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List of public corporations by market capitalization

List of public corporations by market capitalization

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The following is a list of publicly traded companies having the greatest market capitalization. In the global business media, they are described as being the world's most valuable companies as a reference to their market value.[1]

Market capitalization is calculated from the share price (as recorded on selected day) multiplied by the number of outstanding shares.[2] Figures are converted into USD millions (using rate from selected day) to allow for comparison.[3]

Trillion-dollar companies

The table below lists all companies which have, at any point, had a market capitalization in excess of $1 trillion, the date on which their market cap first exceeded $1 trillion and their record market cap.[4]

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Publicly traded companies

All market capitalization figures are in USD millions. Only companies with free float of at least 15% are included; the value of unlisted stock classes is excluded. Investment companies are not included in the list.[3]

2023

This list is up to date as of 31 December 2023. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2022

This list is as of 31 December 2022. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2021

This list is up to date as of December 31, 2021. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2020

This Financial Times–based list is up to data as of December 31, 2020. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2019

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2019. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2018

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2018. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2017

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2017. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2016

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2016. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2015

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2015. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2014

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 31, 2014. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2013

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2013. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2012

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2012. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2011

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2011. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2010

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2010. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2009

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2009. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2008

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2008. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2007

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 31 December 2007. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2006

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of December 2006. Indicated changes in market value are relative to the previous quarter.

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2005

This Financial Times–This list is up to date as of 31 March 2005.[104]

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2004

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2004.[105]

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2003

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as December 2003.[106]

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2002

This Financial Times–based list is up to date December 2002.[107]

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2001

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2001.[108]

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2000

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as 31 March 2000.[109]

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1999

The 10 largest companies in the world by market capitalization in 1999[110]

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1998

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1998.[111]

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1997

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1997.[112]

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1996

This Financial Times–based list is up to date as of 30 September 1996.[113]

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See also

Notes

  1. Meta was formerly Facebook Inc. and traded as Facebook, Inc. at the time it first reached a $1tn capitalization
  2. On 5 November 2007, A shares of PetroChina ended their first day of trading after an IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange yielded a market cap of approximately $1 trillion.[30] Only 4 billion A shares were floated during the IPO, another 158 billion A shares were still held by China National Petroleum Corporation. 21.9 billion H shares were already floated on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.[31] However, market capitalization based on H shares never reached $500 billion.[32]
  3. Note that in case some companies with multiple classes of stock only one class is considered.

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