We all know the Richest Man in the world currently is Bill Gates - though they have been some few changes this year with Carlos - Do you know that Microsoft is not among the richest companies in the world..Spoiler Alert!!!!...Spoiler Alert!!!!!.. That is the continuous need and workflow of money never ceases.
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" Top 10 Richest Companies/Industries In The World 2017 " Estimated by Income revenue and Net worth as of current."
10. BP
BP - British Petroleum PLC is a British multinational company dealing mainly with Oil and Gas produce. It is the sixth largest Producer In Oil and Gas, as well as the sixth largest Energy company by market Capitalization and the company with the Fifth largest turnover in revenue.
With operations in over 72 countries - It produces about 3.3 million Barrels per day of Oil.
It's foundation dates back to the 1908 - The Anglo-Persian Oil Company,established as a subsidiary of Burmah Oil Company to exploit Iran Oil discoveries. With major events and Changes over the century. British Petroleum PLC holds the sixth place as the Richest Company In the World.
With Headquarters In The United Kingdom - London. Bob Dudley presiding as CEO(2010 - Till date).
9. Apple Inc
We all know Apple. Ever used an Apple product? Or was it just too expensive? You decided to settle for something lower....
Apple is an Multinational Information Communication Technology Involved in the Design - Production and Sale of mainly Computer electronics, Computer Software and few Online service.
With a very wide range of products, which are always atop in the market,Apple products are loved and hyped more relatively to any other Information Communication Technology's product in the world.
Founded By Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne In April 1976, formerly known as Apple Computer Inc. Apple is the World Largest Information Communication Technology by Revenue.
Headquarters is situated in California United States and Tim Cook as CEO.
8. Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation . The only Japanese company on the list as well as the largest listed Company in Japan - By Market Capitalization. A Multi National Automotive Manufacturer based mainly in Japan.It was the World's first Automobile Manufacturer to produce more than 10 million per year - Which they have kept since 2012. Toyota is the lead salesman in Hybrid electric Vehicles.
Founded by Kiichiro Toyoda in 1937 - A Chip off of his Old man's "Toyota Industries" . With many improvement and changes taken place since then, Toyota's produce and ventures include brands like; Toyota, Hino, Lexus, Ranz, Daihatsu and Isuzu.
Headquarters are situated in Aichi ,Japan, and Takeshi Uchiyamda as Chairman, Shigeru Hayakawa as Vice-chairman, and Akio Toyoda as president.
7. Volkswagen
The German on the list (VW) - Volkswagen meaning "People's Car". Ranked as the World Largest Automobile Seller In 2016.
Founded on May 28 1937(The same year as Toyota) by German Labour Front in Berlin.
Headquarters are situated in Wolfsburg Germany, and Herbert Diess presiding as "Chairman of Board of Management of the Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand".
6. Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation - The largest of the world's Big Oil companies,the largest Oil refiner in The world, The world's seventh largest publicly Traded Company by Market Capitalization and the second most Profitable company in Fortune 500(2014), with daily production of over 3.9 Billion barrels of Oil equivalent.
Exxon Mobil an American Multinational Oil and Gas . The largest descendant of Rockefeller's "Standard Oil Company". Formed in 1999 from the merging of "Exxon and Mobil - Standard Oil Companies of New Jersey and New York respectively.
Headquarters are located in the United States - Irving, Texas with Darren Woods overseeing as Chairman and CEO.
5. Royal Dutch Shell
Popularly known as Shell. It ventures among the World's Six Oil Super majors. Shell is vertically integrated and is popularly active in every aspect and sector of oil exploration , which varies from Exploration , Refining and Distribution of Oil, with minor involvements in renewable energy sources such as Biofuels and Wind.
Shell has operations in over 70 countries and produces about 3.7 millions barrels equivalent of oil per day, as it is the major subsidiary of the United States.
Shell was created in 1907, 110 years ago, from the amalgamation of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the Shell transport and trading company of the UK.
Headquarters are located in Hague Netherlands, with "Shell Centre" a registered office in London UK and Charles O Holliday as Chairman and Ben Van Beurden as CEO.
4. Sinopec Group
3. China National Petroleum Corporation
CNPC is a state owned Oil and Gas corporation as well as the largest integrated energy company in China. CNPC has over 30 International exploration and production projects in countries like Azerbaijan, Canada, Myanmar, Oman, Peru, Thailand, Niger, Venezuela, Sudan, Iran, Indonesia and Turkmenistan. The exploration projects are run by a wholly owned subsidiary - The Great Wall Drilling Company (GWDC).
With major investments in the Petroleum,Natural Gas and petrochemicals.
Headquarters are located in Dongcheng District, Beijing , China. Wang Yilin as chairman and a Vacant seat as president.
2. State Grid Corporation Of China
Popularly and widely known as State Grid, is the largest utility company in the World. It has an estimated of about a Million Staffs,over 1 Billion customers and a revenue of 329.6 Billion dollars.
After the " Plant Grid Separation Reform"- 2002, The assets of the State Grid Electrical Corporation were divided into Five, that retained the power plants and subsidiaries of the State Grid Corporation Of China. State Grid is the global leader .
With involvement in many countries including China,Australia,Brazil,Italy and Philippines as " National Grid Corporation Of Philippines" .
Headquarters are situated in Beijing China, with Shu Yinbiao as President and CEO.
1. Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Popularly " Walmart, Is an International multinational, family owned retailing corporation that operates a series of Hypermarkets, Retail and Grocery Stores .Walmart has 11,695 stores and clubs in about 28 under a total of 63 banners. As the World most valuable company, as well as - World's largest private Employer with over 2.3 Million Employees ,Owned by the Walton Family, with Wholly operations in Argentina,Brazil, Chile and Canada. It operates under various names - Walmart (United States), Walmart (Canada) , Walmart De Mexico Y Centroamerica (Mexico and Central Americas), Asda (United Kingdom), Seiyu Group (Japan), and Best Price (India), It also operates the Sam Club Retail House.
With various setbacks and rewrites in its history, The key man, Sam Wilson, the sole founder of Walmart,
This list is subject prior to change. As money runs the world - so does it run in different directions at different times. The business just keeps on moving forward - it is never steady.
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