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Until 1989 it listed only non-US industrial corporations under the title "International 500", while the Fortune 500 contained and still contains exclusively US corporations. In 1990, US companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. In 2005, more than 450 of them were headquartered in the United States (176), Europe (195), and Japan (80).^[1] The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States corporations as measured by gross revenue. ...

Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue.

2007 list

This is the top 10 as published in July 2007. It is based on the companies' fiscal year ended on or before 31 March 2007.[1] July 2007 is the seventh month of that year. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

1. Wal Mart- United States (retail)
2. ExxonMobil Corporation - United States (oil/retail)
3. Royal Dutch Shell - Netherlands ^[2] (oil)
4. BP - United Kingdom (oil)
5. General Motors - United States (automobiles)
6. Toyota Motor - Japan (automobiles)
7. Chevron - United States (oil)
8. Daimler - Germany (automobiles)
9. ConocoPhillips - United States (oil)
10. Total - France (oil)

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2007 breakdown by country

Only countries with five or more Global 500 companies are listed.
- European Union (163 companies)
1 United States (162)
2 Japan (67)
3 France (38)
4 Germany (37)
5 United Kingdom (34)
6 China (24)
7 Canada (16)
7 The Netherlands (16)
9 South Korea (14)
10 Switzerland (13)
11 Italy (10)
12 Spain (9)
13 Australia (8)
14 Belgium (6)
14 India (6)
14 Sweden (6)
14 Taiwan (6)
17 Brazil (5)
17 Mexico (5)
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2007 breakdown by city

Breakdown by cities proper (not metropolitan areas) as provided by Fortune Magazine ([2]). Only cities with five Global 500 companies or more are listed.

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Notes

2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Forbes Global 2000
• Fortune 500
• List of companies by revenue
• List of companies by employees (2006)

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External links

• Official site