The 10 publicly traded companies with the largest market capitalizations.
| Company | Country | Market Capitalization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | USA | $626 billion |
| 2 | Exxon Mobil | USA | $405 billion |
| 3 | Microsoft | USA | $383 billion |
| 4 | USA | $379 billion | |
| 5 | Berkshire Hathaway | USA | $337 billion |
| 6 | Johnson & Johnson | USA | $295 billion |
| 7 | Wells Fargo | USA | $270 billion |
| 8 | GE | USA | $260 billion |
| 9 | Wal-Mart | USA | $246 billion |
| 10 | Alibaba | China | $246 billion |
Alibaba makes the top ten, just weeks after becoming a publicly traded company. The next ten most valuable companies:
| Company | Country | Market Capitalization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | China Mobile | China | $240 billion* |
| 12 | Hoffmann-La Roche | Switzerland | $236 billion |
| 13 | Procter & Gamble | USA | $234 billion |
| 14 | Petro China | China | $228 billion |
| 15 | ICBC (bank) | China | $228 billion** |
| 16 | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | $227 billion |
| 17 | Novartis | Switzerland | $224 billion |
| 18 | Nestle | Switzerland | $224 billion*** |
| 19 | JPMorgan Chase | USA | $224 billion |
| 20 | Chevron | USA | $210 billion |
Petro China reached to top spot in 2010. I think NTT (Japan) also made the top spot (in 1999); NTT’s current market cap is $66 billion.
Market capitalization shown are of the close of business today, as shown on Yahoo Finance.
According to this March 2014 report the USA is home to 47 of the top 100 companies by market capitalization. From 2009 to 2014 that total has ranged from 37 to 47.
The range (during 2009 to 2014) of top 100 companies by country: China and Hong Kong (8 to 11), UK (8 to 11), Germany (2 to 6), France (4 to 7), Japan (2 to 6), Switzerland (3 to 5).
Related: Stock Market Capitalization by Country from 1990 to 2010 – Global Stock Market Capitalization from 2000 to 2012 – Investing in Stocks That Have Raised Dividends Consistently – The Economy is Weak and Prospects May be Grim, But Many Companies Have Rosy Prospects (2011)
A few other companies of interest:
Facebook, USA, current market cap is $210 billion.
Pfizer, USA, $184 billion.
Toyota, Japan, $182 billion.
China Construction Bank Corporation, China, $182 billion**.
Merck, USA, $161 billion.
BHP, Australia, $159 billion.
Walt Disney, USA, $154 billion.
Samsung, Korea, $152 billion.
Tencent, China, $143 billion**.
Bank of China, China, $133 billion**.
* China Mobile market cap taken from their website and converted to USD.
** calculation by taking cap from Yahoo Finance and converting to USD – even though it doesn’t say I am guessing they are quoting the cap in HK$ – which Google Finance also does.
*** from Google finance (the market cap varies depending on which symbol you use)
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