Deutsche Bahn

The corporations on our annual list of the world's 500 largest companies combined to generate $41.7 trillion in revenue over the past year.

Fortune Global 500

The European edition of the Fortune 500, ranking companies by revenue.

Fortune 500 Europe

The corporations on our annual list posted aggregate revenues of $41 trillion for the second year in a row.

The corporations on our annual list of the world’s largest companies delivered a record $41 trillion in aggregate revenues.

The first-ever European edition of the Fortune 500, ranking companies by revenue. 

F500-Europe-2023-Deutsche-Bahn

Rail passenger numbers plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Deutsche Bahn’s results in 2022 reflect the ongoing return to normality. The German national railway company brought in $59.2 billion in revenue last year, a 6.4% increase from 2021.     
<ul> 
 	<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Verdana" data-listid="79" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">The group, which operates in over 140 countries and transports over 7.3 million passengers every day, still returned a $262m loss, level against the previous year, amid high energy costs, which it partially mitigated through hedging and long-term supply contracts. Its logistical unit DB Schenker, which the group is considering selling, also presented a bright spot, achieving record operating profits.  </li> 
 	<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Verdana" data-listid="79" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">DB has also struggled in the first half of 2023 with revenue and operating profit both falling as costs remained high and industrial action hampered operations.  </li> 
 	<li data-leveltext="●" data-font="Verdana" data-listid="79" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;●&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Earlier this year Deutsche Bahn placed its second largest single purchase of trains in company history, worth €2 billion ($2.1 billion). The deal, the main beneficiaries of which are Spanish manufacturer Talgo and Siemens Mobility, will see Deutsche Bahn add 73 long distance trains to its fleet as it modernizes.</li> 
</ul>

Aggregate sales hit $37.8 trillion last year—an increase of 19%, the highest annual growth rate in the list’s history.

Total revenue for the world’s biggest companies fell 4.8% to $31.7 trillion this year—the first decline in half a decade.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $33.3 trillion in revenues and $2.1 trillion in profits.

G500-2020-232-Deutsche-Bahn

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.7 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

This year's Fortune Global 500 generated $27.6 trillion in revenues and $1.5 trillion in profits.

The world's 500 largest companies generated $31.2 trillion in revenues and $1.7 trillion in profits in 2014. Together, this year's Fortune Global 500 employ 65 million people worldwide and are represented by 36 countries.

Global business is back. After limping through a worldwide financial crisis and economic slowdown, the 500 largest companies ranked by revenues shattered all sorts of performance records in 2013: They racked up combined revenues of $31.1 trillion, up 2.5% from 2012, and profits soared 27% to nearly $2 trillion. China’s 95 companies (up from 89 last year) posted $5.8 trillion in revenues. The U.S. has four fewer companies on the list than last year but remains (for now) the country leader, with 128 corporations on the list—including No. 1 Wal-Mart Stores—reporting $8.6 trillion in revenues. 

Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn in Fortune Rankings