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In 2021, the shadow of the new coronavirus still hangs over the world, but the world economy has struggled to restart amid the epidemic.
However, the combined revenues of the Fortune Global 500 companies this year were about $37.8 trillion, up 19.2% from the previous year (the biggest increase in the history of the list), equivalent to two-fifths of global GDP that year, and close to the GDP of China and the United States combined. The threshold for entry (minimum sales revenue) also jumped from $24 billion to $28.6 billion.
At the same time, the combined net profit of all the companies on the list this year was about $3.1 trillion, up 88 percent year-on-year and the largest increase since 2004.
Walmart was the world's largest company for the ninth year in a row, Amazon moved up to second place, and China's State Grid Corporation was third.
Petrochina and Sinopec ranked fourth and fifth respectively. Volkswagen (No. 8) overtook Toyota (No. 13) to reclaim the title of "world's largest automaker."
In terms of earnings, Saudi Aramco topped the list with about $105.4 billion in profit.
Apple was the second most profitable company, with profits of more than $94.6 billion, and Berkshire Hathaway was third with profits of about $89.8 billion.
Google parent Alphabet and Microsoft ranked fourth and fifth, with profits of more than $60 billion each. China's three largest commercial banks, Industrial, construction and agriculture, continued to rank among the top 10 most profitable banks, with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China reporting a profit of $54 billion.
Including companies from Taiwan, China has 145 companies on the list, and the number of large companies continues to top the list of countries. In contrast, the United States had 124 companies on the list, two more than the previous year.
The Fortune Global 500 has a total of 44 new and re-entered companies, including 14 Chinese companies, they are: China Sinochem Holdings Co., LTD., Su Shang Construction Group Co., LTD., Hangzhou Iron and Steel Group Co., LTD., Shudao Investment Group Co., LTD., China Aviation Oil Group Co., LTD., Hunan Iron and Steel Group Co., LTD., Lu 'an Chemical Group Co., LTD., Xinjiang Zhongtai (Group) Co., LTD., BYD Co., LTD., SF Holding Co., LTD East High-speed Group Co., LTD., Chengdu Xingcheng Investment Group Co., LTD., Shanghai Delong Iron and Steel Group Co., LTD., Taiwan CPC.
