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World's top 25 companies

Last updated on: April 24, 2012 19:01 IST

A motorist fills up her car at an Exxon gas station in Arlington, Virginia.

Exxon Mobil tops the Forbes 2000 list. The Forbes listing ranks companies on the basis of sales, profits, assets and market value. The Global 2000 companies now account for $36 trillion in revenues, says Forbes.

The list is dominated by companies in the United States (524) and Japan (258). Take a look at the world's top 25 companies.

1. Exxon Mobil (United States)

Sales: $433.5 billion
Profit: $41.1 billion
Assets: $331.1 billion
Market value: $407.4 billion

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2. JPMorgan Chase (United States)

Sales: $110.8 billion
Profit: $19 billion
Assets: $2,265.8 billion
Market value: $170.1 billion

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General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeff Immelt.

3. General Electric (United States)

Sales: $147.3 billion
Profit: $14.2 billion
Assets: $717.2 billion
Market value: $213.7 billion

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Smoke billows from Royal Dutch Shell's Pulau Bukom offshore petroleum complex in Singapore.

4. Royal Dutch Shell (Netherlands)

Sales: $470.2 billion
Profit: $30.9 billion
Assets: $340.5 billion
Market value: $227.6 billion

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A man carries a case as he walks past the new branch of China's Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in central Madrid.

5. ICBC (China)

Sales: $82.6 billion
Profit: $25.1 billion
Assets: $2,039.1 billion
Market value: $237.4 billion

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A branch of HSBC bank at Dubai Internet City is seen in Dubai.

6. HSBC Holdings (United Kingdom)

Sales: $102 billion
Profit: $16.2 billion
Assets: $2,550 billion
Market value: $164.3 billion

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A taxi driver waits to fill up a car at a PetroChina gas station in Beijing.

7. PetroChina (China)

Sales: $310.1 billion
Profit: $20.6 billion
Assets: $304.7 billion
Market value: $294.7 billion

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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett speaks at a news conference.

8. Berkshire Hathaway (United States)

Sales: $143.7 billion
Profit: $10.3 billion
Assets: $392.6 billion
Market value: $202.2 billion

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Elena Ruiz, 50 holds a sign during a march outside Wells Fargo to protest foreclosures in Los Angeles, California.

9. Wells Fargo (United States)

Sales: $87.6 billion
Profit: $15.9 billion
Assets: $1,313.9 billion
Market value: $178.7 billion

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Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (C) and employees of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras attend the opening ceremony of the P-56 oil rig at Angra dos Reis.

10. Petrobras-Petroleo Brasil (Brazil)

Sales: $145.9 billion
Profit: $20.1 billion
Assets: $319.4 billion
Market value: $180 billion

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Police officers stand behind a protest banner ahead of the BP AGM.

11. BP (United Kingdom)

Sales: $375.5 billion
Profit: $25.7 billion
Assets: $292.5 billion
Market value: $147.4 billion

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A motorist stands outside of his car at a Chevron gas station in Buckeye, Arizona.

12. Chevron (United States)

Sales: $236.3 billion
Profit: $26.9 billion
Assets: $209.5 billion
Market value: $218 billion

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A woman walks in front of the China Construction Bank headquarters building in Beijing.

13. China Construction Bank (China)

Sales: $68.7 billion
Profit: $20.5 billion
Assets: $1,637.8 billion
Market value: $201.9 billion

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customer leaves Citibank's automated teller machine in Jakarta.

14. Citigroup (United States)

Sales: $102.6 billion
Profit: $11.1 billion
Assets: $1,873.9 billion
Market value: $107.5 billion

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A Gazprom technician works on a pressure gauge at the gas export monopoly's Sudzha compressor station.

15. Gazprom (Russia)

Sales: $117.6 billion
Profit: $31.7 billion
Assets: $302.6 billion
Market value: $159.8 billion

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A view of a Wal-Mart.com store at the Topanga Plaza in Canoga Park, California.

16. Wal-Mart Stores (United States)

Sales: $447 billion
Profit: $15.7 billion
Assets: $193.4 $193.4
Market value: $208.4 billion

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New cars by German car manufacturer Volkswagen AG stand on wagons at a train station in Munich.

17. Volkswagen Group (Germany)

Sales: $221.9 billion
Profit: $21.5 billion
Assets: $328.7 billion
Market value: $79.5 billion

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French oil company Total CEO Christophe de Margerie.

18. Total France

Sales: $216.2 billion
Profit: $15.9 billion
Assets: $213 billion
Market value: $132.4 billion

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An elderly woman pushes her twin grandchildren on a cart past a branch of Agricultural Bank of China in Xiangyang, Hubei province.

19. Agricultural Bank of China (China)

Sales: $62.4 billion
Profit: $14.4 billion
Assets: $1,563.9 billion
Market value: $154.8 billion

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Illuminated signs light up at twilight outside the headquarters of the BNP Paribas bank in Paris.

20. BNP Paribas (France)

Sales: $119 billion
Profit: $7.9 billion
Assets: $2,539.1 billion
Market value: $61.5 billion

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The Bank of China branch is seen in New York.

21. Bank of China (China)

Sales: $60.8 billion
Profit: $15.8 billion
Assets: $1,583.7 billion
Market value: $129.1 billion

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A visitor walks into an Apple store in Clarendon, near Washington.

22. Apple (United States)

Sales: $127.8 billion
Profit: $33 billion
Assets: $138.7 billion
Market value: $546 billion

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A woman walks past a Santander bank branch in central Madrid.

23. Banco Santander (Spain)

Sales: $109.6 billion
Profit: $6.9 billion
Assets: $1,624.7 billion
Market value: $75.6 billion

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Gasoline prices are shown at a China's Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) gas station in Hong Kong.

24. Sinopec-China Petroleum (China)

Sales: $391.4 billion
Profit: $11.6 billion
Assets: $179.8 billion
Market value: $104.2 billion

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Toyota Motor Corporation's production prototype of the '86' compact rear-wheel drive sports car is seen at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo.

25. Toyota Motor (Japan)

Sales: $228.5 billion
Profit: $4.9 billion
Assets: $358.3 billion
Market value: $147.9 billion