and it represents a striking diversity of industries.This list is limited to companies that are publicly traded in the U.S. or Canada, either directly or through ADRs. Some foreign companies may report semiannually, and so may have longer lag times. We add the caveat that two other companies that otherwise would be added to this list are Saudi Aramco, the Saudi state oil company; and State Grid, the Chinese state-owned electric utility.1 They were omitted because their stocks are not publicly traded in the U.S. or Canada. All data in this story are provided by YCharts and as of Sept. 10, 2020.2 returns. #1 Walmart Inc. (WMT) Revenue (TTM): $542.0 billion Net Income (TTM): $17.9 billion Market Cap: $392.8 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: 22.4% Exchange: New York Stock Exchange #2 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP) Revenue (TTM): $355.8 billion Net Income (TTM): $486.6 million Market Cap: $53.5 billion #3 Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Revenue (TTM): $321.8 billion Net Income (TTM): $13.2 billion Market Cap: $1.6 trillion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: 78.5% Exchange: NASDAQ4 PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) Revenue (TTM): $320.0 billion Net Income (TTM): -$1.8 billion Market Cap: $59.2 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -34.8% Exchange: New York Stock Exchange #5 Apple Inc. (AAPL) Revenue (TTM): $273.9 billion Net Income (TTM): $58.4 billion Market Cap: $2.0 trillion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: 121.3% Exchange: NASDAQ #6 CVS Health Corp. (CVS) Revenue (TTM): $264.0 billion Net Income (TTM): $8.3 billion Market Cap: $77.2 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -3.6% Exchange: New York Stock Exchange #7 Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.A) Revenue (TTM): $263.1 billion Net Income (TTM): -$11.3 billion Market Cap: $110.1 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: -46.5% Exchange: New York Stock Exchange Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A) Revenue (TTM): $260.5 billion Net Income (TTM): $22.2 billion Market Cap: $520.9 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: 6.5% Exchange: New York Stock Exchange #9 Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) Revenue (TTM): $248.6 billion Net Income (TTM): $14.4 billion Market Cap: $182.7 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: 1.8% Exchange: New York Stock Exchange #10 Volkswagen AG (VWAGY) Revenue (TTM): $247.4 billion Net Income (TTM): $6.4 billion Market Cap: $94.8 billion 1-Year Trailing Total Return: 11.2% Exchange: OTC Volkswagen Group is the world's largest automobile manufacturer by vehicle sales.3 The German company builds, sells, and repairs both luxury and economy cars, sports cars, trucks, and other commercial vehicles. VW's premier luxury brand is Audi. ARTICLE SOURCES Related Articles OIL The Biggest Private Oil Companies in the World STOCKS What's the most expensive stock of all time? OIL The World’s Biggest State-Owned Oil Companies COMPANY PROFILES The Top 5 Companies Owned by British Petroleum OIL The 5 Biggest Chinese Oil Companies RICH & POWERFUL 10 of the Wealthiest Families in the World Related Terms Fortune 500: What It Means to Be on the List The Fortune 500 is a yearly list of 500 of the largest US companies ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal years. more FAANG Stock FAANG is an acronym for the five most popular and best-performing American technology stocks in the market: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet (formerly Google). more FANG Stocks Definition In finance, the acronym "FANG" refers to the stocks of four prominent American technology companies: Facebook (F), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), and Google (GOOG). more Market Challenger A market challenger is a firm that has a market share below that of the market leader, but enough of a presence that it can exert upward pressure in its effort to gain more control. more Intersegment Sales Intersegment sales are the transfer or exchange of goods for monetary compensation from one division of a company to another division. more Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Ambani heads Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company and the largest private sector company in India. more