Which company is World No. 1?

Walmart is ranked as the world's largest company by revenue, holding the No. 1 spot on the Fortune Global 500 list for 2024 and 2025. It is a massive retail corporation with the highest number of employees globally. Other, different "Number 1" rankings exist based on metrics like market capitalization (NVIDIA or Apple) or "most admired" status (Apple).
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Which is the top no. 1 company in the world?

Fortune Global 500 Ranking (2025)
  • 1Walmart.
  • 2Amazon.
  • 3State Grid.
  • 4Saudi Aramco.
  • 5China National Petroleum.
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What is the top 5 richest company?

NVIDIA is the largest company in the world, with a market cap of $4.56 trillion. NVIDIA is followed by Apple ($3.95 trillion), Alphabet ($3.83 trillion), Microsoft ($3.53 trillion), and Amazon ($2.49 trillion).
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Who are the big 5 companies?

"Big 5" can refer to different groups, but most commonly means the Big Five tech giants (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia) by market cap or the historic Big Five accounting firms before Arthur Andersen's collapse (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG, Arthur Andersen). Other contexts include the Big Five film studios or the "Magnificent Seven" tech stocks, highlighting dominant companies in various sectors. 
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Which company is the oldest?

Very generally speaking, the oldest company in the world is usually recognized as Kongo Gumi, the Japanese construction company that was founded in 578 AD. It operated operated continuously for over 1,400 years until it was absorbed by another firm in 2006.
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Top Most VALUABLE Companies in the World 2025

Is Microsoft bigger than Apple?

Microsoft stock's jump following a strong earnings report for its third fiscal quarter helped push the company past Apple to become the largest in the U.S. by market capitalization on Friday. Microsoft now has a market cap of $3.24 trillion, beating Apple's $3.07 trillion.
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What is the most expensive company?

Nvidia leads as the most valuable company globally with a $4.5 trillion market cap.
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What is the most successful company on Earth?

The most profitable company in the world is Saudi Arabian Oil Co., also known as Saudi Aramco or just Aramco. Six of the top 10 are from the U.S., with the rest coming from China or Saudi Arabia. The highest-ranked companies either operate in tech, oil and gas, or financial services.
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What is the most powerful company ever?

The VOC: Still the Biggest Ever

Founded in 1602, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) peaked at a valuation of over $10 trillion in today's dollars.
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What is Britain's oldest company?

1) Royal Mint

The UK's proud history of economic excellence arguably began over 1,100 years ago in 886 with the foundation of the Royal Mint.
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What is the oldest bank in the world?

Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the oldest bank in the world, originated in 1472 as a Monte Pio (pawn agency) at the behest of the Magistracies of the Republic of Siena and was expressly instituted to give aid to the more underprivileged classes of the population during a time of particular hardship for the local economy.
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Who is the UK's biggest employer?

The National Health Service (NHS) remains the largest employer in the UK and a significant provider of visa-sponsored employment opportunities.
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Who owns the company UK?

Shareholders, the primary owners of limited companies, have their liability limited to the nominal value of the shares they hold. This nominal value, often set at just £1 per share, represents their maximum financial commitment to the company.
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Who is the richest company on Earth?

Top wealthiest companies in the world by market capitalization
  • Nvidia. Market cap: $4.44 trillion. ...
  • Apple. Market cap: $4.08 trillion. ...
  • Amazon. Market cap: $2.42 trillion. ...
  • Saudi Aramco. Market cap: $1.63 trillion. ...
  • ExxonMobil. Market cap: $489.06 billion. ...
  • Samsung Electronics. ...
  • UnitedHealth Group. ...
  • PetroChina / CNPC.
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Who owns 88% of the stock market?

A 2019 study by Harvard Business Review found either Vanguard, BlackRock or State Street is the largest listed owner of 88% of S&P 500 companies. There is a perception that a few select companies own a vast majority of the stock market.
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