Forbes Global 2000 - 2008 List

2008 List

Listed below are the top 20 companies featured on the 2008 list.

Rank Company Headquarters Industry Revenue
(billion $)		 Profits
(billion $)		 Assets
(billion $)		 Market Value
(billion $)
01 HSBC UK Banking 146.5 19.1 2,349.0 180.8
02 General Electric USA Conglomerate 172.7 22.2 795.3 330.9
03 Bank of America USA Banking 119.2 15.0 1,715.8 176.5
04 JPMorgan Chase USA Banking 116.4 15.4 1,562.2 136.9
05 ExxonMobil USA Oil and gas 358.6 40.6 242.1 465.5
06 Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands Oil and gas 355.8 31.3 266.2 221.1
07 BP UK Oil and gas 281.0 20.6 236.1 204.9
08 Toyota Japan Automotive 203.8 14.0 276.4 175.1
09 ING Group Netherlands Insurance/ banking 197.9 12.7 1,932.2 75.8
10 Berkshire Hathaway USA Diversified Financials 118.3 13.2 273.2 216.7
10 The Royal Bank of Scotland UK Banking 108.5 14.6 3,807.5 76.6
12 AT&T Inc. USA Telecommunications 118.9 12.0 275.6 210.2
13 BNP Paribas France Banking 116.2 10.7 2,494.4 81.9
14 Allianz Germany Insurance 139.1 10.9 1,547.5 80.3
15 Total S.A. France Oil and gas 199.7 19.2 165.8 181.8
16 Walmart USA Retailing 378.8 12.7 163.4 198.6
17 Chevron USA Oil and gas 204.0 18.7 148.8 180.0
18 American International Group USA Insurance 110.1 6.2 1,060.5 118.2
19 Gazprom Russia Oil and gas 81.8 23.3 201.7 306.8
20 AXA France Insurance 151.7 7.8 1,064.7 70.3

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