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WORLD'S
LARGEST COMPANIES IN 2007 - FORBES 2000 RANKINGS
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Rank
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Company
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Industry
|
Sales
($bn) |
Profits
($bn) |
Assets
($bn) |
Market
value
($bn)
|
Country
|
| 1 | Citigroup | Banking |
146,56
|
21,54
|
1
884,32
|
247,42
|
US
CBE2FE
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| 2 | Bank of America | Banking |
116,57
|
21,13
|
1
459,74
|
226,61
|
US
|
| 3 | HSBC | Banking |
121,51
|
16,63
|
1
860,76
|
202,29
|
UK
|
| 4 | General Electric background | Conglomerates |
163,39
|
20,83
|
697,24
|
358,98
|
US
|
| 5 | JP Morgan Chase | Banking |
99,30
|
14,44
|
1
351,52
|
170,97
|
US
|
| 6 | American Intl | Insurance |
113,19
|
14,01
|
979,41
|
174,47
|
US
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| 7 | ExxonMobil | Oil & gas |
335,09
|
39,50
|
223,95
|
410,65
|
US
|
| 8 | Royal Dutch Shell | Oil & gas |
318,85
|
25,44
|
232,31
|
208,25
|
Netherlands
|
| 9 | UBS | Banking |
105,59
|
9,78
|
1
776,89
|
116,84
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Switzerland
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| 10 | ING | Banking |
153,44
|
9,65
|
1
615,05
|
93,99
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Netherlands
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| 11 | BP | Oil & gas |
265,91
|
22,29
|
217,60
|
198,14
|
UK
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| 12 | Toyota Motor | Motor |
179,02
|
11,68
|
243,60
|
217,69
|
Japan
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| 13 | Royal Bank of Scotland | Banking |
77,41
|
12,51
|
1
705,35
|
124,13
|
UK
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| 14 | BNP Paribas | Banking |
89,16
|
9,64
|
1
898,19
|
97,03
|
France
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| 15 | Allianz | Insurance |
125,33
|
8,81
|
1
380,88
|
87,22
|
Germany
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| 16 | Berkshire Hathaway | Financial services |
98,54
|
11,02
|
248,44
|
163,79
|
US
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| 17 | Wal-Mart Stores | Retailing |
348,65
|
11,29
|
151,19
|
201,36
|
US
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| 18 | Barclays | Banking |
67,71
|
8,95
|
1
949,17
|
94,79
|
UK
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| 19 | Chevron | Oil & gas |
195,34
|
17,14
|
132,63
|
149,37
|
US
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| 19 | Total | Oil & gas |
175,05
|
15,53
|
138,82
|
152,62
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France
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| 49 | DaimlerChrysler | Motor |
199,99
|
4,26
|
235,11
|
68,78
|
Germany
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| 60 | Siemens | Conglomerates |
110,82
|
3,85
|
109,12
|
93,93
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Germany
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| 66 | Microsoft | IT |
46,06
|
11,91
|
66,37
|
275,85
|
US
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| 72 | Arcelor Mittal | Steel |
58,87
|
5,23
|
112,17
|
70,46
|
Netherlands
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| 97 | BHP Billiton | Mining |
31,85
|
10,35
|
46,83
|
122,29
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Australia/UK
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| 119 | Anglo American | Mining |
33,07
|
6,19
|
46,11
|
70,36
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UK
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| 151 | Rio Tinto | Mining |
22,47
|
7,44
|
34,27
|
81,48
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UK/Australia
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| 190 | Old Mutual | Insurance |
38,97
|
1,64
|
249,12
|
19,00
|
UK
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| 203 | Xstrata | Mining |
18,57
|
2,05
|
47,19
|
44,27
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Switzerland
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| 312 | SABMiller | Beverages |
12,38
|
1,44
|
26,50
|
33,17
|
UK
|
| 316 | Standard Bank | Banking |
9,20
|
1,37
|
119,14
|
18,78
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SA
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| 333 | FirstRand | Banking |
10,72
|
1,27
|
80,74
|
17,06
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SA
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| 432 | Vodafone | Telecoms |
51,04
|
-38,03
|
220,17
|
146,48
|
UK
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| 474 | Sasol | Oil & gas |
8,91
|
1,45
|
14,25
|
20,01
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SA
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| 554 | Sanlam | Insurance |
10,19
|
0,99
|
47,33
|
6,09
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SA
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| 622 | Richemont | Luxury goods |
5,12
|
1,30
|
9,91
|
30,64
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Switzerland
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| 656 | Telkom | Telecoms |
7,73
|
1,49
|
9,26
|
12,13
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SA
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| 705 | MTN | Telecoms |
5,72
|
1,23
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6,85
|
22,39
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SA
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| 817 | Liberty International | Property |
1,03
|
3,06
|
17,12
|
8,62
|
UK
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| 878 | Investec | Banking |
2,91
|
0,55
|
41,46
|
7,23
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UK/SA
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| 1 023 | Remgro | Conglomerates |
1,59
|
1,33
|
6,70
|
10,61
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SA
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| 1 115 | Bidvest | Conglomerates |
10,78
|
0,33
|
3,85
|
6,32
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SA
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| 1 190 | Impala Platinum | Mining |
2,44
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0,61
|
3,25
|
15,72
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SA
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| 1 273 | Imperial | Transport |
7,55
|
0,31
|
5,12
|
4,73
|
SA
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| 1 433 | Naspers | Media |
2,55
|
0,52
|
2,68
|
7,57
|
SA
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| 1 443 | Barloworld | Conglomerates |
5,51
|
0,30
|
4,50
|
4,79
|
SA
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| 1 702 | Steinhoff International | Consumer durables |
4,50
|
0,27
|
4,37
|
4,11
|
SA
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| 1 748 | Alexander Forbes | Insurance |
0,87
|
0,00
|
21,24
|
1,00
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SA
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| 1 765 | Gold Fields | Mining |
2,04
|
0,19
|
4,25
|
10,97
|
SA
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| 1 837 | Metropolitan | Insurance |
1,87
|
0,28
|
8,39
|
1,22
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SA
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Source:
Forbes
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