Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters.
Believe it or not, the revenues of some of the world biggest companies beat the GDP figures of several nations.
The revenues of 25 major American companies outshined the gross domestic product (GDP) of countries.
Find out more about companies that are richer than nations as listed by Businessinsider...
Yahoo Inc
Yahoo's revenue: $6.32 billion
Mongolia's GDP: $6.13 billion
Yahoo! was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and incorporated on March 1, 1995.
Total assets: $14.928 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters.
Visa Inc
Visa's revenue: $8.07 billion
Zimbabwe's GDP: $7.47 billion
Visa Inc is a global payments technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Net income: $2.966 billion (FY 2010)
Total assets: $33.408 billion (FY 2010)
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
eBay
eBay's revenue: $9.16 billion
Madagascar's GDP: $8.35 billion
Founded in 1995, eBay is one of the biggest success stories of the dotcom era. eBay has a multi-billion dollar business with operations in over thirty countries.
Net income: $01.801 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters.
Nike Inc
Nike's revenue: $19.16 billion
Paraguay's GDP: $18.48 billion
Nike, Inc is a leading sportswear and sports equipment maker based in the United States.
The company was founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1978.
Net income: $1.907 billion (FY 2010)
Total assets: $14.419 billion (FY 2010)
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
ConEdison
ConEdison's Revenue: $13.33 billion
Democratic Republic of the Congo's GDP: $13.13 billion
Consolidated Edison, Inc is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States, with approximately $14 billion in annual revenues and $36 billion in assets.
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters.
McDonald's
McDonald's revenue: $24.07 billion
Latvia's GDP: $24.05 billion
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily.
Headquartered in the United States, the corporation was founded by businessman Ray Kroc in 1955.
Net income: $4.949 billion (2010)
Total assets: $31.975 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Amazon.com
Amazon.com's revenue: $34.2 billion
Kenya's GDP: $32.16 billion
Amazon.com, Inc is a US-based multinational ecommerce company. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, it is among the world's largest online retailers.
Net income: $1.152 billion (2010)Total assets: $ 18.797 billion (2010)
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Mike Segar/Reuters.
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley's revenue: $39.32 billion
Uzbekistan's GDP: $38.99 billion
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York serving corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals.
Net income: $4.703 billion (2010)
Total assets: $ 807.698 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters.
Cisco
Cisco's revenue: $40.04 billion
Lebanon's GDP: $39.25 billion
Cisco Systems is a multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs and sells consumer electronics, networking, voice, and communications technology and services.
Net income: $6.49 billion (2011)
Total assets: $87.09 billion (2011)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters.
PepsiCo
Pepsi's revenue: $57.83 billion
Oman's GDP: $55.62
PepsiCo Inc is an American multinational corporation headquartered in New York. It is one of the global leaders in manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products.
PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc.
Net income: $06.338 billion (2010)
Total assets: $68.153 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters.
Apple Inc
Apple's revenue: $65.23 billion
Ecuador's GDP: $58.91 billion
Apple Inc is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers.
As of September 2011, Apple is the largest publicly traded company in the world by market capitalisation and the largest technology company in the world by revenue and profit.
Profit: $14.01 billion (FY 2010)
Total assets: $75.18 billion (FY 2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters.
Microsoft
Microsoft's revenue: $62.48 billion
Croatia's GDP: $60.59 billion
Established on 4 April, 1975, Microsoft Corporation develops and manufactures a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions.
Total assets: $14.928 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Larry Downing/Reuters.
13. Costco
Costco's revenue: $77.94 billion
Sudan's GDP: $68.44 billion
Founded by James Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman, Costco opened its first warehouse in Seattle, Washington in September 1983.
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
14. Proctor and Gamble
Proctor and Gamble's revenue: $79.69 billion
Libya's GDP: $74.23 billion
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It manufactures a wide range of consumer goods. In 2011, P&G's sales rose to $82.6 billion.
Net income: $12.736 billion (FY 2010)
Total assets: $128.127 billion (FY 2010)
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo's revenue: $93.249 billion
Angola's GDP: $86.26 billion
Wells Fargo & Company is an multinational financial services company with operations around the world.
Wells Fargo is the fourth largest bank in the US by assets and the second largest bank by market capitalisation.
Profit: $12.362 billion (2010)
Total assets: $1.258 trillion (2010)
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Ina Fassbender/Reuters.
Ford
Ford's revenue: $128.95 billion
Morocco's GDP: $103.48 billion
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile company based in Detroit. Founded by Henry Ford, the company was incorporated on June 16, 1903.
Net income: $6.561 billion (2010)
Total assets: $165.693 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters.
Bank of America
Bank of America's revenue: $134.19 billion
Vietnam's GDP: $103.57 billion
Net income: $002.238 billion (2010)
Total assets: $ 002.264 trillion
These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Reuters.
General Motors
GM's revenue: $135.59 billion
Bangladesh's GDP: $104.92 billion
General Motors Corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan is the world's second-largest automaker.
GM employs 209,000 people and has business in 157 countries.Net income: $6.172 billion (2010)
Total assets: $138.898 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Rick Wilking/Reuters.
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway's revenue: $136.19 billion
Hungary's GDP: $128.96 billion
Berkshire Hathaway Inc is an American conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
It oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. The company averaged an annual growth in book value of 20.3 per cent to its shareholders for the last 44 years,Net income: $012.967 billion (2010)
Total assets: $372.229 billion (2010)
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These 20 firms are richer than several nations!
Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters.
General Electric
GE's Revenue: $151.63 billion
New Zealand's GDP: $140.43 billion
General Electric Company is an American multinational conglomerate incorporated in New York.
The company operates in energy, technology infrastructure, capital finance and consumer & Industrial sectors.Net income: $012.163 billion (2010)
Total assets: $ 751.216 billion (2010)
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