Ranked: The World’s 10 Largest Companies by Revenue (2019-2024)
2019-2024年全球收入最高10大公司
Collectively, the world’s 10 largest companies by revenue generate roughly $4.6 trillion in annual sales, exceeding the GDP of countries like Japan and Germany.
全球收入最高的10大公司每年创造约4.6万亿美元的销售额，超过了日本和德国等国家的GDP。
Over the past five years, corporate balance sheets have swelled amid robust consumer demand, recovering economies, and strong labor markets. At the same time, stock markets have become increasingly concentrated, with the largest companies gaining market share through pricing power and economies of scale.
在过去五年中，随着强劲的消费者需求、经济复苏和劳动力市场的强势，企业的资产负债表不断膨胀。同时，股票市场也变得越来越集中，那些最大型的公司凭借着定价权和规模经济获得了更多的市场份额。
This graphic shows the top 10 Fortune Global 500 companies since 2019, based on data from Fortune. For the rankings, Fortune included public and private companies that report financial data. The latest 2024 ranking is based on total revenues in companies’ fiscal years ending on or before March 31, 2024.
这张图展示了自2019年以来的《财富》全球500强前10名的公司，数据来自《财富》杂志。《财富》对所有报告财务数据的公私营公司都纳入排名。最新的 2024 年排名是根据 2024 年 3 月 31 日或之前结束的财年中的总收入进行排名。
Below, we show the largest firms by revenue around the world:
以下是全球收入最高的公司：
Walmart, with over 10,600 stores worldwide, has maintained its position as the world’s largest company by revenue for 12 consecutive years.
沃尔玛，全球拥有超过10600家门店，已连续12年居于全球收入最高的公司位置。
With slim profit margin of just 2.4%, Walmart is increasingly focused on digital advertising revenues. Today, Walmart commands 6.8% of U.S. retail ad spend, which is projected to reach $3.7 billion in 2024. Over the past two quarters, Walmart’s ad revenue growth has exceeded Amazon, driven largely by a growing number of marketplace sellers.
沃尔玛的利润率仅为2.4%，但其越来越注重数字广告收入。如今，沃尔玛占据了美国零售广告支出的6.8%，预计2024年这一数字将达到37亿美元。在过去的两个季度中，沃尔玛的广告收入增长超过了亚马逊，主要得益于市场卖家数量的增加。
As America’s second-largest retailer, Amazon follows next in line, with $574.8 billion in revenues. Since 2019, revenues have more than doubled, driven by 310 million global customers using its online marketplace.
作为美国第二大零售商，亚马逊紧随其后，收入为5748亿美元。自2019年以来，亚马逊的收入已经翻倍，主要得益于全球3.1亿客户使用其在线市场。
However, Amazon Web Services (AWS), fuels the majority of earnings given its high profit margins and strong growth. Today, AWS commands 31% of the global cloud services market.
然而，亚马逊网络服务（AWS）由于其高利润率和强劲增长，贡献了大部分收益。目前，AWS占据了全球云服务市场的31%。
Ranking in third is Chinese utility firm, State Grid, the largest employer in the world. The state-owned firm has regularly stood in the top 10 rankings, given its expansive global reach. Today, the utility giant has investments in projects across Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Italy and the Philippines.
排名第三的是中国的国有电力公司国家电网，该公司也是全球最大的雇主。由于其广泛的全球业务，国家电网长期位居全球前10名。如今，这家电力巨头在澳大利亚、巴西、葡萄牙、意大利和菲律宾等地都有投资项目。
Overall, Apple has the healthiest profit margins among the top 10 countries, at 25%. It is followed closely by oil giant Saudi Aramco, whose cheap production costs and vast oil reserves led profit margins to reach 24% in the latest fiscal year.
总体而言，苹果公司在前10大公司中拥有最健康的利润率，达到了25%。紧随其后的是石油巨头沙特阿美，由于低廉的生产成本和丰富的石油储备，沙特阿美的利润率在最新财年达到了24%。
