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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.

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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.

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Just as it dominates our economy, Big Tech now dominates Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation.

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

After a year in which humanity leaned more heavily than ever on tech giants, see which companies topped Fortune's ranking of corporate reputation.

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

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Honda was an early proponent of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), only to realize that it had backed the wrong technology. Partnering in September with General Motors, the Japanese carmaker now aims to launch two battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for North American buyers in 2024. New CEO Toshihiro Mibe also announced in his first month on the job that the company will shift entirely to zero-emission BEVs and FCEVs by 2040, in part by developing its own platform. The carmaker shook off the effects of the pandemic better than most, posting an annual 4% gain in operating profit. For the current year, Honda forecasts a 10% increase in sales to some 5 million vehicles.

For an astounding 13th straight year, Apple claims the top spot in Fortune’s annual ranking of corporate reputation, based on a survey of almost 3,800 executives, directors, and analysts.

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

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In a challenging year for car companies across the globe, Honda Motor saw revenues decline more than 4% and profits slump by almost a quarter. The Japanese automaker's core "model mix" of most lower-margin makes was partly to blame. Elsewhere, elevated recall-related costs (faulty airbags) plus higher rebate costs and unfavorable exchange rates hurt the company's bottom line. Honda had been forecasting a better outlook for this year, but that was before the pandemic hit. Now all bets are off. In May, the company reported its lowest operating profit in four years and declined to provide an outlook for the rest of the year.

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2019 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

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

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2018 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2017 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

Here are the World's Most Admired Companies for 2016 as ranked in their industries. See who made the list.

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

Business insiders have spoken: Asked which companies they most admire, more than 4,100 executives, directors, and analysts chose these top 50 All-Stars.

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. 

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Honda Motor was founded in Japan in 1946 as a bicycle auxiliary engine manufacturer.  As of mid-2024, the company is the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer as well as a major global builder and seller of automobiles. Honda Motor also develops, manufactures, and distributes power equipment, personal watercraft, robotics, jet engines, and other products internationally.

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